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#2,376
#2,376
GAVol said:
If she'd just have signed the card like she was supposed to, she'd have made a 6 figure check today and we wouldn't have had to derail this thread.
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good point,
I wonder if this will make her better in the future and more careful or if this will be the last straw-finally a good tourney and then it doesn't count.
 
#2,377
#2,377
she'll be fine.

her parents were incredibly stupid career wise forcing her into that position at such a young age, but i understand you have to cash in when you get the shot, especially in golf because you never know what the future brings.
 
#2,378
#2,378
Played 9 today in scorching weather right after the Open. Hit one fairway. I think I left my tee shot in Hawaii.
 
#2,380
#2,380
I'll never forget being in Hawaii 5 years ago and being shocked when I noticed that gas was $2.28 per gallon. :crazy:
 
#2,384
#2,384
Just an observation . . . Richard Johnson won the PGA Tour event this week. If you are a parent and your last name happens to be "Johnson", you've got to do a better job of thinking ahead when you name your kid.
 
#2,385
#2,385
GAVol said:
Just an observation . . . Richard Johnson won the PGA Tour event this week. If you are a parent and your last name happens to be "Johnson", you've got to do a better job of thinking ahead when you name your kid.
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haha....
but wasn't that a pretty 3wood over the water on 18?
 
#2,386
#2,386
GAVol said:
Just an observation . . . Richard Johnson won the PGA Tour event this week. If you are a parent and your last name happens to be "Johnson", you've got to do a better job of thinking ahead when you name your kid.
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they could have named him Harry...:dunno:
 
#2,388
#2,388
for what it's worth, I worked with a rather high end junior organization last year, and we had some people DQ'd after leaving the roped off scoring area without signing (some who even seemed not to have signed on purpose), and then there were some instances of cheating that we did not find out about until that evening or the next day. So as not to distract the other members in the cheater's group, we didn't DQ the player until after their round they were set to play. Fortunately, a rules official was always in the scoring area and any unsigned scorecards were reported that day, usually at that moment.

I do think it's odd that no one of enough importance was in the scorer's tent of an LPGA event to notice that Michelle Wie had left the area without signing it as it happened.
 
#2,390
#2,390
volfanbill said:
for what it's worth, I worked with a rather high end junior organization last year, and we had some people DQ'd after leaving the roped off scoring area without signing (some who even seemed not to have signed on purpose), and then there were some instances of cheating that we did not find out about until that evening or the next day. So as not to distract the other members in the cheater's group, we didn't DQ the player until after their round they were set to play. Fortunately, a rules official was always in the scoring area and any unsigned scorecards were reported that day, usually at that moment.

I do think it's odd that no one of enough importance was in the scorer's tent of an LPGA event to notice that Michelle Wie had left the area without signing it as it happened.
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Yeah the novice might think so, but actually it is hard to believe she has had such incompetent people advising her. Her Dad for one hasn't helped the case. Her caddy should have been with her in the scorer's tent helping her check the score and making sure she signed her card. It is part of the caddy's responsibility as an employee to the player. Again, it goes back to not having the right people in the right positions to help her be successful.

She was the joke of the tour when she first began playing on it. Her Dad, trying to be her caddy, didn't know some of the advanced etiquette required for players and caddies at that level.
 
#2,391
#2,391
volfanbill said:
for what it's worth, I worked with a rather high end junior organization last year, and we had some people DQ'd after leaving the roped off scoring area without signing (some who even seemed not to have signed on purpose), and then there were some instances of cheating that we did not find out about until that evening or the next day. So as not to distract the other members in the cheater's group, we didn't DQ the player until after their round they were set to play. Fortunately, a rules official was always in the scoring area and any unsigned scorecards were reported that day, usually at that moment.

I do think it's odd that no one of enough importance was in the scorer's tent of an LPGA event to notice that Michelle Wie had left the area without signing it as it happened.
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In my mind, that's a great illustration of the fact that Wie has not paid her dues. I'll bet nobody involved in the event you mention--whether they were DQ'd or not--will ever forget to sign their card before leaving the scoring area. Wie hasn't ever gone through those scenarios and isn't the type of stickler for the rules that a professional golfer must be.
 
#2,392
#2,392
i can't be sure of this, but i'm pretty sure, only the scoring tent officials and the players are allowed in the tent. Mommy, Daddy, caddy, uncle Joe nor anyone else is to blame here except Wie for not signing the card.
 
#2,393
#2,393
That's one of the cool things about golf. Keeping score and following the rules is the responsibility of the player. There are monitors in place, of course, but there is a degree of personal responsibility that isn't really present in other sports.
 
#2,394
#2,394
I agree cotton and after working a number of those junior events, I can see how you can forget something that seems so obvious to do. A lot of the players, even those that were near or at the top of the leaderboard were just ready to get off the course and relax for a second. I can only imagine what it's like knowing you still have to go through a full media session before you can consider your day at the golf course "done".
 
#2,395
#2,395
I completely disagree. Having played a number of college tournaments and national amatuer events, you simply don't forget to sign your scorecard. The rules of play are engrained in you if you are a competitive tournament player. Michelle Wie has been making questionable decisions her whole golf career. This isn't surprising she forgot. Anyone else, absolutely, but for her is has become all too common to make the occasional faux paus and to do the stupid thing
 
#2,396
#2,396
things like that happen all the time though. It's not as uncommon as most tend to believe. Sergio signed for a lower scorecard last year and got DQ'd.
 
#2,397
#2,397
well, when you're the greatest golfer in a 50 mile radius i can see how you're perfect and look down on the common folk like Michelle Wie.
 
#2,398
#2,398
I finally got to play some last week. After posting an 82 on the previous weekend, I came back down to earth and carded a 92 and an 88 respectively. I was pulling the ball left both rounds. It took me that long to figure out that it wasn't my set up, rather it was my follow through that was killing me. Oh well. Don't know when I will swing them again.....

I am trying not to let the high rounds frustrate me, but it reinforces what I tell everybody that struggles with their game. If you aren't playing at least once or twice a week you really shouldn't expect low scores (especially with my hand eye coordination).
 
#2,399
#2,399
doozer said:
well, when you're the greatest golfer in a 50 mile radius i can see how you're perfect and look down on the common folk like Michelle Wie.
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Careful there pard. You took my comment totally out of context. Don't be such a smartazz. I am only stating facts.
 
#2,400
#2,400
volfanbill said:
things like that happen all the time though. It's not as uncommon as most tend to believe. Sergio signed for a lower scorecard last year and got DQ'd.
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Correct. I would call it "occasionally" rather than "all the time" though

Two different things too. Sergio signed an incorrect card. He didn't FORGET to sign. Wie's exlanation was pathetic "I don't know how it happened". She is a joke and WILL NEVER be a significant player on LPGA tour
 
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