Manulife Lpga Classic Rd Two 2014

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

This is interesting:
“This is only the fourth time in Wie’s career that she’s held a piece of the day one lead. Previously, she owned at least a share of the first-round lead at the 2005 US Women’s Open, the 2010 CN Canadian Women’s Open (which she won), and the 2012 Lorena Ochoa Invitational”
Is Michelle on the verge of a dramatic break out to really shine??
We are about to find out this week and during the U.S. Open….

WIE, Michelle…Started -6… 1st …Now -6...T4
GAL, Sandra…Started +4… T111...Now…+4...T112
PETTERSEN, Suzann…Started -1…T34...Now -1...T43

Waterloo, Canada Weather looks good???
Friday, 6 June
1 PM
72°
Partly Cloudy
FEELS LIKE: 72°
HUMIDITY: 39%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: NW at 7 mph
3 PM
74°
Partly Cloudy
FEELS LIKE: 74°
HUMIDITY: 40%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: NW at 7 mph
5 PM
74°
Mostly Sunny
FEELS LIKE: 74°
HUMIDITY: 40%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: WNW at 8 mph

Michelle tees off at 1:05 PM EST, so Wie Nation should get about 1 hour and 25 minutes of Wie golf…
Michelle tees off from the back nine, hole 11...

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hee Young Park is -4 thru 16...-10 and in first place…
We should see her finish on TV on hole 18

Some birdies to be had this morning???
64 players of the morning group are beginning to finish their rounds,,,,
34 players under par
Hot hand of the morning group…SUWANNAPURA, Thidapa…-6 thru 15...Now -5...T7
1 player -5
2 players -4
11 players -3
10 players -2
9 players -1
10 Players Even
20 players over par
7 players +1
4 players +2
3 players +3
3 players +4
2 players +5
1 players +6

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Ok, Wie Nation, Michelle is a front runner for the 4th time in her career… Right now, she is 5 strokes behind Hee Young Park (-11)…Park birdie the 18th hole…So, can Michelle maintain the pace and keep up with Park???
Let’s find out….

Michelle…-6...T5
Sandra…+4...T108
Suzann…-1...T44

Up first:
Hole 11...Par 4...355yds…Birdie

Grip it and rip it, Michelle

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 11...Par 4...355yds…Par…-6...T5
1st shot…Michelle used her hybrid…197yds to right fairway, first cut of rough…145yds to green…
2nd shot…pitching wedge…hit green…came up way short of the hole…80-100 feet to hole
3rd shot…8 to 10 feet short of hole
4th shot…in the hole…Wow…tough par
Missed the fairway…fairways hit 0 of 1
Hit the green…Gir 1 of 1
2 putt…putts/gir 2...total putts 2

Sandra…Par…+4...T105
Suzann…Birdie…-2...T28

That was a shaky start for Michelle, but she made par

Up next:
Hole 12...Par 3...154yds…Par

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 12...Par 3...154yds…Par...-6...T5
1st shot…153yds to hole…3 feet short of hole…great shot
2nd shot…slide by the hole on the left…1 foot to hole
3rd shot…in the hole
Hit the green…Gir 2 of 2
2 putt…putts/Gir…4...total putts 4

Sandra…Bogey…+5...T116
Suzann…Par…-2...T29

Up next:
Hole 13...Par 4...414yds…Par

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 13...Par 4...414yds…Par…-6...T5
1st shot…308yds to fairway…106yds to green
2nd shot…Gap wedge...112yds to green…25 feet to hole
3rd shot…6 inches past hole
4th shot…in the hole
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 2 of 3
Hit the green…Gir 3 of 3
2 putt…putts/Gir…6...total putts 6

Sandra…Par…+5...T115
Suzann…Par…-2...T30

Michelle dist…H, 308yds
Sandra dist…H, 269yds
Suzann dist…H, 279

I’m going to slow down and enjoy Wie golf on TV

Back after Michelle finishes her round

Go michelle go

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[bobawiefan]

Yipeeeeee…Michelle held her own….4 Birdies…No Bogeys
1 stroke behind the leaders
If threesomes…Michelle in the final group
If twosomes…Michelle in the next to last group

Manulife Financial LPGA Classic…Jun 5-8
Grey Silo Golf Course
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
72 Holes…Par: 71
Yardage: 6,330

Round Two Scores and Stats:
67...-4...3rd
Tournament Scores:
65..67...-10...3rd

14 pars…4 birdies…0 bogeys…-4
Fairways…11 if 14...79%
Gir…17 of 18...94%
Total putts per Gir…31
Putts per Gir…1.82
Total putts…32...1.78 putts/hole
1 two putt birdie on hole 6...Par 5...522yds
Chip saves…1 of 1
Sand saves…0 of 0
Dist…308yds…264yds …Ave 286yds

Par 3’s:
3 pars…1 birdie…0 bogeys…-1
Gir…3 of 4...75%
Total putts per Gir…5
Putts/gir…1.67
Total putts…6...1.5 putts/hole
Chip saves…1 of 1
Sand saves…0 of 0

Par 4’s:
10 pars…1 birdie…0 bogeys…-1
Fairways hit…10 of 11...91%
Gir…11 of 11...100%
Total putts per gir…21
Putts/gir…1.91
Total putts…21...1.91 putts/hole
Chip saves…0 of 0
Sand saves…0 of 0

