Her father screwed her up by pushing her into PGA men's events at an age when she should have been competing in tournaments with players of her own age and capability. She could not be competitive with the men and all it did was create hype and put money in her father's pockets. She never really learned how to win. When she came on the LPGA she wasn't prepared to compete at the caliber of player and then started to tweek the swing and then it was down hill. She never achieved the mindset to be a consistent winner.
When your game reaches a certain degree of excellence it's just a matter of career management to determine how much further you can go. I always thought entering men's events was evidence of delusional thinking.
I have followed Michelle's golfing prowess since she was in grade school and, yes, that's exactly what happened to her. First, her parents pushed her, then Nike, Kia, and others took over and further damage her skills to a point where it was too late for her to get it back..all for the sake of money. Just glad that she at least has one major (US Open) and got her education from Stanford; but what could've been if she was raised to grow like a normal kid and given the freedom to focus solely with golf in her own timeline. A prodigy that was mishandled, misguided, and drained from achieving her full potential//
She had a ton of hype when she was younger. She was tall and had a beautiful swing. That's alot to live up to. People saw her as the female Tiger Woods...no joke. They thought she would torch the lpga tour so bad that she would eventually play full time with the men. She could have 10 lpga majors and she still wouldn't have lived up to the hype.
Considering Sorenstam did win 10 lpga majors I think you have a good point Obviously Wie would have been praised to no end if she had a Sorenstam-like career but there would have been no shortage of critics too
@@brads.7525 perhaps...but you could also consider getting paid 75 million to play a sport a success. She failed to become legendary for sure. But she's not a complete failure imo.
@@brads.7525 LOL at "She got greedy with her endorsements". Wtf are you talking about? Should she have asked them to lower it to $50 over 5 years so some guy on the internet wouldn't have a weird tantrum about her? Seek help.
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68 in a men’s PGA event as a teenager.......let that sink in guys. Could have been better than Annika IMO, but she should have crushed her peers at every level before looking ahead. Winning brings confidence to do it at the next level
Lol because she is a woman you cast her as a victim as if she didn’t make her own choices. This is why women face so much sexism is attitudes like Alan . She made her choices she made her own mistakes, she wasn’t skilled enough. She was better than guys like you give her credit for.
@@IvannaNukya Good comments. She doesn't consider herself to be a victim. The irony is that her athleticism was just too much for her body. The torque caused by a swing like that...a great swing...caused her injuries. I would know, unfortunately. As a youngster I hit the ball very long, and it destroyed my lower back. Had she been able to handle the torque, then she would have won tournaments on the PGA tour. She was already better than 50% of the men on tour at AGE 14.
I am a Marine Veteran who spent 5 months in Korea in 1987. Though I was in the field alot I really fell in love with Korea and its people. I became a Deputy Sheriff and it was an honor to provide security for Michelle while she golfed in a tournament in South Florida. 🇺🇸🇰🇷!
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Literally 3 days ago I randomly thought "What happened to Michelle Wie?" Totally serious lol. But I never searched, googled, or even asked out loud (Cortana Conspiracy) - and yet here today, TH-cam randomly floats this to my screen.
I saw her play in Thailand, in the Honda classic. I believe it was in 2007 or 8. Her father never left her side and everyone commented that she never seemed to get a moment’s peace with him around. A few of my friends volunteered at the tournament and said it was the talk of the support staff.
I can see why he never gave her any space… around 2016 my friend was working at a hotel that was near a golf course for a lpga tour event… wie acted entitled. Demanding a room. Claimed my friend sexually assaulted her and stole from her to his boss who was a short Asian woman herself but didn’t take anything from anyone. A tough cookie who saw bs a mile away. When his boss said ok let’s call police and check the 2 security cameras, the truth was my friend never touched her and didn’t steal anything. She left but gave an elbow to my friend’s girlfriend on the way out. Wie is banned from the hotel for life. My friend told me as soon as she got mad, he smelled alcohol. He felt like gagging as she was breathing because it was just so much alcohol. I’ve smelled it before of course but my friend told me, not like that. This was worse
Her PARENTS were her biggest downfall of her career, they hand no clue and pushed and critiqued every shot & every decision she made on the course and made her game struggle, plus chasing every damn teacher know to mankind trying to find a winning swing, they ruined her as a Pro golfer!! She was damn good at 13-18 and she should have been left alone to mature into her swing and body and she would have been more successful IMHO! Its Sad her Parents ruined a perfect golf prodigy by trying to live their lives through their child!!!!
