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[Dot Wong] LPGA vets come out against Michelle Wie's PGA Tour decision: WorldGolf.com blogger Dot Wong keeps golf fans up to date on the latest breaking news reports from the PGA, LPGA and European Tours. Each day Dot scans the leading golf media outlets and she brings you the best stories from around the globe.
[Michelle Wie Blog] Annika Sorenstam is not holding back on the topic of Michelle Wie ...: Michelle was not granted an exemption for Sunningdale, although she did have a chance of qualifying at the State Farm Classic, an LPGA Tour event in Springfield, Illinois, 11 days ago. True to Wie form, she was one shot off the lead after three rounds, then was disqualified for not having signed her second-round scorecard until after she had left the recording area.
[geoffshackelford.com] "The rules are the rules.": Another way to build enough flexibility into the rule to allow for situations like this to be corrected would be to amend the rule to read that a player is deemed to have submitted his final scorecard when it is completed, _signed_, and submitted to the committee. A separate paragraph or corollary could be written to deal with the issue of an unsigned card...perhaps that any player who submits an unsigned card must correct his/her error before play begins on the subsequent round, or within a reasonable time after conclusion of play in the final round, or be disqualified.
[Posted Sports] Golf: Woe is Michelle Wie: The part-time Stanford student was disqualified on Saturday for failing to sign her second-round scorecard in the scoring area. Wie was one stroke back of the leader headed into the final round.
[clubhusband.com - Daily Dose of Wisdom] LPGA doesn't want to be a major player - Michele Wie disqualified: The 2008 LPGA Rules of Play define the scoring area as the roped area defining the boundary of the scoring tent. Supplementary rules of play stipulate that the scoring area boundary may instead be defined by a white line, which has the effect of decreasing the size of the scoring area.
[teeoff Post] Tseng grabs lead at LPGA State Farm Classic; Wie DQ’d: Futcher followed a second round 64 with a six-under, 66, to take sole possession of second place. She will try to overtake the rookie for her first career victory. In third place, Hee-Won Han set a tournament record with a round of 61, 11-under par. Han birdied seven of the first eight holes and made four more after the turn to finish the bogey-free round.
[Abritishman's Weblog] Yes She’s Learning But She Still Appears To Be So Dumb ”¦”¦”¦.!: With this incident now befalling Wie in competition one has to wonder what else can go wrong with her at this juncture that won’t create a stir on the LPGA Tour ? With each passing incident it can only be a matter of time before many will begin to consider whether or not Michelle Wie just a phenom whose yet to live up to her potential . Or indeed just another put upon self absorbed young athlete who can no longer handle real adversity when it comes their way. When so much is foisted upon someone with such a prodigious talent. It can only be matter of time before we’re able to assess whether or not they’re capable of proving themselves at all. Though now playing the LPGA Tour only part time while she attends Stanford University. Many of Wie’s obligations with regard to playing on the tour will come through sponsorship exemptions or through the schedule that has been set up for her by agent. Wie’s still an attraction on the LPGA Tour but for how long will the fans be willing witness much to their chagrin, her lackluster performances thus far. It’s a learning process but it’d appear that the learing curve hasn’t yet reached its peak for Wie.
[Trueversy] Daily Dose: 07/28/08: “We do believe that Michelle Wie belongs to the family of the Evian Masters,” tournament director Jacques Bungert told The Associated Press. “I have a great relationship with Michelle and her family because we have been talking about her future even before she became so famous.”
[Hooked on Golf] Michelle Wie to play on PGA Tour again: She was a shot off the lead going into the final round when Tour officials discovered that she had left the scoring area without signing her scorecard after Friday’s second round. Wie finished her round Saturday, and after officials spoke with her about the scorecard problem, she was disqualified.
[Miscellaneous Rambling: Jim Chiaffredo] Wie, Wie, Wie, all the way home, already.: I’ll even admit Wie has had some pretty impressive finishes in the middle of a couple other embarrassing moments in her career and showed signs of improvement this past weekend at the State Farm Classic in Illinois. She was a shot off the lead going into the final round when, finally, Tour officials discovered that she had left the scoring area without signing her scorecard after Friday's second round.
[Tim Blair always online! http://timjblair.spaces.live.com Military-Veterans-Media-Press News blog: Seattle, Washington US] kitv: T2 At LPGA State Farm Classic Hawaii's Michelle Wie shoots herself into contention with a 65 at the LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill. MORE DETAILS: .
[Free Drop] Wie DQ’ed: The other problem I have is that Michelle didn’t know that once she left that tent she wasn’t allowed to sign the card. She should have immediately called a rules official rather than just signing the card.
[Tim Blair always online! Military-Veterans-Media-Press organizing the world's News & blog. Seattle, Washington usa "daylife"] tb: Wie, who is 18 and attends Stanford part-time, has no status on any tour. She has only one sponsor's exemption left this year.
[Sports Guru] GOLF ON TV THIS WEEKEND - 7/19 AND 7/20: If AP or the LPGA pros bothered to check, they would have famous the British Open qualifier was sandwiched between two LPGA tournaments Michelle was entered in. It is very hard to be in Toledo on Sunday, The UK on Monday, and back to play in Springfield Algonquin on weekday for a pro-am.
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