Safeway Final Round 2012

[bobawiefan]

Lpga.Com. is working on the problem...Live scoring has gone blank
TV comes on in 15 minutes, so I'm going to TV...
I hope Michelle gives us a good suprise when TV comes on...
will continue to watch live scoring

go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Michelle got a par on hole 9
can't get to michelle scorecard...
Tv comes on in 10 minutes...I'm going to tv
I hope michelle will give us a good suprise on the back nine
back after TV

go michelle go

got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Wow…Wow…Wow…
Final round score…69...-3
Final tournament score…8...69-70-69...208...-8

And now…the rest of the story…and what a story it was…

Hole nine…443yd par 5...Par
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 3 of 7
Hit the green…gir 8 of 9
Two putt…putts/gir 17...total putts 18

Hole ten…474yd par 5...Eagle
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 4 of 8
Hit the green…gir 9 of 10
One putt…putts/gir 18...total putts 19...Eagle putt was about 20 to 25 feet…I think…
It was a long one….

Hole eleven..170yd par 3...Par
Missed the gir…gir 9 of 11
Chipped…chip saves 2 of 2
Sand saves 1 of 1
One putt…putts/gir 18...total putts 20

Hole twelve…406yd par 4...Par
Missed the fairway…fairways hit 4 of 9
Hit the green…gir 10 of 12
Two putt…putts/gir 20...total putts 22

Hole thirteen…356yd par 4...Par
Missed the fairway…fairways hit 4 of 10
Hit the green…gir 11 of 13
Two putt…putts/gir 22...total putts 24

Hole fourteen…219 yard par 3...Birdie
Missed the green…Gir 11 of 14...On the fringe
Putted from the fringe..
Chipped…chip saves…3 of 3
Zero putts…putts/gir 22...total putts 24

Hole fifteen…531yd par 5...Par
Hit the fairway…fairways hit…5 of 11
Hit the green…gir 12 of 15
Two putt…putts/gir 24...total putts 26

Hole sixteen…125yd par 3...Par
Hit the green…gir 13 of 16
Two putt…putts/gir 26...total putts 28

Hole seventeen…214yds…This hole is reachable
What will Michelle do???…Par
Missed the fairway, and or green…didn’t show her drive on TV
Hit the green…gir 14 of 17...leaving a 30 foot birdie putt
Missed the birdie putt…tap in par…
Two putt…putts/gir 28...total putts 30

Hole eighteen…428yd par 4...Birdie
Missed the fairway…Fairways hit 5 of 13
Hit the green…gir 15 of 18
One putt…putts/gir 29...total putts 31...A 20 foot birdie putt
Dist…290yds into the light rough

Fairways…5 of 13
Gir…15 of 18
Gir putts…29
Total putts…31
Chip saves…3 of 3
Sand saves…1 of 1
Dist…293yds…290yds…Ave…291.5yds

Back later with final results and stats

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Michelle qualified for the CME Group Titleholders tournament…

Michelle did some excellent scrambling out of the rough when she missed the fairways on the par 4’s…No bogeys
Michelle’s only bogey was a three putt bogey…

Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola…Aug 17-19
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course
North Plains, Ore.
54 Holes…Par: 71
Yardage: 6552

Final round score…69...-3
Tournament score…8...69-70-69...208...-8.…$37,274

Final round stats:
14 pars…1 Eagle…2 birdies…1 bogeys…
Fairways…5 of 13...38%
Gir…15 of 18...83%…excellent scrambling out of the rough
Total putts per Gir…29
Putts per Gir…1.93
Chip saves…3 of 3...100%
Total putts…31...1.72 putts/hole
One three putt bogey
Sand saves…1 of 1...100%
Dist…293yds…290yds…Ave 291.5yds

Par 3’s:
3 pars…1 birdies…1 bogeys…
Gir…3 of 5...60%
Total putts per Gir…7
Putts/gir…2.33
Total putts…8...1.6 putts/hole
Chip saves…2 of 2...100%
Sand saves…1 of 1...100%

Par 4’s:
7 pars…1 birdies…0 bogeys…
Fairways hit…2 of 8...25%
Gir…7 of 8...88% excellent scrambling out of the rough
Total putts per gir…13
Putts/gir…1.86
Total putts…14...1.75 putts/hole
Chip saves…1 of 1...100%
Sand saves…0 of 0

Par 5’s:
4 pars…1 eagle…0 birdies…0 bogeys…
Fairways hit…3 of 5...60%
Gir…5 of 5...100%
Total putts per Gir…9
Putts per Gir…1.8
Total putts…9...1.8 putt/hole
Chip saves…0 of 0
Sand saves…0 of 0

Michelle, today, you had 5 things to do…
1...A fine tune up for the Canadian Open…Done
2...A chance to qualify for the CME Group Titleholders tournament…Done
3...A chance to go three rounds under par…Done
4...A chance to make a top ten…Done
5...A chance to make a top five…Undone
Michelle you got four out of five stars…
Way to go…Michelle
It’s on to the Canadian Open….

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[wiesyfan]

Great to see Michelle playing well. I was pretty nervous for her over the weekend, but glad to see her get a top 10 for first time this year and was pulling for her to get into the CME and she did it! She still needs to iron out some things, but she won't give up and will keep grinding.

