Post by boolaboss on Aug 26, 2012 19:06:40 GMT -5
By Iain MacIntyre And Brad Ziemer,
Vancouver Sun
On the last hole of her first round, megastar Michelle Wie unleashed two bombs:
one off the tee with her driver, another on the green with her mouth.
The 22-year-old American, still trying as a LPGA Tour player to approach the
marketing hype that made her a teenage millionaire, uncorked a loud F-bomb while
three-putting Vancouver Golf Club's 18th green to finish the opening round of
the CN Canadian Women's Open at two-over-par 74.
Wie rammed a 25-foot birdie putt about 10 feet past the cup, then missed her par
putt after a 280-yard drive on the tough, 424-yard closing hole. She slapped a
hand against her thigh in frustration while swearing loudly enough for
spectators and television viewers to hear.
It was Wie's third bogey in four holes and left the recent Stanford University
graduate in danger of missing the cut at the $2-million tournament.
"That last hole didn't feel too good," Wie said after regaining composure. "I
just made a couple of stupid mistakes out there. But it's a tough golf course,
especially with the rain."
Then Wie stormed off, ending her press scrum at 51 seconds. She spent much of
the after-noon on the putting green, practising under the eye of a coach and her
infamously hovering parents.
The second of Wie's two career LPGA wins was in this tournament two years ago.
Her world ranking has slipped to No. 39, and the Hawaiian had missed seven of 10
cuts before finishing eighth last week at the Safeway Classic in Oregon.