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LikaNui
March 30th, 2006, 11:48 AM
Breaking news with her score today, at
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/30/br/br20p.html

:)
Spoiler added in case you're planning to watch it now on ESPN2.

Michelle Wie made a major impact playing her first major as a professional today, opening with a 6-under-par 66 in the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club.
LikaNui
March 30th, 2006, 12:43 PM
Now on the Star-Bulletin's site at http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=4342 .
Linkmeister
March 30th, 2006, 12:43 PM
Huh. And then she's four strokes back. I'd be sayin' "whadda I gotta do to get a lead here?"
LikaNui
March 31st, 2006, 02:33 PM
I'll edit out the number, but the Advertiser says:
"Wie remains (edited) shots back and is among her closest competitors."

Poorly written, Advertiser. Who else would she be among except her closest competitors?!?
:confused:
Linkmeister
March 31st, 2006, 06:43 PM
I'll edit out the number, but the Advertiser says:
"Wie remains (edited) shots back and is among her closest competitors."

Poorly written, Advertiser. Who else would she be among except her closest competitors?!?
:confused:

Yeah, um, even if she were in danger of missing the cut, wouldn't she still be among her closest competitors? Silly writing.
manoasurfer123
April 2nd, 2006, 09:56 AM
It was announced on CBS today during the Kraft LPGA Masters...
That the Wie's were building a house in the Desert there.

Goodbye Michelle and Family... Much better tax breaks for you there!

Just remember your roots.

And by the way... as of right now... She's tied for the lead going in to final 9 holes of the tournament.
Linkmeister
April 2nd, 2006, 12:39 PM
Karrie Webb eagled the 18th to take a one-shot lead into the clubhouse, and Michelle missed a birdie by about 2 inches. It would have gotten her into a playoff. Ochoa did birdie to get into the playoff with Webb, but Webb won. Michelle finished tied for third. Nice going.
LikaNui
April 2nd, 2006, 01:04 PM
It was announced on CBS today during the Kraft LPGA Masters... That the Wie's were building a house in the Desert there.
Goodbye Michelle and Family... Much better tax breaks for you there! Actually, it was announced quite a while back. And it's a "vacation" home and is not going to be their full-time residence. At least, not for a looong time.
Really enjoyed watching her today! She did us all proud.
cezanne
April 2nd, 2006, 03:13 PM
Karrie Webb eagled the 18th to take a one-shot lead into the clubhouse, and Michelle missed a birdie by about 2 inches. It would have gotten her into a playoff. Ochoa did birdie to get into the playoff with Webb, but Webb won. Michelle finished tied for third. Nice going.

I watched that... back to back great shots by Michelle and Karrie... too bad Karrie's was greater. :(
1stwahine
April 2nd, 2006, 03:43 PM
Actually, it was announced quite a while back. And it's a "vacation" home and is not going to be their full-time residence. At least, not for a looong time.
Really enjoyed watching her today! She did us all proud.

Yep! Michelle did us all PROUD! Congrats Michelle Wie! Yo go girl! :D

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/huladancer00.gif

Auntie Lynn
LikaNui
April 3rd, 2006, 09:47 AM
I'm pretty PO'd at the Advertiser's coverage, because the teaser on today's front page reads Wie falls short, again.
:mad:
Gee, all she did was get third place in a Major tournament.
All she did was lose this Major by just one stroke. (And that was because of Webb's miracle eagle on the very last hole.)
All she did was beat the best female golfer (Annika Sorenstam) by a whopping six strokes.
All she's done recently is six Top Three finishes in her last nine tournaments, and half of those six were in Majors tournaments.
All of that, and she's still a child (basically), going up against professional women. She's barely 16. She's still a junior in high school.
What Michelle has done is nothing short of amazing.
And all the Advertiser can say is "Wie falls short, again"?!?
A**holes.
:mad:
Mocha
April 3rd, 2006, 10:33 AM
Agree with LikaNui that the way the Advertiser presented the article was NOT very supportive of Michelle. It's not like she didn't try her best, and that was her first major since she turned pro...well her critics will always be critics no matter how well she does or doesn't do. Good for Karrie Webb, she had lucky shots and made the most of them. :p
tutusue
April 3rd, 2006, 10:45 AM
I'm pretty PO'd at the Advertiser's coverage, because the teaser on today's front page reads Wie falls short, again.
:mad: [...]
It appears the Advertiser either read this thread or heard from others who also feel as you rightfully do. The updated teaser reads Wie so close once again!
LikaNui
April 3rd, 2006, 10:55 AM
Thanks for the input, Mocha and Tutu.

And Tutu: LOVE your new avatar!!!
:p
lurkah
April 3rd, 2006, 11:02 AM
OMG Tutu, you really do need to try and use your umbrella more often.
tutusue
April 3rd, 2006, 02:04 PM
[...]And Tutu: LOVE your new avatar!!! :p
OMG Tutu, you really do need to try and use your umbrella more often.
That photo was taken after a night of boogeying last Saturday. I shook everything loose...and I mean everything! :D
lurkah
April 3rd, 2006, 02:42 PM
That photo was taken after a night of boogeying last Saturday. I shook everything loose...and I mean everything! :D
So did Kahi Mohala have to get involved at all? For your dance partners, I mean. :o
tutusue
April 3rd, 2006, 04:47 PM
So did Kahi Mohala have to get involved at all? For your dance partners, I mean. :o
Nope. the Humane Society intervened just in time. I was treated like a feral tutu. The avatar is my mug shot! :eek:
Linkmeister
April 3rd, 2006, 07:47 PM
Nope. the Humane Society intervened just in time. I was treated like a feral tutu. The avatar is my mug shot! :eek:

Oh my goodness. A feral tutu! :D
tutusue
April 3rd, 2006, 08:56 PM
Oh my goodness. A feral tutu! :D
Be afraid. Be very afraid! :eek:
Menehune Man
April 3rd, 2006, 10:40 PM
Be afraid. Be very afraid! :eek:

Pretty? Funny stuff. It went from Michelle Wie to a feral Tutu Thread. :eek:
tutusue
April 3rd, 2006, 11:21 PM
Pretty? Funny stuff. It went from Michelle Wie to a feral Tutu Thread. :eek:
Bad Tutu. Back on topic...
Michelle isn't the only up and coming Hawaii golfer. Altho' no longer a teenager, Parker McLachlin (http://www.pgatour.com/players/intro/469738) is another one to watch and support.

Hmmm...still not completely back on topic, but getting there!
LikaNui
April 4th, 2006, 08:10 AM
I'm pretty PO'd at the Advertiser's coverage, because the teaser on today's front page reads Wie falls short, again.
:mad: I was glad to see that Gary Sprinkle agreed with me/us. On the KITV news last night at 5pm, they were cutting to the sports segment and Gary turned to Robert Kekaula and said almost exactly what I said (above).
Bad Advertiser. Bad.
(By the way, Gary didn't mention the Advertiser by name; he just said "today's newspaper".)