Par 5’s:
1 par…2 birdies…0 bogeys…-2
Fairways hit…1 of 3...33%
Gir…3 of 3...100%
Total putts per Gir…5
Putts per Gir…1.67
Total putts…5...1.67 putts/hole
1 two putt birdie on hole 6...Par 5...522yds
Chip saves…0 of 0
Sand saves…0 of 0

WIE, Michelle…Started -6… T1 …Now -10...T3
GAL, Sandra…Started +4… T111...Now…+7...Currently T115
PETTERSEN, Suzann…Started -1…T34...Now -5...T15

Michelle 1st Dist, H 308yds…2nd Dist, H 264yds …Ave 286yds
Sandra 1st Dist, H 269yds…2nd Dist, H 264yds …Ave 266.5yds
Suzann 1st Dist, H 279yds…2nd Dist, M 221yds …Ave 250yds

[bobawiefan]

Manulife Financial LPGA Classic - Second Round Notes and Interviews

Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Grey Silo Golf Course Waterloo, Ontario
Second Round Tournament Notes
June 6, 2014

Rolex Rankings No. 23 Hee Young Park (-11)
Rolex Rankings No. 7 Shanshan Feng (-11)
Rolex Rankings No. 10 Michelle Wie (-10)
Rolex Rankings No. 9 Anna Nordqvist (-9)
Rolex Rankings No. 148 Xi Yu Lin (-8)
Rolex Rankings No. 14 Na Yeon Choi (-7)
Rolex Rankings No. 2 Inbee Park (-7)
Rolex Rankings No. 149 Belen Mozo (-7)

WINNING WIE-KEND?
Michelle Wie’s sitting in prime position to secure her first multiple win season heading into the weekend at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. Wie, a three-time career winner, fired a 4-under-par 67 to put her just one back of co-leaders Hee Young Park and Shanshan Feng.
“That would be a lot of fun,” Wie said. “I definitely got close a lot of times here in Canada and it would mean a lot. But it’s a long way until Sunday and I’m really just going to go out there and just focus on tomorrow’s round.”
It wasn’t near as windy Friday as Thursday’s first round, but Wie said the wind was constantly changing and it was difficult to figure out which direction the wind was actually going Friday. Still, one back heading into the weekend after hitting 17 greens, it’s hard not to like where she sits.
“It felt good. It was a little bit slow today, just didn’t get the ball close to the hole on my second shot,” Wie said. “I still can’t complain, still in contention and excited for the weekend.”
Wie’s second career win came in Canada at the 2010 CN Canadian Women’s Open.

Rolex Rankings No. 10 MICHELLE WIE

Q. Good round out there. How did it feel?
MICHELLE WIE: It felt good. It was a little bit slow today, just didn't get the ball close to the hole on my second shot. I still can't complain, still in contention and excited for the weekend.
Q. (Inaudible)
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, I'm having a lot of fun. It's really fun to be in contention so I'm really excited to come out here tomorrow.
Q. A lot of the girls were saying it was a grind today. Did you find that?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, somewhat. Just wasn't getting anything close to the hole today. Just got a lot of putts close. But yeah, it's not a really easy golf course. Definitely the wind was changing a lot today. There was a lot of times where I thought it was downwind and it was into the wind, so that was definitely difficult.
Q. With next to no wind, could you be a little bit more aggressive today out there?
MICHELLE WIE: It was just like I said, you know, it wasn't blowing as hard but it definitely wasn't staying in one direction. It was definitely blowing around. There were a lot of shots where I wasn't sure what the wind was doing so that kind of affected it quite a bit.
Q. Did that come into play on the 18th tee at all because I think you had a conversation whether to use driver or 3 wood and I think you ended up going with driver and you put it through the end of the fairway.
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, you know, I definitely that's one of the holes where it's kind of iffy, it's kind of in between. I didn't think it was going to get that far but there's a lot of second hole shots. The third hole I came up short of the green, it just switched direction. It gets tricky out there with the wind.
Q. I know we talked about getting win number two in the season, you said it would mean a lot. Having one win's great but having two in one season, join the two win club. What would it mean to get another win here in Canada?
MICHELLE WIE: That would be a lot of fun. I definitely got close a lot of times here in Canada and it would mean a lot. But it's a long way until Sunday and I'm really just going to go out there and just focus on tomorrow's round.
Q. With as many birdie possibilities (inaudible) you can't really play defensive out here, can you?
MICHELLE WIE: No, no. I mean, you definitely aren't playing defensive. That's kind of why I hit driver on 18 and kind of have to keep playing aggressive. Birdies and pars. You have to keep making birdies because pars aren't enough.
Q. Can I ask about the leg?
MICHELLE WIE: It's fine, it's just tape.

Link to Article:
www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/6/manulife-second-round-notes.aspx

[bobawiefan]

Tee Time and Pairings

Michelle and Anna will be 2 hours and 14 minutes into their game when TV comes on at 3:00 PM EST

Saturday, 7 June
12:46 PM EST
Tee #1...Grp #39
WIE, Michelle
NORDQVIST, Anna

TV Times
Jun 7 - GC 3:00 PM-5:00 PM ET