Wie makes cut in men's tourney

**jAZ** · 05-05-2006, 02:18 PM

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Wie makes cut in men's tourney

08:07 AM PDT on Friday, May 5, 2006
Associated Press

INCHEON, South Korea - Michelle Wie made her first cut in a professional men's tournament Friday after shooting a 3-under 69 in the Asian Tour's SK Telecom Open.

Wie finished at 5-under 139 after two rounds and tied for 17th at the Sky 72 Golf Club course, six strokes behind co-leaders Iain Steel of Malaysia (66) and Prom Meesawat of Thailand (64). The cut was even-par 144.

"It's just wonderful. Great. I feel really, really happy," Wie said. "Now I want play well tomorrow. It's not over yet."

The Hawiian-born teenager becomes the second woman to make the cut at a men's tournament in South Korea. LPGA star Se Ri Pak finished tied for 10th in the lower-tier KPGA Tour SBS Pro-Golf Championship in 2003.

Wie improved on her opening-round 70 with a near flawless display Friday, making four birdies and one bogey on the 16th hole.

"My putting was good," she said. "Yesterday was pretty good, but today was better. I was more confident today."

The SK Telecom Open is Wie's eighth start in a men's professional event. She played in four PGA Tour events and has competed on the Japan, Nationwide and Canadian tours, missing the 36-hole cut in all seven tournaments.

Since turning professional last year at 16, Wie missed the cut in the PGA's Casio World Open and Sony Open. Wie finished third in March at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first LPGA major.

"In the future, I still want to challenge the PGA Tour and make the top ten," Wie said.

Annika Sorenstam, the top women's player in the world, became the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour when she missed the cut at the Colonial in 2003, shooting rounds of 71 and 74. She has played in men's Skins Games the last two years.

No woman has made the cut on the PGA Tour since Babe Zaharias at the 1945 Tucson Open.

Two years ago, Britain's Laura Davies received a sponsor's exemption to the ANZ Championship, jointly sponsored by the men's European Tour and Australasian PGA, the first woman to get one on either tour. Davies missed the cut in the modified Stableford scoring system.

Wie's parents were born in South Korea, and her visit has generated intense media coverage and large galleries following her on the course.

"I'm really happy to make the cut in Korea, and I had such big galleries," she said. "Plus I really love children and there were lots of young fans here today."

Galleries of at least 1,000 people gathered around each hole she played, and police controlled traffic clogging a expressway that passes the Sky 72 course as onlookers cheered her bunker shot over the bluff on the 16th.

"I really enjoy that kind of thing," Wie said. "Police officers came to the people who stopped their cars and told them to move. The gallery was crowded and they made so much noise. It made me laugh a bit."

When she fired her fairway shot on the 220-yard third hole, a toddler in a flowery dress shouted "on-ni (big sister) fighting!" as Wie strode by.

Katipan · 05-05-2006, 02:20 PM

awesome.

BWillie · 05-05-2006, 03:03 PM

Big difference from the PGA or Nationwide tour, but none the less great accomplishment. It's nice to see an American doing so well.. I looked at the top 25 leaders in money earnings on the LPGA the other day and 13 of the 25 are chinese/japanese. Hu Yum Kim.. or whatever, there are at on of them and I never hear about them, but I guess they are doing quite well

chiefqueen · 05-05-2006, 03:05 PM

It wasn't PGA so I didn't post it. Skip would say it didn't count.

Ultra Peanut · 05-05-2006, 03:38 PM

Awesome. A Wievolution awaits.

Ultra Peanut · 05-05-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Awesome. A Wievolution awaits.

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Fish · 05-05-2006, 03:52 PM

She makes me want to polish my shaft and wash my balls.......

She and Tiger should produce an offspring just for the hell of it..... that kid would tear up the golf scene...

JBucc · 05-05-2006, 04:05 PM

I bet she has the biggest penis of all the competitors there.

**Skip Towne** · 05-05-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JBucc

I bet she has the biggest penis of all the competitors there.

Au Contraire. She is a hot chick. Good body too.