I feel like there was too much pressure for her, especially from her parents. And she was too young, too quick into the spotlight. Fell down and matured then came back up. Just glad she looks healthy. Most young stars usually break down into drugs and issues.
Yeah, just blame Asian parents for unwarranted pressure on their children. It’s easy and popular things to do by westerners. It could be just as easy to say Michelle’s success was due to het parents supports.
@@uranius007 Trust me it's not an issue specific to asians. We have "Hockeydads" and "Footballdads" (actual football not the american version) here in Sweden that behave like absolute a-holes... sometimes going as far as assaulting the referee or even opposing players (in youth events no less).
@@uranius007 You're making it an "Asian parents" issue when it's not about that at all. Let's just stick to the point here lol. Oh yeah, I'm asian too.
Her coach told me she needs to get her control freak parents to stay home and learn to take responsibility for her game and improvement. Too many cooks spoil the soup.
People forget how many great golfers are out there. The competition on the LPGA tour is brutal. Michelle Wie won a major. By anyone’s standards that is success.
She is a fraud, and cheater. Just about 6 years ago she was in danger of shooting a round of 85 and suddenly fell ill and withdrew from the tournament. Had she finished with a score of 85+ she would have lost her status of membership and go to Q school. She did the exact same thing while playing in the PGA tournament in Iowa. This negates her only Major win period!!
She didn't have a bad career by most peoples' standards but she didn't live up to the hype of being the world's next great woman golfer (Annika, Wright, Rawls, Zaharias, Berg) What happened? She got thrust into playing above her head by parents, sponsors, and other influencers and slowly lost confidence as the wins/made cuts became far a few between. Then when she got hurt real bad with her wrist at a young age they kept her out there and didn't have it fixed with proper rest for years. By the time she got proper help she became a head case and went through putting/swing changes the rest of her time on the LPGA. I'm glad she somehow made it out of that mess and got her priorities straight to go to college and graduate so she had something to do after her career ends. She'll go down as another fan favorite that just couldn't pan out, and a lot of it has to do with the people who were around her at the time and the lack of knowledge they had of the pro circuit and how to nurture a player into it.
She didn’t grow up.. sure people get married, but they can still be entitled and rude.. 2 things Michelle is.. my friend saw it 1st hand in a hotel and I saw it myself.. she needs to grow up for her child and husband..
i watched her in palm springs play at the diana shore classic. not sure what year. she was very polite and didnt ignore her fans. at the end of the day her father had her on the putting green into the night with lights on. i felt terrible for her.
I have met people that have met her and have ABSOLUTELY nothing good to say about her! She would use profanity and degrade her caddies. She also would be denigrating to wait staff when she would visit here … got this from wait staff. Swearing and not tipping at all. I’m-sure there there aren’t a lot of people that miss her. Good riddance!!!!
I wish her the best of luck. Before this video I hadn’t thought of her in years. I used to admire that long beautiful stroke though... and she herself was/is such a long lean athletic beauty.
I always rooted for Michelle but unlike Tiger Michelle never had the game to match the hype. Michelle always looked so graceful and so tall for an Oriental player as they as usually very short so she did stand out. Hopefully she will make a comeback and have success.
Easy, the golf scouts were all enamored with her, because she was athletically gifted at a young age. But like many talented athletes experience over time, athletic ability only takes you so far. You have to develop your game fundamentally as well as your short game, which Michelle was never as much of a standout. It was only a matter of time before the field caught up to her length, and she became just another golfer.
Agreed she lacks the mental strength and seems her body can hold up to the constant use. Plus very poorly managed as a teenager, not sure if that was because of the parents tho. This video doesn't talk to that.
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She had a gorgeous swing and she bombed off the tee. She moved the ball like a men in such precocious age. Her father ruined her outlook with too much meddling.
Well the thing is, if you look at Inbee Park she used a similar fast-track strategy (minus the excessive media attention) and became the most successful golfer of her generation. Pressel and Creamer also used a similar strategy and had similar career success as Wie. The thing that was outside everyone's control was the wrist injury which probably sapped her career potential.
You left out, quitting tournaments to go to hockey games, faking a wrist injury because she wasn’t going to make the cut, Quit a tournament because a fan asked her for an autograph... ( she called the police on him) She threatened to sue a fan for saying her name after saying great tee shot ( followed by Michelle) yeah really, he said great tee shot Michelle. She threatened to burn down a hotel because they already had a golfer staying in a room.... she wanted to be the only player staying in the hotel.
