Japan Tour Players Ready to Challenge Michelle Wie

Here are some quick quotes we found from other players on the Men’s Japan Tour that will play with and against Michelle Wie this week and the Casio World Open, where she will try again to make the cut in a men’s tour. She missed this tournaments cut last year by only a stroke.

The Peninsula On-line had a few quotes for the Japanese men. Most notable was one of her playing partners for the day. Kaname Yokoo spoke of Michelle Wie’s driving distance by saying:

“i hear she drives 300 yards. But it is natural as she is taller than I am… Golf is not about the driving distance.”

and of their other partner, Yusaku Miyazato for the round who was 2003 rookie of the year he said.

Yusaku hits long and well. I will try to score better than her.”

Michelle Wie will once again be battling not only competition that is male, but the male ego as well.

The course she is playing on this weekend is the Juoshio Country Club which is a par-72 7,235 yard course.

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