Wie Shoots Quintuple Bogey on 9 at US Open
How many times do you see professional golfers card quintuple bogies? Hell, we all can do that.
It happened today to 18 year old Michelle Wie on the 9th hole causing her to basically drop out of contention for even making the cut at the US women’s open.
With her wrist injuries seemingly behind her, Michelle’s confidence was high going into the tournament - if it weren’t for that darn 9th hole.
She pulled her tee shot into the right rough, then tried to hit a low approach through the trees to an elevated green. The shot came up about 30 yards short, and she bladed her wedge over the green, facing a steep, downhill chip.
She tried a flop shot, but it came up inches short of the fringe. Using a putter for her fifth shot, the ball bounced out quickly, rolled down the ridge and off the green.
Her chip reached the top of the slope, then trickled back to her feet as she turned away before it stopped rolling. Her seventh shot made it up the ridge to 5 feet behind the hole, but she missed the putt.
This round was reminiscent of a year ago when Michelle shot a 42 in her last nine holes at the Women’s Open. She then withdrew from the tournament at the half way mark of the second round.
Perhaps a blistering round of 62 on Friday will put her back in contention. Stranger things have happened. Like Rocco Mediate staying with Tiger Woods for 91 holes recently!
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