Natalie Gulbis and Michelle Wie fail to qualify for U.S. Women’s Open
Only the top 10 leaders on the LPGA money list apparently get an automatic exemption to the U.S. Women’s Open. The others have to qualify, which is why Michelle Wie and Natalie Gulbis won’t be playing this year. They didn’t shoot well enough in the qualifiers. Wie missed by 1 stroke, Natalie by 2. Ouch.
This is a bad joke for the LPGA (although the USGA runs the tournament). Wie and Gulbis are two of the biggest names in the LPGA, even if they haven’t won this year. For a league that is losing sponsors left and right, the LPGA needs Wie and Gulbis at every big tournament. I would change the qualifying rules or give these two exemptions, immediately. The future of the LPGA may be numbered if the “big names” are left on the sidelines while the sponsors head to the exits.
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