Comments on: The Michelle Wie Backlash Continues http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Anthony Kim Latest Korean-American Golf Wonder http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-159079 Anthony Kim Latest Korean-American Golf Wonder Mon, 12 May 2008 20:24:05 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-159079 [...] wonder if his dad will go and tell the Korean media the "only thing about her that is American is her passport" in search of Korean endorsement [...] […] wonder if his dad will go and tell the Korean media the "only thing about her that is American is her passport" in search of Korean endorsement […]

]]> By: The Michelle Wie Meltdown Continues at ROK Drop http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-45103 The Michelle Wie Meltdown Continues at ROK Drop Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:24:03 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-45103 [...] her bad play continues, the backlash against Wie continues as [...] […] her bad play continues, the backlash against Wie continues as […]

]]> By: Golf Cafe Korea introduces Nabogey and the wonderful Korean LPGA players http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-42680 Golf Cafe Korea introduces Nabogey and the wonderful Korean LPGA players Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:24:08 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-42680 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] they travel with the tour. Interviews and fun videos of the amazing Korean golfers on the LPGA tour.The Michelle Wie Backlash Continueshttp://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-bac...Na On Min leads the LPGA Championship with one [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[…] they travel with the tour. Interviews and fun videos of the amazing Korean golfers on the LPGA tour.The Michelle Wie Backlash Continueshttp://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-bac…Na On Min leads the LPGA Championship with one […]

]]> By: usinkorea http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41747 usinkorea Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:52:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41747 I can fault her for pulling out all the time. She is a teen, so that mitigates it a little, but she is also a teen who wants to play with the adults --- when in Rome, some might expect you to act a little like Romans... But the media and golf associations and tournaments are also worthy of great disdain. They are the ones whoring her out for their own good. These other well-known golfers should be bitching about them just as much as they do Wie. Without the media hype and invitations to tournaments and bending of rules ----and so on------ there would be no Wie "phenomenon" and her father would only be dreaming of milking the fat-disgusting cow. I guess if I were to be anybody in the story - I'd want to be the media moguls ----- they get to coo over money earned both building her up and ripping her down. Giving it to her front and back --- and getting paid for it.... I can fault her for pulling out all the time. She is a teen, so that mitigates it a little, but she is also a teen who wants to play with the adults — when in Rome, some might expect you to act a little like Romans…

But the media and golf associations and tournaments are also worthy of great disdain. They are the ones whoring her out for their own good.

These other well-known golfers should be bitching about them just as much as they do Wie.

Without the media hype and invitations to tournaments and bending of rules —-and so on—— there would be no Wie “phenomenon” and her father would only be dreaming of milking the fat-disgusting cow.

I guess if I were to be anybody in the story - I’d want to be the media moguls —–

they get to coo over money earned both building her up and ripping her down. Giving it to her front and back — and getting paid for it….

]]> By: Rommel http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41736 Rommel Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:28:48 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41736 Michelle Wie is just another young lady pushed beyond her present abilities by greedy parents. It reminds me of the expression about "knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing." Michelle Wie is just another young lady pushed beyond her present abilities by greedy parents.
It reminds me of the expression about “knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing.”

]]> By: Me http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41715 Me Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:17:28 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41715 You Know I hate golf!!!!! As a youth I honked my horn as the golfer conducts his backswing...and thought of doing the same at Osan. A couple of weeks ago the Mighty Red Sox came back from 5 down in the 9th to win and I spent the entire day waiting for Sports Center....but Noooooooooo!!! It was a Golf tournament that lasted several hours and the winners were already posted on the internet Just like the horse racing thing.....two hours of pre-race crap and 35 seconds of actual race You Know I hate golf!!!!! As a youth I honked my horn as the golfer conducts his backswing…and thought of doing the same at Osan.

