I always feel like if you hit the ball well, if you putt well, and if you are playing good, you can play good on any type of golf course. And that's how I want my golf game to be. I don't want my game to just be suited for a certain type of golf course. Because golf is going to take you in places that maybe you aren't feeling as comfortable, or maybe, you know, you can't hit the driver 14 times. But you know, you have to adapt to the situation. You have to adapt to the environment. I really want my game to be at a place where I feel comfortable playing on any type of golf course.
Here she acknowledges that Locust Hill doesn't exactly suit her game as it stands now--how could a course with tree-lined, tight fairways, thick rough, and small greens suit someone who's keeping it out of the rough less than 58% of the time off the tee and hitting less than 66% of her greens in regulation?--but expresses the aspiration to get it to the point where she feels comfortable playing it.
I'll still be amazed if Wie breaks into the top 15 this week, but I'm more and more convinced that she's got her head in the right place and working to make herself into a more complete golfer.
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She's now a woman whose parents, probably well meaning, but clueless, lived vicariously through her talent. I'd guess they have a good relationship or she could have O'Haired them some time ago. I think she gaining decision making freedom and her results will show in due time.
I don't know if I'd pin so much on her parents. I think 2 things happened, both physical:
1) her body shape changed fairly dramatically from her early to late teens and she needed to adjust her swing accordingly;
2) she got hurt and tried to play through it.
As a result of these physical challenges, the strategic and mental weaknesses you'd expect to see in talented but inexperienced golfers came to the fore.
She's still not nearly out of the woods, but I certainly didn't expect to see her break the $300K barrier so soon this season. So far she's exceeding my expectations in a fairly big way.
The other thing to keep in mind is that while Wie was struggling, her peer group caught up with and passed her. She has some catching up to do to be ranked among the top young guns (cf. my MH guide in the sidebar). But this 25-and-under wave of players is going to completely transform the LPGA and the world of competitive women's golf. Wie is part of that story, but when the media takes her out of that context, they miss the big picture.
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