Wie Should Make Impact on LPGA

Posted by Alan L. Hammond Aug 1, 2008

Her career has been nothing short of a train wreck for some time. Disqualification, injury, maybe even alienation from her peers, have combined to take a toll on her. Recently, however, she seems to be playing much better than in the not-so-distant past, even having a high finish or two.

As soon as her game began coming around and we began to again look forward to seeing how far her potential could take her, she's trying again to make the cut on the PGA Tour.

If that's the way she wants to go, so be it. It's her career. It's her life. But, as good as she is, she isn't going to be successful. Sure, she may eventually make a cut or two. She may be able to say she was the first female to make a PGA Tour cut. If that happens, what difference will it make? She's simply not going to make a lasting impact and a career there.

She has shown many of the signs of being an impact player in the LPGA, minus consistency and maturity. She's still very young, so much of what she hasn't shown isn't her fault (maybe the fault of her parents).

Which would you choose: the Golf Hall of Fame or the equivalent of the Guiness Book of World Records, if she makes a PGA Tour cut, of course?

Here's hoping she makes a wise choice for her legacy.