No Lady, You Don't Get It.
Nancy Armour, an AP writer, contends that Michelle Wie's critics just don't get it, the truth is Nancy doesn't get it.
Wie attempted for the fifth time to be the first woman since 1947 to make the cut in a PGA tour event. She failed again, and her withdraw because of heat exhaustion not withstanding, she would have missed the cut anyway.
Amour claims Wie is a talent on the level of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. She's wrong, all three of them have done something Wie hasn't done, win. Woods destroyed the amature competion before turning pro. Jordan won a title in college, and then after a few years in the NBA owned the league. James hasn't won a title yet, but has in his 3rd year taken a team with little other talent to the playoffs.
Wie on the other hand hasn't won. She hasn't come close, and when she tries to compete with the men, she looks like the teenage girl she is. If she is indeed a talent on the level Amour claims the only way to prove it is with some trophies, something her mantel is missing.
Her critics are absolutely correct to ask why she doesn't concentrate on honing her game on the womens tour, where she is at least competitive and gets to play all four days, instead of hunting for publicity on the mens tour.
They are right to point out that she lacks the talent to compete with the men, and so far hasn't proven she has it to compete with the best women, at least according to her record. It's not sexist, it's not ignoring talent, as Armour claims, it's looking at her record without the rose colored glasses, and seeing an average womans tour player.
I'd love to see Wie become successful, but I don't think she will if she doesn't learn to prioritize her game. She should be working on becoming the best golfer she can, and when she's done that, then see if she's ready to try it against the PGA again.
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Wie attempted for the fifth time to be the first woman since 1947 to make the cut in a PGA tour event. She failed again, and her withdraw because of heat exhaustion not withstanding, she would have missed the cut anyway.
Amour claims Wie is a talent on the level of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and LeBron James. She's wrong, all three of them have done something Wie hasn't done, win. Woods destroyed the amature competion before turning pro. Jordan won a title in college, and then after a few years in the NBA owned the league. James hasn't won a title yet, but has in his 3rd year taken a team with little other talent to the playoffs.
Wie on the other hand hasn't won. She hasn't come close, and when she tries to compete with the men, she looks like the teenage girl she is. If she is indeed a talent on the level Amour claims the only way to prove it is with some trophies, something her mantel is missing.
Her critics are absolutely correct to ask why she doesn't concentrate on honing her game on the womens tour, where she is at least competitive and gets to play all four days, instead of hunting for publicity on the mens tour.
They are right to point out that she lacks the talent to compete with the men, and so far hasn't proven she has it to compete with the best women, at least according to her record. It's not sexist, it's not ignoring talent, as Armour claims, it's looking at her record without the rose colored glasses, and seeing an average womans tour player.
I'd love to see Wie become successful, but I don't think she will if she doesn't learn to prioritize her game. She should be working on becoming the best golfer she can, and when she's done that, then see if she's ready to try it against the PGA again.
Technorati Tags: Michelle Wie, Golf, PGA, LPGA, Nancy Armour
posted by Crazy Politico at 10:24 PM
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If women want to make the cut and can go toe to toe with the best men golfers, fine. So far, there has not been one who can make the cut. We shouldn't weaken the standards to let them in. When they can play at the same level let them in, but not before.
Don't you understand? Standards that men can meet and women can't are sexist. We need to give the women special tees at shorter range and make other changes to gendernorm all sports. Not a very good idea but some people demand it.
I think if she'd have never hit that 300 yard drive at 13 her life would be much different than it is.
Some of it is her, but I think her Mom for some reason pushed her into this crazy idea.
I think after seeing Annika destroyed in the skins game and Little Big Horn games she'd have realized she wasn't ready for that level of competition.
Ms. Wie is very young. She has a great deal of time to grow into Superstar status, but to claim she IS a great Superstar at the pinnacle of the sport is a gross exaggeration.
nosthegametoo.... you calling that statement about Michelle a gross exaggeration is a vast understatement.
I can't believe Tim said what he said!
That was downright pragmatic!!!
Rock on!!
Great post, CP.
You nailed it, as usual.
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