Yep agree! He’s trash! Look at all the men he fumbled with and hurt their games. He wrist injury isn’t from other practice it’s mostly due to poor bio mechanics.
Look what he did to Lydia Ko. Took her beautiful golf swing and ruined it to promote his new A-Swing at about the time he was releasing his book and DVD.
@@boojiboy2275 yeah he's snake oil salesman. But Lydia deserves more blame, or whomever she takes advise from, because she was actively trying to change her swing. Sometimes leave well enough alone, the grass isn't greener.
She's a perfect example of what happens when you have horrible parents that are just out for Glory and fame and not watching out for their child and her best interest. At 13 years old she was 6 ft tall and had 4 ft long arms. Most powerful women's golf swing we have seen in quite a while. The world was at her feet and her parents told he mishandled her career. Instead of being a prolific winner on the PGA tour she's only won three or four two tournaments. They're women younger than her that I've already won 20 tournaments. Unfortunately the only be known for her height and her ridiculous power at a young age it's really a shame she never became what she could have been
Her competing against men completely ruined her confidence and caused her never to be able to reach her potential. Had she only competed with females and gone through all of the appropriate stages of development she probably would have been about like Tiger was on the PGA tour. She should have completely dominated the LPGA with her length. I don't know if it was her or her parents that kept insisting on playing against males but it was REALLY stupid.
I think fast-tracking her career at such a young age is to blame for a lackluster performance and many of her injuries as she grew into the game. Imagine the immense pressure to perform up to everyone's expectation, as well as your own, and listening to the critics abuses when you consistently come up short. That scenario has always dominated Michelle's game and has destroyed the dreams of her youth. Think about it. A young woman retired from a game she loved. Not because she had to, but because it had become toxic. Now, a mother, she doesn't have to play up to expectations, now she can play for her daughter. Personally, I believe Michelle has some crazy ass shots left in that bag of hers, and dammit, I wanna see them all, every last one of them!!!
Everyone has stories to tell, hi profile or not. We’ve all fallen, has major set backs and got up again. The difference is she has a lot of money to help with the getting back up.
Whenever I see pushy parents like that with a gifted child, I always wonder if their passion isn't really the kids..🤔 Great swing and all, you have to have a lot of passion and competitive drive to make it to the very top. Being so overexposed so young may well have killed the joy for her too.
When I noticed there was a huge problem with her, it was around 2016 She acted entitled off the course.. my friend at the time worked in a hotel and it was near a golf course the lpga was holding a tournament. Many golfers and their caddies had rooms.. then she walked in. Demanding a room. When my friend asked how many people, 1 or 2 or whatever, she went into a rage, demanding a room and threatening to sue him for emotional damage.. when his boss heard her yelling ( his boss is a short Asian woman who doesn’t take anything from anyone) she approached wie and asked what happened. Wie decided to lie and say my friend sexually assaulted her and stole from her… the boss says ok, let me call police and we can check these 2 security cameras to see if that’s true.. it wasn’t. Boss told her to leave and she’s banned from staying there. Wie decided to elbow a girl on her way out ( my friend’s girlfriend) and left.. My friend told me there was so much alcohol in her breathing he nearly gagged. I’ve seen her entitled behavior 1st hand. I’m glad she’s not golfing anymore.
Somehow ,I feel for Michelle who could have easily won at least 50 tournaments and 10 majors if things were handled right....from her stupid coach and those very close and influential to her...
Her initial problems came from the wrist injury which had nothing to do with her swing or how she was handled. She did well to come back as well as she did. Another promising star, Jennifer Rosales, saw her career end due to a similar injury.
Agree. My niece was on the same road and noticed her talent right away at 6. She worked herself through the Jr. tournaments and started to rack up the trophies. We took her to a weekend scouting tournament for coaches of IVY league schools recruiting for their program. She blew away the field and when we interviewed the coaches they knew she is a rare talent. However, their comment was an eye opener. One coach said, players like her are generational and that they don’t go to college and just go straight to the pros. She was 11 at that time and was not even ready for college. We knew about Michelle’s road and did not want her to miss out on her childhood and teenage years. The family decided to let her grow in her natural pace and mature along with her age level. She still plays excellent golf but more so she a gifted student too, currently matriculating in school for advanced students. We will let her decide which school she wants to attend for college and if she wants to be a collegiate player. Sports today has too many $ invovled that parents see their child as a meal ticket.
