Is Michelle Wie Damaging Women’s Golf?

In a recent article published on theage.com.au comments from Australian Ladies Professional Golf general manager, Warren Sevil, put up some really good arguments as to why MIchelle Wie is doing more harm than good to the LPGA tour.

Although I believe she does have the talent to one day compete on the men’s tour Sevil makes several statements that have to be given thought. For one she brings up the fact that Michelle Wie could do for women’s golf what Tiger Woods did for men’s golf, or the PGA.

Tiger Woods splashed onto the scene a young talented kid out to change golf and bring some pizazz to the game. It was during a time when men’s golf was hurting for money, and hurting for participants!

With women’s golf building momentum and becomming more and more in favor with the fans all it needs is a young fresh lady to dominate the game and dazzle the crowd with her amazing shots. Sure there’s Annika and Gulbis, but Gulbis doesn’t have all the shots and certainly not the power that MIchelle has, and Annika is becomming old hat.

If MIchelle could focus on the LPGA she could bring the tournament and the players millions more fans, not to mention the money.

As Sevil points out which I agree with,

“in the last month, with what she has done, it’s only the
tournament sponsors who are benefiting and you can’t really blame
them for wanting her to play in their events. They don’t have Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson playing in their
events so Michelle generates a lot of media for them.”

Although she has to do what’s best for herself, this is just another article that brings up points about another route to take to get to those results.

Either way the controversy continues and Michelle Wie will keep on making headlines. Good and Bad.

For more comments from Sevil visit theage.com.au’s article Wie is damaging women’s golf

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