Tadd Comes Through
Hello. Congrats to Paul Goydos for winning the Sony Open in Hawaii, his first victory in 11 years. Goydos continues last year's trend of a 40-something winner after many years without a victory (see Jeff Maggert and Tim Herron).
And unfortunately I empathize with Michelle Wie missing the cut by a long shot. I know it puts more fuel on the fire for her critics, so I'm not going to say anything bad about Michelle. All I'll say to those critics is if you don't want to see Wie in a PGA Tour event, stay away so the sponsors have no reason to put her in. That way, the next time you'd see her is if she has qualified, which should keep you quiet.
Now to the Hawaiian teen who should be getting our attention today - Tadd Fujikawa. This young man played great! 9 under for 36 holes! That's a performance worth talking about. How someone that young (2nd youngest to ever make a PGA cut at 16, behind only Canada's own Bob Panasiuk at 15) could shoot those rounds in that windy weather is beyond me. I think I've had consecutive under par rounds once ever. And to have the media hype and the hometown pressure on top of it. Definitely a great performance finishing 20th.
The irony of Tadd's performance is it won't get the press Wie got for missing the cut, and certainly not the press Wie will get if/when she makes a PGA cut or wins a tournament. Both of those things could happen, and an LPGA win should happen, but they may not. Tadd may end up being the most successful Hawaiian golfer ever. Now wouldn't that be a story?
Regards,
Steve
And unfortunately I empathize with Michelle Wie missing the cut by a long shot. I know it puts more fuel on the fire for her critics, so I'm not going to say anything bad about Michelle. All I'll say to those critics is if you don't want to see Wie in a PGA Tour event, stay away so the sponsors have no reason to put her in. That way, the next time you'd see her is if she has qualified, which should keep you quiet.
Now to the Hawaiian teen who should be getting our attention today - Tadd Fujikawa. This young man played great! 9 under for 36 holes! That's a performance worth talking about. How someone that young (2nd youngest to ever make a PGA cut at 16, behind only Canada's own Bob Panasiuk at 15) could shoot those rounds in that windy weather is beyond me. I think I've had consecutive under par rounds once ever. And to have the media hype and the hometown pressure on top of it. Definitely a great performance finishing 20th.
The irony of Tadd's performance is it won't get the press Wie got for missing the cut, and certainly not the press Wie will get if/when she makes a PGA cut or wins a tournament. Both of those things could happen, and an LPGA win should happen, but they may not. Tadd may end up being the most successful Hawaiian golfer ever. Now wouldn't that be a story?
Regards,
Steve
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