Over the past two years I have become a huge fan of Michelle Wie. For those hiding under a rock, Michelle is the gifted 16 year old golfer that has taken both the LPGA and PGA tour by storm. Tomorrow is the day she proves herself to the world by qualifying for the Men's US Open.
While she has played well this year and actually made the cut this year in her recent apparence in a men's tour event she has always recieved sponsor exemptions instead of earning her spot in the tournaments. For this she has taken a lot of grief from both Men and Women players. By earning her spot in the US Open she will not only become the first women to do so but she will also get to tell her detractors to shut up and take notice of just how good she is.
What I find fascinating is how many people do not think she should be playing in Men's events. They suggest that she should play with other girls and learn how to win. I say, if she's good enough to play with the men, then more power to her. And even though she hasn't won on the women's tour just yet she did finish second in this year's major and was the leader going into Sunday in another major. She's good and she's only 16. How many events did Tiger win by age 16? Some observers are even suggesting that Michelle at this age is better than Tiger was at age 16. The wins will come.
Monday morning she will tee it up against 150 men including several professionals and tour winners. She will have to finish in the top 18 to qualify for the US Open. ESPN and the golf channel will be giving updates every half hour so I will have to keep the TV on at work to follow along. In fact, I more excited about watching her qualify than I am about either the NBA or NHL finals. Because tomorrow she will not only make the US Open but she will also make history. And it couldn't happen to a better person.
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While she is talented, If they are going to have separate leagues for men and women, why should she or any other woman have the right to play in a men's tournament.
Actually, I will go a step farther and say even if there wasn't why should she be given a right to compete in this tournament. Is this sexist? Yes, but the problem with modern manhood we don't have the intestinal fortatude to tell women's groups just to leave us alone and let us do our own thing. There comes a point where guys just want to and should have the right to spend time with out women around. We men when women were pushing for women's membership in an all men's club should have fought harder.
I have said it before I group up playing basketball against a gal that was ton better than me, I have no problem loosing to women, but what is the point to the LPGA if the women are going to compete in the men's league? What is some woman going to do if Fuzzy Zeller tells an off color joke, she will cry sexual harrasment even if it wasn't.
I'm not calling for women to be barefoot and pregnate, heck I don't care if there is a WNBA (I don't even care about the NBA just to show how balanced I am).
Foxradio this morning was talking about how impressive it is that a woman is going to qualify, but she isn't going to win, but it just special. You if it was really special she could actually win the tournament, so why make a big deal of it until she does. This frustration also bleeds over to the IRL with that DANAKA Patrick. Ever race I have seen with her in it she causes at least one wreck. If we want to treat this as important, than wait until there are decent women atheletes that we can consider decent athelete that can honestly be at the top of the game with out using women as an adjetive. We can't do that because there aren't any
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