Wie Starting Over II

Hello. Michelle Wie is going to Q-school. If this were any other teenager, it would be seen as a normal progression towards a successful pro career. That obviously is not the case for Michelle.
She was the 'golden girl', the 'can't miss kid'. It could be argued she has now missed. Wie was given every opportunity to become a success, and failed to capitalize. The reasons were many and have been recited in every media imaginable.
What happened? I honestly think the original plan was for Michelle to play in the Masters. And she was willing to remain an amateur until she did. Her advancing to the quarterfinals of the US Men's Public Links was proof she was heading towards that goal. And if she would've remained an amateur, she may have achieved it.
But as Charles Davis said on the Golf Channel's "Grey Goose 19th Hole"3 years ago, she was an amateur playing a pro's schedule. And let's face it, no one could ignore the money everyone else was making off of Wie. Why wouldn't she turn pro, especially when $20 million was on the table? And with no guarantee of reaching the Masters? I'd have done the same thing.
Will Wie turn it around? I think she'll get her LPGA card. But the days of superstardom may be tougher to acquire.

Regards,
Steve