Was pulling for Michelle to win, but it was nice to see Mika win for the first time, a long time coming. What a relief for her and her emotions came out.

[wiesyfan]

bobawiefan--thanks for the stats and the analysis as always!!!

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Lpga stats are in…
Michelle moved up 6 spots on the Rolex world rankings…Now…39
Michelle had 71 putts/gir instead of 74...Michelle did not get a three putt bogey in round two…
For this tournament, Michelle’s putting has improved:
Putts per Gir…1.78
Total putts…85...28.3 putts/rd….1.57 putts/hole
Michelle’s fairway drives are way down…
Fairways…21 of 39...54%
My assessment of Michelle’s golf game from the stats and from what I heard and saw on TV….
Michelle is going thru a swing change with her driver…Michelle is averaging about 250yds to 260yds (un official) when she misses the fairways…Michelle is getting a lot of height on her drives…
Michelle is going thru a swing change with her medium and long irons…Michelle is going for higher and longer with her irons…On the par 3’s…(Gir…11 of 15...73%)…but, only…(Putts/gir…1.82)….My conclusion…Michelle is not getting very close to the pin with her medium and long irons with any consistency…
Example…In round three, hole 14, a 219yd par 3...hit the gir, one putt birdie…On hole 17, a 214yd par 4...Michelle missed the fairway and the green with her drive…2nd shot, on the green…bad chip shot…long way from pin…two putted for par…
Her length and height ratio is a little off…
Michelle’s scoring production Is way up…36 pars…2 eagles…10 birdies…6 bogeys
Michelle’s scrambling on the par 4’s was excellent
Fairways hit…13 of 24...54%…
Gir…17 of 24...71%…This is out of the rough
Putt/gir…1.94...Michelle’s first putt may be a long way from the pin
Total putts…38...1.58 putts/hole…her chipping game is getting her close to the pin…
Anyway that’s my assessment of Michelle’s golf game…I can’t wait to see what she does in the Canadian Open…

Tournament Scores and Stats:
Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola…Aug 17-19
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course
North Plains, Ore.
54 Holes…Par: 71
Yardage: 6552

8...69-70-69...208...-8

36 pars…2 eagles…10 birdies…6 bogeys…
Fairways…21 of 39...54%
Gir…40 of 54...74%
Total putts per Gir…71
Putts per Gir…1.78
Chip saves…11 of 14...79%
Total putts…85...28.3 putts/rd….1.57 putts/hole
Two three putt bogeys
One chip in birdie
One chip in par
One chip in bogey
Sand saves…1 of 1...100%
Dist…286.5yds…273.5yds…291.5yds…Ave 283.83yds

Par 3’s:
9 pars…3 birdies…3 bogeys…
Gir…11 of 15...73%
Total putts per Gir…20
Putts/gir…1.82
Total putts…25...1.67 putt/hole
Chip saves…3 of 4...75%
Sand saves…1 of 1...100%

Par 4’s:
19 pars…3 birdies…2 bogeys…
Fairways hit…13 of 24...54%
Gir…17 of 24...71%
Total putts per gir…33
Putt/gir…1.94
Total putts…38...1.58 putts/hole
Chip saves…2 of 3...67%
Sand saves…0 of 0

Par 5’s:
8 pars…2 eagles…4 birdies…1 bogeys…
Fairways hit…8 of 15...53%
Gir…12 of 15...80%
Total putts per Gir…18
Putts per Gir…1.5
Total putts…22...1.47 putts/hole
Chip saves…2 of 3...67%
Sand saves…0 of 0

Wiesyfan…You’re welcome…

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[wiesyfan]

SAFEWAY CLASSIC PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA

August 19, 2012

Michelle Wie

NORTH PLAINS, OREGON

Q. Congratulations, great round today, a great performance. First Top 10 of the season. Just take me through this week and how much this felt like your game was back?
MICHELLE WIE: Oh, I felt like I won after I made that putt on the last hole. But I have to say, it feels good to get on the leaderboard and see my name up there consistently this week. It was a lot of fun.
I have a lot of positives to take from this week to next week. I'm very excited to go to Canada and do it all over again.

Q. What were the biggest positives you took out of your game this week? What felt like it came around for you?
MICHELLE WIE: I took advantage of the par‑5s. Just two eagles this week. I have to say it's more eagles than I've made over the last two years.
But it was fun out there today. I was aggressive. I talked to David yesterday, and just being aggressive out there again and not really caring about the results as much. It was a lot more fun.

Q. You said next week Canada, a place where you've won the event before. I know it's a different golf course, but the feelings when you go back to a tournament that you've won, what is that feeling like?
MICHELLE WIE: It's great when you go back as defending champion. It's really fun. I've never been to Vancouver before. I'm very excited. I've heard the best about it, so I'm very excited.

Q. Everybody saw the blonde hair. What was the change and what prompted you to make a little switch in the hair?
MICHELLE WIE: I don't know. I get crazy with my hair sometimes. I don't know it happened last week. I might go more blonde, I may not. But I don't know.

Q. It looks like the blonde's working out pretty well.
MICHELLE WIE: Thanks.