《Wie fires her caddie on her way home from the Women's British Open》
Veteran caddie Greg Johnston began working for the 16-year-old when she
made her professional debut last October.
08.08.2006 07:21 pm (ET)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) --
Michelle Wie didn't make it through her first year as a professional without
firing her caddie, getting rid of Greg Johnston after a tie for 26th in the
Weetavbix Women's British Open.
Johnston began working for the 16-year-old from Hawaii when she made her pro
debut last October in the Samsung World Championship, where Wie was disquali
-fied over an illegal drop in the third round.
Wie had finished no worse than a tie for fifth in her first six LPGA Tour ev-
ents this year, including three majors. She failed to break par in any of
her four rounds at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and the tie for 26th was her
worst finish on the LPGA Tour in two years.
A public relations firm in New York released a statement from the family
that said Johnson's departure "comes as part of Michelle's maturation as a
golfer, part of which is learning from many different bright golf minds."
Johnston did not immediately return a message left on his cell phone.
The Wie family was on their way home from England and could not be reached
for comment.
Golf World magazine reported on its Web site that Wie's agent told Johnston
at the airport Monday in Manchester, England, that he had been fired.
"I was shocked and surprised. I thought we had a successful year," Johnston
said. "And I was extremely disappointed that no one named 'Wie' gave me the
news."
Johnston previously caddied 12 years for Juli Inkster and was on the bag
when she won four of her majors and qualifed for the World Golf Hall of
Fame.
Wie also used prominent PGA Tour caddies such as Fanny Sunesson, Mike
"Fluff" Cowan and Jimmie Johnson while she was an amateur. She is not
scheduled to play again until Sept. 7-10 at the Omega European Masters
in Switzerland, a men's event on the European Tour.
She also is scheduled to play the 84 Lumber Classic the following week on
the PGA Tour, which will be her sixth attempt to become the first woman
since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to make the cut on the PGA Tour.
大意就是魏聖美在經過英國公開賽難得的爛成績之後
覺得桿弟得負點責任 於是在無預警之下
經紀人把桿弟辭掉了
並在接下來仍將挑戰男子巡迴賽
(英巡賽 9/7～9/10 http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/fr/)
然後再尋求接下來PGA比賽裡面第一個晉級的女子選手
(美巡賽 9/11～9/17 http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r474)
原文: http://www.pga.com/news/tours/lpga/wiecaddie080806.cfm
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