@@franz289 If she is a generational player she will qualify for the ANA Inspiration, US Women's Open, and win all the big amateur events. You can have a relatively normal life, play excellent golf, and still appear in 5 big amateur/pro tournaments a year. The thing about golf is that it's very unpredictable. It's more common than not for a player to have a 2-3 year run where they achieve all their career success and do absolutely nothing outside that window. Sometimes if you miss the window it's gone forever and you never get another chance. Michelle Wie was really the best female prospect in a generation. Aree Song, Inbee Park, Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel, and Yani Tseng also come to mind but they weren't close to Wie at the age of 15-16. Also there are a number of awesome prospects that don't have much success (Birdie Kim for example, although she did win a US Women's Open). It's easy to second guess after the fact but if she didn't grab the window while she was playing well, chances are 50-50 that she would have become no better than a middling LPGA Tour Pro.
@@DanielSong39 Her swing was so similar to Tiger. That torque caused Tiger to have at least 4 knee surgeries. Michelle's athleticism actually ended up being her downfall. I still think she can play. Just not at the level she COULD have played.
You can denigrate her lack of success to your heart's content, but you can't change facts. During her playing career, more people tuned in to watch her play poorly than to watch the lead group play well. She achieved more than many who have won more, by bringing new people to the game.
As Yogi Berra said, the sport is 90% mental and the other 50% physical. That Men's PGA Tour stuff was ok for a one time thing, but then she was trying to hit the ball 300yds like the men. She's not only a great natural talent, but she's also a woman for Pete's sake. It really would be like asking Tiger, at those young ages, to begin in earnest competing in long-drive Championships. It ruined her.
So much hype, so much talent, so much drama. Faking injury to beat the cut? No, let's focus on many other players that have actually accomplished (Park, Kerr, Ko, Pak, Webb...). Hate camera showing her when she's near the cut line while so many other players on the leader board getting ignored.
The most overrated athlete of all-time. She simply wasn't good enough. But the corporate machine got their hooks into her so she has gotten marketing attention her entire life. Even still, she was doing commentary at The Masters. We'll never stop seeing her because the corporations won't spit her out until they get at least some kind of return on investment. We're stuck with her. She's a giant corporate mistake.
No, she was the best 16 year old female golfer ever. She peaked at 15-17 and was never able to recapture her peak form again. Still she was a good player for several years and had a successful pro career.
My theory is that she grew too fast and tall. As a tall person it took me years longer than others to get my coordination down, especially golf. I grew 10 inches in 18 months at one point.
Hyped like Tiger Woods, HOWEVER, Tiger delivered on the expectations. Why ? Tiger learned to win at all competitive levels and did not allow himself to become a circus sideshow, as Wie did.
Not only her injuries derailed her but I tend to think that Leadbetter and all the tinkering they have done to what was a beautiful swing has hurt her game. They keep tinkering and changing. Should have fired Leadbetter and stuck with Gilcrist. Even Lydia Ko fired/left Leadbetter for all the time he spends with Wie, and Ko was ranked #1!
Great person? My friend saw her entitled behavior 1st hand in a hotel he worked at near a golf course for an lpga event.. she didn’t get her way and threatened to sue him for sexual assault and stealing.. when security cameras proved my friend never touched her at all, she stormed out and elbowed his girlfriend.. Michelle is banned for life from that hotel… That’s not a good person.. especially going into the hotel smelling like you took a swim in alcohol.
@@larrycaballero3112 yeah .. my friend saw her entitled behavior 1st hand. And then I saw it.. she’s the rudest athlete/ celebrity I’ve ever seen and most entitled..
A wrist injury is awful for a golfer. Probably forced to play through injury because of sponsor money . Parents should take note of this. If there is pain, shut your kid down. Dont rush them back to sport. I had acollege baseball coach tell me he rather have a pitcher that started pitching at 16 because of wear and tear from youth pitching.
WAAAAAY back then I never understood why she was so focused on playing with the men...but it occurred to me that she had no chance of winning so it was an excuse and at the same time shed get a lot of positive press. Shes just your average pro golfer with injuries from over training at a young age. Shell probably win one or 2 more majors and do what shes been doing. Lots of top tens.
