Sorenstam vs Wie - The Match that Wasn't

The number 1 and number 2 seeded Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie were plowing through the competition at the HSBC Women’s Match Play Championships this past week. It was the match up that everyone wanted to see. Sunday was going to be the day.

But that great match up won’t happen this year as both Wie and Sorenstam fell today in their quarterfinal matches.

Sorenstam lost in a down to the wire one hole to Juli Inkster. It was a tough back and forth match all the way through to the end. Inkster sank a 4 foot birdie putt on the last hole to win just after Annika missed her putt from less than 10 feet.

Michelle Wie fell to Brittany Lincicome 4 and 3 in grueling match where Wie just couldn’t put holes together. Lincicome, 20 years old, moved ahead early and Wie just couldn’t come back and make up the deficit.

Lincicome who hits the ball as far or farther than Wie off the tee played magnificent golf and seemed a little bitter after the match possibly because the young Wie, who hasn’t won an LPGA tour tournament yet, was ranked much higher than her. She had this to say after the match:

“I don’t remember there being any like bad kicks. I don’t think,” she said. “She had a couple of putts where she blew it by.”

Michelle Wie was disappointed with her but shouldn’t be disappointed with her tournament play as a whole. She looked confident and came through in some tough situations. Her game is developing into something amazing and to think the Hawaiian is only 16.

Next week Michelle Wie will play in the PGA Tour at the John Deere Classic as the men stay in Illinois where they’re currently playing at the Western.

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