“The Girl Has Game” is an article by John Garrity about the young and upcoming golf superstar Michelle Wie. In this article Michelle was still at the tender age of 14 competing at the Sony Open, which made her the youngest golfer to ever compete in a PGA Tour event. This is amazing feat for a young adolescent female to compete with adults males at the highest stage and be competitive too. Wie’s performance place her above forty-seven men on the final score card, and gave her instinct bragging rights over her male counterparts.
This article fits right in with the transition from focusing on Title IX, to the new topic in class which basically about race and how different cultures effect sport. Michelle Wie has the potential to become a golf megastar; she has the power game that most golfers can only dream about. At the age of 14 Wie can already drive the ball 300+ yards off of the tee, and apparently compete with adult males. It is interesting that Michelle’s parents and advisors allow her to compete with the males, and especially at such a young age. I think the expectations and the pressure of being so good at such a young age is very difficult to deal with, especially when people expect Wie as a female to be able to compete with professional male golfers. With that being said, Wie in fact did compete and do rather well for the circumstance she was presented with. This article is from 2004, when Michelle Wie was consider as the female version of Tiger Woods and her potential was unlimited. Michelle has not exactly reached the potential that was once perceived of her and some experts consider her a bust. Wie still possesses immense talent; I just think the early exposure and the pressure of being so talented at a young age stunted her athletic growth.
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I am glad you saw this article as a good transition. I have heard recently that Michelle Wie is competing in Q School, so maybe she will make it yet in professional golf. My hope is that she will play more in the LPGA to establish confidence, and then--only if she has considerable success at that level, should she even think about playing in PGA Tour events. I would love to see her become a mega-star but I am not sure it can happen at this stage.
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