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Old 09-20-2006, 04:45 PM
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Re: Michelle Wie

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Originally Posted by bill reed
hi
lets be quite sure what were talking about, its her sponsor that's having her play in the mens game so they get there clubs advertised, it was the same with tiger, he still uses a drive that he cant use well and is not aloud to use another brand, tiger to had been sponsored when very young and was made by time he turned pro as the deal with nike set him up for life, it just the same with michelle, she has to do as she is told, thats why she's paid so much, big phill was so diffrent in not taking a big sponsor and stayed a amature till he thought he was ready not someone who wanted to make money out him.
bill

The other problem she faces is that the LPGA will not let her go full time on their tour until she is 18. So by choosing to be a full time professional MW has to play over seas and a couple mens events just to be in enough events to keep he sponsors happy. I think that her sponsors would have been satisfied if she coupld have played a full time LPGA schedule as long as she was on the top of the leader board on occasion. But that is not an option.

Bob
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