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Thursday, July 24, 2008 --- 27 days ago http://golf.fanhouse.com/2008/07/24/wie-fresh-off-lpga-dq-decides-to-play-pga-to
 Filed under: Golf , LPGA , PGA Golfweek's Rex Hoggard writes what most people are thinking : Michelle Wie is insane to accept a sponsor's exemption at next week's Reno-Tahoe Open, a PGA Tour event. Wie is fresh off rounds of 67 and 65, which were promptly followed by a "DQ" after she forgot the bit about signing your scorecard immediately after finishing putting out on 18 . And now, with the season winding down and her chances of earning her LPGA Tour card dwindling, Wie (or, more likely, her parents) has decided to tee it up on the men's tour. Shockingly, some PGA Tour members are, well, baffled by the decision . "When I saw it I actually thought it was a joke, quite honestly," Jay Williamson told Golf Channel. "I know she is going to sell a lot more tickets than I will, but I would say it's surprising. I don't think it's a real popular decision out here." I can't disagree with that, but, frankly, I'm beyond caring what Wie decides to do with her career. It hasn't reached Jennifer Capriati mismanagement-followed-by-meltdown levels, but there's really no reason Wie, at 19, shouldn't have her tour card and a few tournament wins. Instead, she's gone from teenage phenom to teenage has-been in the span of three years. Playing the Reno-Tahoe won't do anything to change that perception, but when you're the highest-paid female golfer on the planet and have done nothing to earn such a distinction , maybe playing on the PGA Tour doesn't s ... |
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