Blue Bay Lpga Rd. One

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

This may be a fun and exciting tournament??….A few story lines going into this tournament…
What is the status of Michelle’s right hand?…Will her right hand hold up???…
Stacy and Inbee sitting out this tournament…Michelle paired with Lydia and Feng….
A lot of points to be gained by Michelle, Lydia or Feng…
Is Michelle free of rust???….And can she win this tournament??
Wie Nation is about to find out…

WIE, Michelle…Started E…T1...Now E…T 7
FENG, Shanshan…Started E…T1...Now E…T 7
KO, Lydia…Started E…T1...Now E…T7

Qugang, China Weather forecasts looks good??
Thursday, 23 Oct.
9 AM
64°
Mostly Cloudy
FEELS LIKE: 64°
HUMIDITY:72%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: SSW at 6 mph
11 AM
71°
Mostly Sunny
FEELS LIKE: 71°
HUMIDITY: 57%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: SSW at 6 mph
1 PM
75°
Sunny
FEELS LIKE: 75°
HUMIDITY: 49%
PRECIP: 0%
WIND: SW at 7 mph

With 4 hours of Live TV, this is going to be fun and exciting tournament….

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

In the early going, nobody tearing up the golf course???
38 players have teed off thru 4 holes
6 players under par at -1
14 players Ever
18 players over par
15 players +1
3 players +2

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Ok, Wie Nation….It’s the second Tournament in China…
Let’s win it, Michelle…

Wie…E…T9
Feng…E…T9
Ko…E…T9

Up first:
Hole 1...Par 4 Mountain view:

Grip it and Rip, Michelle

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 1...Par 4...Birdie…-1...T5...Wow…A great start, Michelle

Feng…Par…E…T18
Ko…Par…E…T18

Up Next:
Hole 2...Par 4 Gambler's Corner…I wonder if Michelle’s thinking about live squid….

Let’s get another birdie, Michelle

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 2...Par 4...Par…-1...T8

Feng…Birdie…-1…T8
Ko…Par…E…T22

Up Next:
Hole 3...Par 5 Silk Road:

Michelle, let’s birdie all 4 par 5’s today

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Hole 3...Par 5...Par…-1...T14

Feng…Par…-1…T14
Ko…Par…E…T30

I’m going to take a power nap, and then watch TV

It’s going to be exciting

Go michelle go

Got to love wie golf

bobawiefan

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Wow! A very good round of golf for Michelle…5 Birdies…No bogeys…
A 67...-5...T2...One stroke behind Korda
I did not see anything wrong with her right hand…
Michelle’s in great shape going into the 2nd round…

Blue Bay LPGA…Oct 23-26
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course
Hainan Island, China
72 holes…Par: 72
No Yardage

Round One Scores and Stats:
67...-5... T2

13 pars...5 birdies...0 bogeys...-5
Fairways…8 of 14...57%
Gir…14 of 18...78%
Total putts per Gir…N/A
Putts per Gir…N/A
Total putts…27...1.5 putts/hole
Chip saves…N/A
Sand saves…0 of 0
Dist…270yds

Par 3’s:
4 pars…0 birdies…0 bogeys…E
Par 4’s:
7 pars…3 birdies…0 bogeys…-3
Par 5’s:
2 pars…2 birdies…0 bogeys…-2

WIE, Michelle…Started E…T1...Now -5…T2
FENG, Shanshan…Started E…T1...Now -5…T2
KO, Lydia…Started E…T1...Now -3…T14

Wie Dist…270yds
Feng Dist…274.5yds
Ko Dist…256.5yds

Go michelle go

Got to love wie golf

bobwiefan

[bobawiefan]

Pairing and Tee Time
Friday, 23 Oct.

Michelle’s group will be 1 hour and 50 minutes into their golf game
when TV comes on at 11:30 PM EST Thursday evening…

9:40 AM CST…9:40 PM EST Thursday evening...
Tee #1...Grp #23
WIE, Michelle
KANG, Danielle
KERR, Cristie

TV Times
Oct 23 - GC 11:30 PM-3:30 AM ET

Go michelle go

[bobawiefan]

Day One:

Blue Bay LPGA - First-Round Notes and Interviews

Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course
Sanya, China
First-Round Notes
October 23, 2014

Interviews With:
Rolex Rankings No. 25 Jessica Korda (-6)
Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie (-5)
Rolex Rankings No. 61 Caroline Masson (-5)
Rolex Rankings No. 70 Brittany Lang (-5)
Rolex Rankings No. 116 Danielle Kang (-4)

Excerpts:

SHORT WORK

Michelle Wie said earlier this week that she has been fine-tuning her short game during her time off from competition back home in Florida and soft green conditions at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course was the perfect set up for Wie to put her hard work to the test.
“It was fun, because I feel like the ball kind of sits up with this type of grass and I felt like I was hitting flop shots all day,” said Wie. “It was kind of fun. I was just blasting them away. Definitely you have to hit to the right parts.”
Wie sank an 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that circled three quarters of the hole before dropping and stirred up a relieved look from the four-time LPGA Tour winner.
“It felt really good. I missed a short one for birdie on 15,” said Wie. “Missed a couple of birdie chances coming in. It always feels good when the ball kind of circles the hole 360 and ends up going in. It was a fun round today.”
Perfect scoring conditions with the exception of a short period of showers in the afternoon provided players a pleasant surprise. Practice rounds were wind-filled and the track was playing considerably long.
“Definitely this course plays easier when there’s not much wind,” said Wie. “I think that definitely makes a huge difference.”

Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie (-5)

Q. So feeling good, birdie on 18 had to feel good.
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, it felt really good. I missed a short one for birdie on 15. Missed a couple of birdie chances coming in. It always feels good when the ball kind of circles the hole 360 and ends up going in. It was a fun round today.
Q. Was that a big relief?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, just kind of like 4 under for a long time and then wanted to go 5 under, missed a couple opportunities. So, yeah, it's great to shoot 67 in the first round and see what I can do coming in.
Q. Any highlights on the other birdies?
MICHELLE WIE: Not really. I had a couple good par saves today, quite handy dandy.
Q. Anything on the course? Conditions were pretty easy. Rained a little bit?
MICHELLE WIE: Definitely this course plays easier when there's not much wind. I think that definitely makes a huge difference.
Q. You said you've been working on the short game and the touch. Greens were a little soft.
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, it was fun, because I feel like the ball kind of sits up with this type of grass and I felt like I was hitting flop shots all day. It was kind of fun. I was just blasting them away.
Definitely you have to hit to the right parts.
Q. Terrific three ball playing with Shanshan and Lydia Ko.
MICHELLE WIE: It was great. A lot of fun today.
Q. Off to practice this afternoon? It's hot out there.
MICHELLE WIE: No, I'm done. I'm going back to the A/C.

Link to Article:
www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/10/blue-bay-first-round-notes.aspx

Wie's play on par with off-course fun in China
Michelle’s 1 minute and 23 second interview….
Link to Video:
www.golfchannel.com/media/wie-opens-67-blue-bay-lpga/