Mickelson, Wie Withdraw from Respective Events
Phil Mickelson and Michelle Wie withdrew from their respective events today due to injuries. Mickelson evidently injured his wrist while practicing at Oakmont last week, and then further aggravated the injury in today’s first round of the Memorial. It’s too bad because I think he was primed to win this week, in spite of Tiger being in the field.
And Michelle Wie withdrew from the Ginn Tribute, citing further aggravation with her wrist injury as well. Not coincidentally, Wie was 14 over par through 16 holes at the time she withdrew. Even more interesting (and I didn’t know this) is that the LPGA bans nontour players for the year if they shoot 88 or higher during a tournament. And she was two strokes away from this magic number.
I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but Wie needs to just take the rest of the year off and make some serious decisions about her future. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt she might still be playing hurt, but so do a lot of players. More importantly, she needs to decide if she’s a LPGA tour player, or some side show that travels the country, and makes a little spending money on the side.