Wie takes quintuple bogey, fails to make cut in Reno
From ESPN.com
RENO, Nev. -- Michelle Wie's eighth start in a PGA Tour event will not end in her first made cut.
Wie shot a second-round 80 in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to finish at 9 over par through 36 holes. The cut will be at around even par by the time play ends Friday afternoon. Wie shot an opening-round 73, 1-over par. But a quintuple-bogey nine on the eighth hole (her 17th of the day) ended any hopes of Wie surviving to play the weekend at the par-72 Montreux Golf and Country Club. Parker McLachlin shot a 10-under 62 and leads in the clubhouse at 14 under.
Wie, starting at the 10th hole, made bogeys on the 12th and 15th to move her to 3 over. A birdie at the 18th gave her a shot at making the cut, but a double bogey at the par-4 fourth hole and another at the par-3 seventh left her needing a miracle.
Instead, she made a nine on the par-4 eighth hole. She hit one tee shot out of bounds, took a drop after hitting her second into the trees, had to chip out sideways from there and made a poor chip from just short of the green en route to the nine.
A birdie at the par-4 ninth was small consolation for Wie, who was playing on the PGA Tour for the first time this year.
Her week opened with controversy, as Annika Sorenstam slammed Wie for playing in the men's event while the women are playing a major at the Women's British Open.
"Well, we all have different agendas in life," Sorenstam said. "I had a wonderful experience and, when I look back on my career, I will always think about that. I think it was really a turning point in my career and as a person.
"I really don't know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can't qualify for a major, I don't see any reason why you should play with the men."
Wie responded, saying: "All I'm thinking about is trying to play some good golf. How can I limit the number of bogeys I make? How can I maximize the number of birdies I can make out of this golf course and that's all I can focus on. I can't focus on the rest of the field," she said. "People are going to write hateful stuff about me and that's fine with me. ... Good rounds and low scores can solve everything," she said. The only woman to make a cut on a PGA Tour event is Babe Zaharias, who made the cut at the Phoenix Open and Tucson Open in 1945.
Information from The Associated Press is included in this report
RENO, Nev. -- Michelle Wie's eighth start in a PGA Tour event will not end in her first made cut.
Wie shot a second-round 80 in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to finish at 9 over par through 36 holes. The cut will be at around even par by the time play ends Friday afternoon. Wie shot an opening-round 73, 1-over par. But a quintuple-bogey nine on the eighth hole (her 17th of the day) ended any hopes of Wie surviving to play the weekend at the par-72 Montreux Golf and Country Club. Parker McLachlin shot a 10-under 62 and leads in the clubhouse at 14 under.
Wie, starting at the 10th hole, made bogeys on the 12th and 15th to move her to 3 over. A birdie at the 18th gave her a shot at making the cut, but a double bogey at the par-4 fourth hole and another at the par-3 seventh left her needing a miracle.
Instead, she made a nine on the par-4 eighth hole. She hit one tee shot out of bounds, took a drop after hitting her second into the trees, had to chip out sideways from there and made a poor chip from just short of the green en route to the nine.
A birdie at the par-4 ninth was small consolation for Wie, who was playing on the PGA Tour for the first time this year.
Her week opened with controversy, as Annika Sorenstam slammed Wie for playing in the men's event while the women are playing a major at the Women's British Open.
"Well, we all have different agendas in life," Sorenstam said. "I had a wonderful experience and, when I look back on my career, I will always think about that. I think it was really a turning point in my career and as a person.
"I really don't know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can't qualify for a major, I don't see any reason why you should play with the men."
Wie responded, saying: "All I'm thinking about is trying to play some good golf. How can I limit the number of bogeys I make? How can I maximize the number of birdies I can make out of this golf course and that's all I can focus on. I can't focus on the rest of the field," she said. "People are going to write hateful stuff about me and that's fine with me. ... Good rounds and low scores can solve everything," she said. The only woman to make a cut on a PGA Tour event is Babe Zaharias, who made the cut at the Phoenix Open and Tucson Open in 1945.
Information from The Associated Press is included in this report
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