A couple of weeks ago the Mighty Red Sox came back from 5 down in the 9th to win and I spent the entire day waiting for Sports Center….but Noooooooooo!!! It was a Golf tournament that lasted several hours and the winners were already posted on the internet

Just like the horse racing thing…..two hours of pre-race crap and 35 seconds of actual race

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41681 GI Korea Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:07:36 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41681 I probably won't be blogging at golf.com any time soon with my knowledge of professional golf but I have been following the Michelle Wie story simply because of the interest over her in Korea and her parents attempts to cash in on this image. Maybe she won't be the next Kornukova and instead turn out to be a Jennifer Capriati. As great as Capriati turned out to be she still was stained by the problems she had at a younger age by her parents putting all the pressure on her to become to great at tennis at to young of an age. I really think Tiger Woods parents are really a great example of how to develop a once in a life time talent like he is. Would Tiger Woods still be the golfer he is today if his parents were throwing him out on to PGA events at age 14 just to make money? I could be wrong but I don't think so. I probably won’t be blogging at golf.com any time soon with my knowledge of professional golf but I have been following the Michelle Wie story simply because of the interest over her in Korea and her parents attempts to cash in on this image.

Maybe she won’t be the next Kornukova and instead turn out to be a Jennifer Capriati. As great as Capriati turned out to be she still was stained by the problems she had at a younger age by her parents putting all the pressure on her to become to great at tennis at to young of an age.

I really think Tiger Woods parents are really a great example of how to develop a once in a life time talent like he is. Would Tiger Woods still be the golfer he is today if his parents were throwing him out on to PGA events at age 14 just to make money? I could be wrong but I don’t think so.

]]> By: The Florida Masochist http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41673 The Florida Masochist Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:53:47 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/06/12/the-michelle-wie-backlash-continues/#comment-41673 GI, College golf is out for Michelle. She has already turned pro, a player can regain amateur status but it takes years. Michelle would have also forego all the money she is making now. Won't happen. Michelle's WD at the Ginn was fishy, but I will also point out that she played terribly last weekend. There can still be issues with her wrists.(She's injured both in the last five months). Though I have to admit, practicing two days after withdrawing makes things look suspicious. Korean lady golfers spend alot of time on the range too. Who knows for sure. What isn't mentioned too, is Michelle supposedly upset her Pro-Am partners last week in Maryland. Commissioner Bivens had to speak to her about it. Getting under Se Ri's skin is no easy task. The Korean golf queen I can't recall having a bad word to say about anyone. Her behavior has been inexcusable, I've also blogged many times at OTB Sports and The Florida Masochist saying she should stop playing the men, and the PGA Tour at the same time stop giving her sponsor's invites. She's talented all right, but Michelle has become a prima donna and isn't helped by the bad management and advise she's getting. Don't worry, Michelle isn't Anna Kornukova. That goes to Natalie Gulbis. Good post for a guy who doesn't cover much golf. ;) Cheers, Bill GI,

College golf is out for Michelle. She has already turned pro, a player can regain amateur status but it takes years. Michelle would have also forego all the money she is making now. Won’t happen.

Michelle’s WD at the Ginn was fishy, but I will also point out that she played terribly last weekend. There can still be issues with her wrists.(She’s injured both in the last five months). Though I have to admit, practicing two days after withdrawing makes things look suspicious. Korean lady golfers spend alot of time on the range too. Who knows for sure.

What isn’t mentioned too, is Michelle supposedly upset her Pro-Am partners last week in Maryland. Commissioner Bivens had to speak to her about it. Getting under Se Ri’s skin is no easy task. The Korean golf queen I can’t recall having a bad word to say about anyone.

Her behavior has been inexcusable, I’ve also blogged many times at OTB Sports and The Florida Masochist saying she should stop playing the men, and the PGA Tour at the same time stop giving her sponsor’s invites. She’s talented all right, but Michelle has become a prima donna and isn’t helped by the bad management and advise she’s getting.

Don’t worry, Michelle isn’t Anna Kornukova. That goes to Natalie Gulbis.

Good post for a guy who doesn’t cover much golf. ;)

Cheers,

Bill

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