In terms of scoring, the second half of the 2008 season has gone much better than the first half for Michelle Wie. Of course, she forgot to sign her scorecard at one of those events, and has had to endure a constant barrage of criticism from, well, everybody, but through all that, she's still playing pretty well.
Too bad it still won't be enough to get her an LPGA Tour card. Still, after firing an opening-round 3-over par 75 and a second-round 2-under 70, Wie carded a 67 yesterday. She's currently 2-under for the tournament, tied for 14th, and 12 shots off the lead. So while Wie will need to shoot, oh, a 45 today to win this thing, she's not interesting in thinking about the future.
"It's my last tournament, so I want to end on a good note and hopefully it'll be a really good one."No word on if Wie will attend Q-school, play '09 on sponsor's exemptions, or take David Duval's advice and kick it on the Futures Tour.
In Ottawa on a sponsor's exemption - one of six she received for LPGA events this year after failing to earn her card last season - the 18-year-old Stanford University student will still need a miracle in order to earn enough to propel her into the top 80 on the money list.
Frankly, she could probably use some seasoning in a less stressful environment, but I'm in no position to tell Wie's father how to ruin his daughter's career. Which is why I fully expect her to go the LPGA sponsors exemption route for next season.
