Michelle Wie continues to become very famous without actually achieving anything in the world of golf. This week she competes in the Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Anne’s. She must win the tournament if she wants to become the youngest person ever to win a major championship in golf.
Today, Wie hit a piece of moss in her backswing in the greenside bunker at the 14th hole. She found out after her round that she had broken rule 13-4c, and had to take two-stroke penalty. She now stands at ten strokes behind leader Juli Inkster.
In her first pro tournament last October, Wie took a penalty drop for an unplayable lie during her third round. At the end of the tournament, officials ruled she made her drop at the wrong place, should have taken a two-shot penalty and disqualified her for signing an incorrect card. Maybe she should spend a few hours curled up with the Rules of Golf.
By the way, the current youngest major-championship winner is the famous Scotsman “Young” Tom Morris. He won four British Opens, the first coming when he was just 17 years, five months and three days. He died at the age of 24 in 1875. Morris’ birth certificate was found just this week, and showed that he was 20 days older than previously thought when he won that first British Open. That won’t help Michelle though.
[Post by reader Byron, one of two official sons-in-law of NewMexiKen. I agree, she needs some coaching on the game, but she has had a number of finishes recently near the top. Once she learns how to win, good-bye everyone else.]