Wegmans Champ. 2012 Rd One

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Wegmans LPGA Championship…Jun 7-10...2012
Locust Hill Country Club
Pittsford, NY
Par: 72
72 Holes…Yardage: 6534
Round One Results and Score…
74...+2...currently T69
13 par…2 birdies…2 bogeys…1 double bogey
Fairways…5 of 14...36%
Greens…10 of 18...56%
Total putts per Gir…18
Putts per Gir…1.8
Chip saves…5 of 9...56%
Total putts…29
Sand saves…none
Dist…286yd…243yd…Ave. 264.5yd

Par 3’s
3 pars…1 birdie…0 bogeys
Gir…4 of 4...100%
Total putts per Gir…7
Putts/gir…1.75
Total putts…7
Chip saves…none
Sand saves…none

Par 4’s:
8 pars…0 birdies…1 bogey…1 double bogey
Fairways hit…4 of 10...40%
Greens…3 of 10...30%
Total putts per gir 6
Putts/gir…2
Total putts…15....1.5 putts per hole
Chip saves…5 of 7...71%
Sand saves..none

Par 5’s:
2 pars…1 birdie…1 bogey
Fairways hit…1 of 4...25%
Greens…3 of 4...75%
Total putts per Gir 5
Putts per Gir…1.67
Total putts…7
Chip saves…0 of 1...0%
Sand saves…none

For Michelle it looks like Michelle’s putting saved Michelle today…especially the chipping and putting on the par 4’s..
But, compared to Kerr:
Fairways…7 of 14...50%
Greens…10 of 18...56%
Total putts…24

On TV…I heard that Michelle had a swing change with her driver…

I really like Michelle’s demeanor today…

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[davidy48]

Well + 2 is one of her better efforts recently, given that this is a Major another one of those tomorrow will certainly make the cut, which is about as much as we can hope for at the moment. If she gets the chance to play the weekend anything can happen...

[LoJo]

Let's hope today was her "bad" round.

[chargepads]

Now that the first round high number bugaboo is out of the way, time to get 'em Michelle. I want to see sub par round tomorrow (crossing fingers).

[fuzzylogic]

Beth Ann Baldryþ

David Leadbetter just said Wie cracked her 3-wood on range this morning. She was going to hit it 9 times today.
Michelle tweets Thought i was having a mini panic attack this morning when my three wood cracked 15 min before my teetime!
But got a new 3 wood head from the local nike dealer and gonna try it out on the range this afternoon

[LoJo]

Jun 7, 2012 18:09:43 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

Beth Ann Baldryþ

David Leadbetter just said Wie cracked her 3-wood on range this morning. She was going to hit it 9 times today.
Michelle tweets Thought i was having a mini panic attack this morning when my three wood cracked 15 min before my teetime!
But got a new 3 wood head from the local nike dealer and gonna try it out on the range this afternoon

Yeah, they mentioned this in the telecast. What a shocker for her just before she teed off! I'm sure she was forced to hit Driver on some holes she didn't want to.

You'd think Nike could have immediately overnight'ed a new club to her exact specs. Anyway, maybe the one she got locally will work out ok, until she gets a proper replacement.

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Hi everyone! Made it home safely. I read Bob's report which was great so here's my report! LOL... I did not take notes!
It was a beautiful day with no rain. The pairing was very good and a big gallery followed them around. Each one had their fans but they were clapping for everyone and oooohing when someone just missed a birdie!
Michelle's coach Ledbetter was there keeping an eye on Michelle.
Michelle appeared to me to be striking the ball well off the tee, her irons and putting. It appears from what Bob said that they were on the 11th when GC came on.
Michelle's first bogie and second bogie were because she was deeper in the rough and there are many trees to move around. Each time she was able to get the ball to the green and putt without making a double bogie! The third bogie was because her position in the rough left her with nothing to do but chip out into the center of the fairway (can't remember exactly but I think her shot onto the green was long and she didn't make the putt for just a bogie.

She missed many putts for birdie by inches, or a little more, if I remember, par 3's in the front nine - so when she got the birdie on hole 11 everyone was so happy for her. I could not always see the putting completely because of the gallery. You saw her putting on the back nine.

She was disappointed thru the front nine (by no birdies) but encouraged I believe, by hitting the green, coming so close to making a birdie so that when she made the one on 11 she almost - seemed to me like the new Michelle we want to see! A very good look on her face. Onto the next green, shoulders up.

The DB on 14 did not throw her off as she handled it the right way (course management- chipped the ball out into the fairway) and worked hard to get the ball on the green, took her medicine and went on to birdie the next hole.
That's what we want to see!
As far as fairway hits, she was striking the ball down the middle, along the short grass side as well. From the rough she hit over a tree and to the middle and down the fairway, I think that was the 17th and I thought she would get a birdie there for sure.

I'm not sure what you were able to see beyond the tee shot and to the green so I hope I have added some things you might have missed.

Overall it was a good day for Michelle! And it was great for those of us following her, Cristie, and Azahara. Cristie was putting very well, Azahara was striking the ball well so tomorrow should be a good day for the three of them.
I think she'll do well tomorrow. At this time she is T39. Cristie is T4. Azahara is T61.

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Of course I did not hear anything that was said on tv so interesting to hear about the driver.

[michellefan]

Hmm that + 2 was actually an okay round when you compare it to the other scores. Everyone is pretty much bunched together so Michelle can shoot up or down the leaderboard. I'm anxious to see how she does tomorrow but this round was a bit encouraging.

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Yes, I think it was a good round because of those other scores also, some big hitters and tournament winners.