Moooo · 05-05-2006, 08:26 PM

It all comes down to whether or not these events are really helping her game, in terms of not folding under the pressure. She's obviously not ready to be on a PGA level...yet. She needs to work on her short game, and refine her putting skills if she wants to be better than great. If this helps her out, then great. If it doesn't, well...she needs to get her butt (no matter how nice Skip says it is) home and to the practice putting green

Moooo

Miles · 05-05-2006, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moooo

It all comes down to whether or not these events are really helping her game, in terms of not folding under the pressure. She's obviously not ready to be on a PGA level...yet. She needs to work on her short game, and refine her putting skills if she wants to be better than great. If this helps her out, then great. If it doesn't, well...she needs to get her butt (no matter how nice Skip says it is) home and to the practice putting green

Moooo

I don't think her abilitly to close in a tournament is really an issue for the next few years. Her game is still fairly raw and short game skills tend to develop over time.

Miles · 05-05-2006, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Au Contraire. She is a hot chick. Good body too.

Total jail bait.

BWillie · 05-05-2006, 09:35 PM

Naw, skip, she's way too tall. She's like 6-0 foot..I'm 5-11...anything taller than me is a no go. Although I would like to get to the grandslam and I haven't had an asian yet...who am I kiddin' I got no chance and thats statutory rape anyways

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jAZ Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Casino cash: $9847493	Wie makes cut in men's tourney http://www.king5.com/cgi-bin/bi/gold_print.cgi Wie makes cut in men's tourney 08:07 AM PDT on Friday, May 5, 2006 Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea - Michelle Wie made her first cut in a professional men's tournament Friday after shooting a 3-under 69 in the Asian Tour's SK Telecom Open. Wie finished at 5-under 139 after two rounds and tied for 17th at the Sky 72 Golf Club course, six strokes behind co-leaders Iain Steel of Malaysia (66) and Prom Meesawat of Thailand (64). The cut was even-par 144. "It's just wonderful. Great. I feel really, really happy," Wie said. "Now I want play well tomorrow. It's not over yet." The Hawiian-born teenager becomes the second woman to make the cut at a men's tournament in South Korea. LPGA star Se Ri Pak finished tied for 10th in the lower-tier KPGA Tour SBS Pro-Golf Championship in 2003. Wie improved on her opening-round 70 with a near flawless display Friday, making four birdies and one bogey on the 16th hole. "My putting was good," she said. "Yesterday was pretty good, but today was better. I was more confident today." The SK Telecom Open is Wie's eighth start in a men's professional event. She played in four PGA Tour events and has competed on the Japan, Nationwide and Canadian tours, missing the 36-hole cut in all seven tournaments. Since turning professional last year at 16, Wie missed the cut in the PGA's Casio World Open and Sony Open. Wie finished third in March at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first LPGA major. "In the future, I still want to challenge the PGA Tour and make the top ten," Wie said. Annika Sorenstam, the top women's player in the world, became the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour when she missed the cut at the Colonial in 2003, shooting rounds of 71 and 74. She has played in men's Skins Games the last two years. No woman has made the cut on the PGA Tour since Babe Zaharias at the 1945 Tucson Open. Two years ago, Britain's Laura Davies received a sponsor's exemption to the ANZ Championship, jointly sponsored by the men's European Tour and Australasian PGA, the first woman to get one on either tour. Davies missed the cut in the modified Stableford scoring system. Wie's parents were born in South Korea, and her visit has generated intense media coverage and large galleries following her on the course. "I'm really happy to make the cut in Korea, and I had such big galleries," she said. "Plus I really love children and there were lots of young fans here today." Galleries of at least 1,000 people gathered around each hole she played, and police controlled traffic clogging a expressway that passes the Sky 72 course as onlookers cheered her bunker shot over the bluff on the 16th. "I really enjoy that kind of thing," Wie said. "Police officers came to the people who stopped their cars and told them to move. The gallery was crowded and they made so much noise. It made me laugh a bit." When she fired her fairway shot on the 220-yard third hole, a toddler in a flowery dress shouted "on-ni (big sister) fighting!" as Wie strode by.
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