Way less complicated than that . She got paid , that’s all. She received endorsement contracts worth tens if not 100 million dollars. Struggle over ! Now live the life !
Probably the biggest bust in either golf ...LPGA and PGA in the media's eyes,they build her up she had nothing to do with it....you go Michelle I wish nothing but the best for you PT LPGA player or Analyst for golf channel.
Why oh why did she continue to want to tackle the men's game? I guess being the 'the first to do this or that' was more important than just being a great golfer. Of course, political correctness prevents us from stating the obvious that there is a higher-level being played on the men's side and the pressure she felt to compete led to her demise physically and probably mentally.
She had the game, had the media hype had the looks and peaked. She never went to the next level which was domince on the LPGA. She got injured more often, she changed her swing, her putting style, her hair color which by the way was a hideous blond shade all in an effort to try and recapture her former glory. Alas to no avail. Now is married, has a baby and if she does return to the LPGA she will be just another marginal golfer.
I've seen plenty of Asian chicks go blonde. Don't they realize they look ridiculous with blonde hair? Maybe it's a self hate thing or something. And millions of Koreans (both chicks _and_ men) go for eyelid surgery to make their eyes look less Asian. Yep, I _do_ believe it's a self hate thing.
Her father screwed her up by pushing her into PGA men's events at an age when she should have been competing in tournaments with players of her own age and capability. She could not be competitive with the men and all it did was create hype and put money in her father's pockets. She never really learned how to win. When she came on the LPGA she wasn't prepared to compete at the caliber of player and then started to tweek the swing and then it was down hill. She never achieved the mindset to be a consistent winner.
Absolutely accurate comment. Ruined from an early age by idiot father.
Why of course , because of her father's greed for the Al mighty money , to bad she was good , bad father dis own him and she will do good ?
When your game reaches a certain degree of excellence it's just a matter of career management to determine how much further you can go. I always thought entering men's events was evidence of delusional thinking.
I have followed Michelle's golfing prowess since she was in grade school and, yes, that's exactly what happened to her. First, her parents pushed her, then Nike, Kia, and others took over and further damage her skills to a point where it was too late for her to get it back..all for the sake of money. Just glad that she at least has one major (US Open) and got her education from Stanford; but what could've been if she was raised to grow like a normal kid and given the freedom to focus solely with golf in her own timeline. A prodigy that was mishandled, misguided, and drained from achieving her full potential//
So sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
She had a ton of hype when she was younger. She was tall and had a beautiful swing. That's alot to live up to. People saw her as the female Tiger Woods...no joke. They thought she would torch the lpga tour so bad that she would eventually play full time with the men. She could have 10 lpga majors and she still wouldn't have lived up to the hype.
Considering Sorenstam did win 10 lpga majors I think you have a good point
Obviously Wie would have been praised to no end if she had a Sorenstam-like career but there would have been no shortage of critics too
@@brads.7525 perhaps...but you could also consider getting paid 75 million to play a sport a success. She failed to become legendary for sure. But she's not a complete failure imo.
@@brads.7525 LOL at "She got greedy with her endorsements". Wtf are you talking about? Should she have asked them to lower it to $50 over 5 years so some guy on the internet wouldn't have a weird tantrum about her? Seek help.
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So sad that she’s doing porn now. Just goes to show that you shouldn’t do heroin😵
68 in a men’s PGA event as a teenager.......let that sink in guys. Could have been better than Annika IMO, but she should have crushed her peers at every level before looking ahead. Winning brings confidence to do it at the next level
Scoring average, not low round.
Unfortunately as she got older her coach Ledbetter shortened her swing she lost a lot if distance off the tee
An extremely gifted young lady who was "Exploited" at every opportunity by people who should have known better.
Shame on them!
Lol because she is a woman you cast her as a victim as if she didn’t make her own choices. This is why women face so much sexism is attitudes like Alan . She made her choices she made her own mistakes, she wasn’t skilled enough. She was better than guys like you give her credit for.
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Good comments.
She doesn't consider herself to be a victim. The irony is that her athleticism was just too much for her body. The torque caused by a swing like that...a great swing...caused her injuries.
I would know, unfortunately. As a youngster I hit the ball very long, and it destroyed my lower back.
Had she been able to handle the torque, then she would have won tournaments on the PGA tour. She was already better than 50% of the men on tour at AGE 14.