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Hello Teeshot;
Excellent report Teeshot… Glad you got to see Michelle in action…

These two articles are very interesting:

First article:

Wie tries new approach, shoots 74
By Randall Mell …Jun 7, 2012 3:46 PM ET

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Michelle Wie decided this week would be a fresh start.
She would take a new, freewheeling approach with her swing to start the Wegmans LPGA Championship.
“I think all week I have just been having fun with it and not really giving a damn, just hitting the ball like I used to,” Wie said with a good-spirited laugh after opening with a 2-over-par 74.
Golf hasn't been been kind to Wie since she graduated from Stanford this spring. She has missed five consecutive cuts heading to the LPGA Championship, one of them at a Japanese LPGA event. She was so down after missing the cut at the ShopRite last week, she tweeted: “I think I have shed more tears this year, than I ever have my entire life combined. Time to put on my big girl pants.”
Wie fans will be happy to hear she’s back in better spirits, her chin up in a determined bid to bring the joy back to her game.
“Sometimes, you have to admit you’re frustrated, you can’t say you are not,” Wie said. “I felt a little better saying it, and it’s a new start for me.”
Wie’s prep on the range early Thursday morning wasn't what she had in mind as a fresh start.
Fifteen minutes before her tee time, she cracked the face of her 3-wood.
“It was like, `Oh my God,’” Wie said. “I don’t have a backup 3-wood.”
And the 3-wood was a large part of her game plan for Locust Hill Country Club's narrow fairways. Though her team told GolfChannel.com early in the round that she scrambled to replace it with a hybrid 2-iron, Wie said she couldn’t find any suitable replacement. She played with 13 clubs. The hybrid 2-iron was already in her bag.
Wie said the lack of 3-wood hurt her most on the par 5s, where she didn’t have as much firepower to reach the greens in two.
“But I’m glad I didn’t let it get to me,” Wie said.
Wie bogeyed two of the first four holes but grinded hard, playing the rest of her round in even par.

www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/wie-says-time-to-put-on-big-girl-pants/

Second Article:

Wie shoots 2 over with 13 clubs at Wegmans LPGA

By Beth Ann Baldry June 7, 2012 4:33 p.m
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Michelle Wie shot 2-over 74 with 13 clubs in her bag. Minutes before Wie was set to tee off at the Wegmans LPGA Championship, the head of her 3-wood cracked on the range. She had planned on hitting 3-wood off of at least five tees and using it to attack the par 5s at Locust Hill Country Club. With no backup on hand, she relied on her 2-hybrid.
Wie, who has missed four consecutive cuts on the LPGA and one on the Japan LPGA, hit the wall last week. After missing the cut in Atlantic City, Wie tweeted that she had shed more tears this year than in all of her 22 years combined.
“Sometimes, you have to admit that you’re frustrated,” Wie said. “I felt a little better after saying it. It’s kind of a new start for me.”

Wie’s new attitude this week: “Not really giving a damn.” She’s trying to swing more freely, tapping into the action that made her famous worldwide.
Cristie Kerr paired with Wie on Thursday and thought her former Solheim Cup partner still had a long way to go.
“I don’t like the way she’s swinging at it,” Kerr said. “It’s just way too technical, trying to be way too perfect. David (Leadbetter) is a great teacher, but whatever path they’re on, I just don’t like it.”
Kerr went on to say that she played with a 12-year-old Wie and found it beautiful to watch. Now, Kerr almost wants to look away.
“She’s one of my best friends, and I wish her the best; I really do,” Kerr said. “But she needs to take a hard look at what they’re doing.”
Kerr’s assessment is tough but fair. Still, it was obvious that Wie’s attitude had come a long way in five days. That’s at least a good step in the right direction. Her game directly impacts the growth of the LPGA.
“It’s huge for her to play well for us,” Kerr said. “If we want to command bigger TV contracts and if we want to play for bigger purses, we need our stars.”

golfweek.com/news/2012/jun/07/baldry-kerrs-tough-fair-assessment-wie/

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

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I saw this tweet at the bottom of the article!
By a Brian Jacobs of - State University of New York at Brockport.

"I brought Michelle her new 3 wood and hope she frees up and wins! Go for it Michelle!"

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Start spreading the news…Michelle Wie is coming back in Old New York….
And she’s got me confused…
Michelle says, “I think all week I have just been having fun with it and not really giving a damn, just hitting the ball like I used to,”

Beth’s article:
Wie’s new attitude this week: “Not really giving a damn.” She’s trying to swing more freely, tapping into the action that made her famous worldwide.

Cristie Kerr said:
“I don’t like the way she’s swinging at it,” Kerr said. “It’s just way too technical, trying to be way too perfect. David (Leadbetter) is a great teacher, but whatever path they’re on, I just don’t like it.”
Kerr went on to say:
Kerr went on to say that she played with a 12-year-old Wie and found it beautiful to watch. Now, Kerr almost wants to look away.

So…Is Michelle going to go thru another swing change? Or, has she already started with a new old swing?

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

More questions:

Kerr said.
“It’s just way too technical, trying to be way too perfect. David (Leadbetter) is a great teacher, but whatever path they’re on, I just don’t like it.”
Was Leadbetter at the tournament??? I think I read that he was at the tournament…But, I’m not sure…
A swing change…This don’t look good for Leadbetter…
Michelle said,
“I think all week I have just been having fun with it and not really giving a damn, just hitting the ball like I used to,”
Looks to me like she’s taking charge of the situation…
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It may get interesting in Wie Camp…

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

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In light of Michelle not having her 3-wood that explains some thoughts I had about her driving on round 1. She seemed to be playing Cristie & Azahara's game. I thought at least some of her drives would be much longer than theirs but they were pretty close together. But who knows, sometimes things work out for the best. In my opinion she was working the course! So I'm very excited to see how she does today with the driver. Could be a game changer if she can control it!