In probably the best article I’ve read about Michelle Wie playing on the PGA tour, the Golf Grouch over at Grouchy Golf Blog writes about how you can share in the money that Michelle Wie is making for everyone.
First off he writes something that should ring true with all those people, me included at times, about Michelle Playing on the mens tour. If Michelle wasn’t there would you even care that a women was playing in the event, or would you even care if the event happened. Real quick, what was the PGA tour event that took place this last weekend?
Yeah that’s right, there was something besides the Ryder Cup on TV, it was the Valero Texas Open. Who won it, some guy named Eric Axely. Would you even care about the 84 Lumber Classic with a noname field (ok so there was some people there but we’re talking the people that 90% of the golf viewers out there watch), or the John Deere Classic. You may check monday who won, but you wouldn’t follow it like you do if Michelle is there, so who really cares.
But the best part of the article was that the Golf Grouch points out that his bookie offers -800 on Wie missing the cut. Meaning you put up $800 and you win $100. Did she really have a chance at making the cut? I would give more like a 100 to 1 chance, meaning you’d have to put up $10,000 to win $100 from me.
I know we all want her to make the cut and are cheering her on and hope deep down that the young 16 year old from Hawaii really does make the cut, but come on. If you had to put $100 on one or the other which would be a safer bet? Would you give it 8 to 1 odds?
Great job pointing that out. I may have to wonder over to some beating sites and see what the odds are at the Sony Open this year. Although, that is becomming her home course (begin right around the corner from where she lives) and she may be doing everything in her power to make the cut.
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