Michelle Wie US Open bid live mon GC!

[sharkhark]

Must watch tv. Live at 7 pm on GC full coverage of her monday qualifying efforts for US open (live at 7? is it light where she's golfing?).

Anyhew, its only a formality but thought in case u didn't know you could tune in to watch her fai....sorry... efforts! Wieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[fireice]

I guess it might be her last few holes as her first round begins at 8:35 a.m. on the South Course at Canoe Brook, NJ then she will be the last to tee off in the second 18 on the North.
36 grueling holes it will be interesting to see how she does.
Also look at the amount of good players trying to qualify in Columbus, Ohio at Brookside G. & C.C. / Lakes G.&C.C.
Should also be interesting who qualifies:


Aaron Baddeley
Daniel Chopra
John Daly
Joe Durant
Brad Faxon
Steve Flesch
Robert Gamez
Jason Gore
Nathan Green
Jay Haas
Charley Hoffman
J B Holmes
Fredrik Jacobson
Richard S Johnson
Jerry Kelly
Thomas Levet
Frank Lickliter II
Peter Lonard
Steve Lowery
Jeff Maggert
Shigeki Maruyama
Scott McCarron
Ryan Moore
Kevin Na
Joe Ogilvie
Greg Owen
Jesper Parnevik
Craig Parry
Pat Perez
Tim Petrovic
Ian Poulter
Taggart Ridings
John Rollins
Justin Rose
Heath Slocum
Jeff Sluman
Kirk Triplett
Bob Tway
Bo Van Pelt
Camilo Villegas
Duffy Waldorf
Bubba Watson
Brett Wetterich

[dasnutz]

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...os=388&h.pos=0

[fundonny]

She's well behind after the first 9.

[BullDog]

She's well behind after the first 9.

And is continuing her solid play on the back. Still 1 under after twelve holes.

[fundonny]

The PGATour.com guy following her said she's extremely tentative on her putts. Hitting fairways though, just missed two I think. She shot a 35 and over a dozen other players hit a 31.

[EDSGOLF]

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...os=388&h.pos=0

Link didn't work, I found this though: http://www.ghin.com/scoring/stroke.html

[dasnutz]

http://tgcx.mirror-image.net/core.as...8&select2=9853

[Andru]

She's 3 back, How many ppl will qualify for the US Open at this qualifier?

She's in tough though good field.

Here's some notables she's beating right now.

Briny Baird
Brad Fritsch
Mark O'Meara
Ricky Barnes
Stephen Leaney

hehe./

[sharkhark]

18

[leftylucas]

Top 18 & ties???

[LobWedge]

Wow! Chips in for birdie on 18! -2 going into the second round. Solid start.

Go Michelle!!

[LobWedge]

Oops! Is it a par or birdie?? TGC has the scorecard showing 18 as a par-4, but the play-by-play says par-5 chip in for bird from 50 feet?

[LobWedge]

Ahhhh. Now it's fixed. Pitched in from 40 yards for a birdie 3...

Either way, go Wiesy!!

[EDSGOLF]

Wow! Chips in for birdie on 18! -2 going into the second round. Solid start.

Go Michelle!!

WOW is right, just saw the highlight of that chip shot, Go Wie Go!

[Sakuraba]

Has the golf channel site crashed due to traffic from this?!? I have full access to every other site right now, except the golf channel.

[Colby]

Top 18 & ties???

I would assume. That's the standard procedure.

[jayda]

http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/usopen/story/9480303

the morning round goes down as a wasted opportunity. Missing 7 putts inside 12!

she will play the par-72 North course later this afternoon, stay tuned...

[fundonny]

This afternoon is where the separation starts. It's a longer, tougher course.

[fundonny]

Bogey on the first hole.

[spackler]

This afternoon is where the separation starts. It's a longer, tougher course.

Gave up the lower scores in the morning. Maybe the better players were there.

[sharkhark]

At least she doesn't have to come up with a new speech.

I have heard this many many times before.

Quote from Wie "Obviously, I'm disappointed I didn't make it," she said. "I'm satisfied with the way I tried. I played my hardest out there." .

[John]

Good for her, i can't even begin to comprehend the kind of pressure she feels trying to qualify for an even like the U.S. Open!! Christ she's going to be good.

[wahz]

Oh well. No doubt she's talented, and will most likely have several similar chances to qualify in the future. Just goes to show you that the critics were right; experience was the only thing missing from her game.
On a more important note, anyone notice that local pro BRAD FRITSCH qualified in a playoff? 5 guys (including 2 notable PGA Tour members), 1 spot...and Fritschy comes out on top! AWESOME STUFF! Can't wait to watch him at Winged Foot!

[faldo]

WAY TO BRAD!! I believe he's still a member at Rideau View in Manotick. He was just about shaking last night in his GC interview as it started sinking in about what had been accomplished.

AWESOME

[Shivas Irons]

A nice feather in the cap for both Brad & Rideauview. Nice to see a local boy make it.

[Andru]

Oh well. No doubt she's talented, and will most likely have several similar chances to qualify in the future. Just goes to show you that the critics were right; experience was the only thing missing from her game.
On a more important note, anyone notice that local pro BRAD FRITSCH qualified in a playoff? 5 guys (including 2 notable PGA Tour members), 1 spot...and Fritschy comes out on top! AWESOME STUFF! Can't wait to watch him at Winged Foot!

That's pretty sweet man. Good for him. I thought he was out of it. after 18. Geez Michelle was beating him at one point.

[VanDen...]

I dont think the people on this forum have given Brad the recognition he deserves...not sure if any of you have picked up the Ottawa Sun this morning but there are 2 outstanding and quite uplifitng stories about Brad...

Here are some quotes in pulled from the stories written by Chris Dtevenson and Don Brennan...

"The Manotick pro, showing some incredible grit yesterday, is going to become the first area golfer to tee it up in one of golf's majors as he won a two-hole playoff to earn the last exemption into next week's U.S. Open at Winged Foot."

" I was one of the two people who walked all 36 holes in the Brad Fritsch-James Driscoll-Edward Kirby gallery. And it turned out to be the most exciting experience I believe I've ever had at a sports event."

"Alas, he'll have to settle for a spot in the U.S. Open, and recognition as the author of the best golf story Ottawa has ever known -- and the greatest sports story produced by one of your native sons in a long, long time."

http://ottawasun.com/Sports/OtherSpo...16451-sun.html

http://ottawasun.com/Sports/OtherSpo...16450-sun.html

[dasnutz]

WAY TO BRAD!! I believe he's still a member at Rideau View in Manotick. He was just about shaking last night in his GC interview as it started sinking in about what had been accomplished.

AWESOME

Yes he is still a member of Rideauview. He will be playing in our Pro-AM in July at RV

[VanDen...]

"Alas, he'll have to settle for a spot in the U.S. Open, and recognition as the author of the best golf story Ottawa has ever known -- and the greatest sports story produced by one of your native sons in a long, long time."

Wonder how Kevin "listen to me everybody" Haime feels about Brad now being the "author of the best golf story Ottawa has ever known"