rossporterlc Posted 8 July 2005 Share Posted 8 July 2005 Hunter Mahan fired a flawless eight-under-par 63 to lead after the opening round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois but it was 15-year-old schoolgilr Michelle Wie who grabbed the headlines. Wie, on her PGA Tour debut, stole the limelight with a one-under-par 70 to give herself every chance of becoming the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut on the men's circuit. She had a confidence-boosting birdie on the par-five second but nerves soon took over as she recorded bogeys at three of the next four holes. But two birdies and no dropped shots coming home, including a 15-foot clutch putt on the last to save par, leaves her halfway down the field. "The front nine I was just a little bit shaky and made a lot of stupid bogeys," said the teen phenomenon. "The back nine was awesome for me, I hit almost every green. "I feel I can improve a lot on the front nine, and hopefully I can do that tomorrow." Meanwhile Mahan, who started on the 10th, birdied two of his first three holes and then rattled off three successive birdies from the 14th. And a further three in his final nine holes were good enough to give him the one-stroke lead over JL Lewis, with five players tied in a group a further shot behind. "It was a pretty easy round. I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens," Mahan said. "I just had the green speed on the greens so I just had to worry about the lines and be aggressive. I didn't have to worry about too much out there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 8 July 2005 Share Posted 8 July 2005 Hunter Mahan fired a flawless eight-under-par 63 to lead after the opening round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois but it was 15-year-old schoolgilr Michelle Wie who grabbed the headlines.Wie, on her PGA Tour debut, stole the limelight with a one-under-par 70 to give herself every chance of becoming the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut on the men's circuit. She had a confidence-boosting birdie on the par-five second but nerves soon took over as she recorded bogeys at three of the next four holes. But two birdies and no dropped shots coming home, including a 15-foot clutch putt on the last to save par, leaves her halfway down the field. "The front nine I was just a little bit shaky and made a lot of stupid bogeys," said the teen phenomenon. "The back nine was awesome for me, I hit almost every green. "I feel I can improve a lot on the front nine, and hopefully I can do that tomorrow." Meanwhile Mahan, who started on the 10th, birdied two of his first three holes and then rattled off three successive birdies from the 14th. And a further three in his final nine holes were good enough to give him the one-stroke lead over JL Lewis, with five players tied in a group a further shot behind. "It was a pretty easy round. I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens," Mahan said. "I just had the green speed on the greens so I just had to worry about the lines and be aggressive. I didn't have to worry about too much out there." 134381[/snapback] Is she not one of the sexiest girls on earth and what awesome talent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 8 July 2005 Author Share Posted 8 July 2005 Hunter Mahan fired a flawless eight-under-par 63 to lead after the opening round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois but it was 15-year-old schoolgilr Michelle Wie who grabbed the headlines.Wie, on her PGA Tour debut, stole the limelight with a one-under-par 70 to give herself every chance of becoming the first woman since Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut on the men's circuit. She had a confidence-boosting birdie on the par-five second but nerves soon took over as she recorded bogeys at three of the next four holes. But two birdies and no dropped shots coming home, including a 15-foot clutch putt on the last to save par, leaves her halfway down the field. "The front nine I was just a little bit shaky and made a lot of stupid bogeys," said the teen phenomenon. "The back nine was awesome for me, I hit almost every green. "I feel I can improve a lot on the front nine, and hopefully I can do that tomorrow." Meanwhile Mahan, who started on the 10th, birdied two of his first three holes and then rattled off three successive birdies from the 14th. And a further three in his final nine holes were good enough to give him the one-stroke lead over JL Lewis, with five players tied in a group a further shot behind. "It was a pretty easy round. I hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens," Mahan said. "I just had the green speed on the greens so I just had to worry about the lines and be aggressive. I didn't have to worry about too much out there." 134381[/snapback] Is she not one of the sexiest girls on earth and what awesome talent? 134404[/snapback] 100% agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitesh Posted 8 July 2005 Share Posted 8 July 2005 She is definatly 100% hot! And iv heard that she isnt a bad golfer either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rossporterlc Posted 8 July 2005 Author Share Posted 8 July 2005 looks painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitesh Posted 8 July 2005 Share Posted 8 July 2005 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 8 July 2005 Share Posted 8 July 2005 looks painful 134544[/snapback] Bet it wouldn't be really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitesh Posted 9 July 2005 Share Posted 9 July 2005 She didnt make the cut unfortunaltly! She finished 1 under which is still good but the cut was 3 under i think. Look forward to seeing her next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 9 July 2005 Author Share Posted 9 July 2005 quality player, and still very young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 9 July 2005 Share Posted 9 July 2005 She didnt make the cut unfortunaltly! She finished 1 under which is still good but the cut was 3 under i think. Look forward to seeing her next year! 135218[/snapback] I look forward to seeing her every day. Beats Viagra any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 10 July 2005 Author Share Posted 10 July 2005 She didnt make the cut unfortunaltly! She finished 1 under which is still good but the cut was 3 under i think. Look forward to seeing her next year! 135218[/snapback] I look forward to seeing her every day. Beats Viagra any time. 135514[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 11 July 2005 Share Posted 11 July 2005 She didnt make the cut unfortunaltly! She finished 1 under which is still good but the cut was 3 under i think. Look forward to seeing her next year! 135218[/snapback] Is golf one tough game?. Just had a dream finish in our club championships: birdie, birdie, par, par, birdie... 17 shots for five holes ..... and still got beat by a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 11 July 2005 Author Share Posted 11 July 2005 unlucky, you would have stood a good chance on countback aswel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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