19th Hole comment:I'm finished with Wie.

I was just listening to The Golf Channel's 19 Hole.  A comment was made about Michelle Wie.  One said that they were through with Wie.  She had made a statement to the press, talking about  herself and finished  saying  It won't kill you.  They wondered  what she meant  by that statement, going on to say that at 18, she should be able to articulate better than that.

Are they giving Wie a fair shake?

Michelle Wie is nothing more than a circus, a circus which is her father and rest of her family, side show.  She will never be any good because she is damaged goods.  Her sense of reality is so mixed up that she probably doesn't know black from white.

Someone said Ty Tryon.  Amen.  A sad look at both families shows how materialistic our world is to some people, when the long term mental welfare of their own flesh and blood is disregarded for "things" and money.

Michelle Wie is still a child.  Has she hit 19 yet?  She was thrust into the limelight and labeled the "next great American, woman golfer", at an age when most girls are only worried about school and boys.  Way to much pressure for a 15 year old girl.  Especially in Hawaii, where maturity takes a little longer to develop.  Lots of sunshine, beaches, local boys, tourists and a relaxed way of life, "Paradise Paralysis" as it is commonly known on the Islands.  I think the next few years at Stanford (away from her dad) will be good for her.  She will mature a bit and hopefully get involved with the right people to help direct her career.  There is no denying that she has enormous talent and (I still believe), potential.  I haven't given up on her yet, because she is a byproduct of her overbearing father.  Golf is a mental game and from what I have read and heard over the years, her father overwhelmed her with his expectations.  With the right type of support and guidance, she will still have a chance to flourish.  She has way too much talent to waste.  Somebody will step up to the plate and help her.

When Michelle was healthy and playing well on the LPGA, everyone was all about her plaaying on the men's tour.  The gallaries following her at the 84 Lumber Classic were ridiculous.  Her father had a lot to do with her downfall, but the media, and fans that bought into all the hype hurt her career badly.  Now a media hotshot "is all through" with her.  What hypocrites! 

I'd love to see Wie live up to her potential in the LPGA.  The LPGA has a great young group of players and her playing well would add to that greatness. 

ILG, when you asked this very good question, it made me think, has everyone or anyone for that matter, given her a fair shake recently?