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Rule 88: did Michelle Wie withdraw to avoid year suspension on LPGA tour?

Yazan: mulligan | 31 May 2007 | Comments Off on Rule 88: did Michelle Wie withdraw to avoid year suspension on LPGA tour?
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OK, I have no idea what really happened because I didn’t see it. But ESPN’s Eric Adelson’s account of the events leading up to Michelle Wie’s withdrawal due to “wrist” injury is very suggestive: “The somewhat obscure Rule of 88 states that a nonmember who shoots 88 is forced to withdraw and subsequently banned from […]



Not to be outdone… Wie withdraws as well…

Yazan: mulligan | 31 May 2007 | Comments Off on Not to be outdone… Wie withdraws as well…
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Michelle Wie has withdrawn from the Ginn Tribute after playing 16 holes. She must have heard that blaming a wrist is the new “hip” thing (See Phil’s WD today from the Memorial). However, as noted in this ESPN.com article, she might have withdrawn because she was 14 over thru 16 and nontour players are banned […]



Phil Withdraws from Memorial

Yazan: mulligan | 31 May 2007 | Comments Off on Phil Withdraws from Memorial
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Phil just withdrew from the Memorial. Walking up to the 12th tee, he was followed by a muscular trainer who was massaging Phil’s wrist (I believe it was his left). Phil decided to withdraw before hitting a teeshot on 12. Developing…



Michelle Wie disses David Leadbetter

Yazan: mulligan | 30 May 2007 | Comments Off on Michelle Wie disses David Leadbetter
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As we reported earlier, David Leadbetter said Michelle Wie won’t play any more PGA events this year. Later, Michelle Wie agreed to play the John Deere Classic again this year (see here). Well, today, Michelle Wie said, “I don’t think my coach is the person who could talk about what events I’m going to play […]




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