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
I am a Marine Veteran who spent 5 months in Korea in 1987. Though I was in the field alot I really fell in love with Korea and its people. I became a Deputy Sheriff and it was an honor to provide security for Michelle while she golfed in a tournament in South Florida. 🇺🇸🇰🇷!
She was smart and didn’t let the game take over her life.
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
The game was her life for the most part...when the performance's didn't match the hype,golf became to hard...
When fame and fortune come too early ! She's still one of the most beautiful women to ever play the game. Good luck in the future Michelle.
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I agree. She's a fine looking Mongo. And tall. Easy on the eyes. Fap fap.
She is fun to watch.....I hope she returns !
Literally 3 days ago I randomly thought "What happened to Michelle Wie?" Totally serious lol. But I never searched, googled, or even asked out loud (Cortana Conspiracy) - and yet here today, TH-cam randomly floats this to my screen.
I love her. She's got her priorities in line. So what if she just simply didn't turn out to be one of the best. That's not a flaw
I saw her play in Thailand, in the Honda classic. I believe it was in 2007 or 8. Her father never left her side and everyone commented that she never seemed to get a moment’s peace with him around. A few of my friends volunteered at the tournament and said it was the talk of the support staff.
I can see why he never gave her any space… around 2016 my friend was working at a hotel that was near a golf course for a lpga tour event… wie acted entitled. Demanding a room. Claimed my friend sexually assaulted her and stole from her to his boss who was a short Asian woman herself but didn’t take anything from anyone. A tough cookie who saw bs a mile away. When his boss said ok let’s call police and check the 2 security cameras, the truth was my friend never touched her and didn’t steal anything. She left but gave an elbow to my friend’s girlfriend on the way out. Wie is banned from the hotel for life. My friend told me as soon as she got mad, he smelled alcohol. He felt like gagging as she was breathing because it was just so much alcohol. I’ve smelled it before of course but my friend told me, not like that. This was worse
She won a major
They can never take that away
Why would anyone try and take it away from her?
And that major win cost Nike about 50 million...😂
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
Her PARENTS were her biggest downfall of her career, they hand no clue and pushed and critiqued every shot & every decision she made on the course and made her game struggle, plus chasing every damn teacher know to mankind trying to find a winning swing, they ruined her as a Pro golfer!! She was damn good at 13-18 and she should have been left alone to mature into her swing and body and she would have been more successful IMHO! Its Sad her Parents ruined a perfect golf prodigy by trying to live their lives through their child!!!!
not an uncommon story. parents who are unsatisfied with what they never achieved in life living vicariously through their children...
100% the downfall of some young aspiring golfers and sports youth.A tennis star Jelena Dovik suffered such a fate with a over bearing father.
Absolutely.
These are overbearing Korean parents! I am Korean speaking so I know
One of the most beautiful swing of the entire golf circuit!
She and Ernie Els should make some good golfing babies. :)
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Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
What a wonderful video. Good for her!!!
Michelle is always one of my favorites to watch play golf men or lady . hope she comes back , and stays healthy . :)
I feel like there was too much pressure for her, especially from her parents. And she was too young, too quick into the spotlight. Fell down and matured then came back up. Just glad she looks healthy. Most young stars usually break down into drugs and issues.
Yeah, just blame Asian parents for unwarranted pressure on their children. It’s easy and popular things to do by westerners. It could be just as easy to say Michelle’s success was due to het parents supports.
@@uranius007 Trust me it's not an issue specific to asians. We have "Hockeydads" and "Footballdads" (actual football not the american version) here in Sweden that behave like absolute a-holes... sometimes going as far as assaulting the referee or even opposing players (in youth events no less).
Having her play against men at such a early age was a terrible idea.
@@uranius007 You're making it an "Asian parents" issue when it's not about that at all. Let's just stick to the point here lol. Oh yeah, I'm asian too.
Her coach told me she needs to get her control freak parents to stay home and learn to take responsibility for her game and improvement. Too many cooks spoil the soup.
People forget how many great golfers are out there. The competition on the LPGA tour is brutal. Michelle Wie won a major. By anyone’s standards that is success.
She is a fraud, and cheater. Just about 6 years ago she was in danger of shooting a round of 85 and suddenly fell ill and withdrew from the tournament. Had she finished with a score of 85+ she would have lost her status of membership and go to Q school. She did the exact same thing while playing in the PGA tournament in Iowa. This negates her only Major win period!!
So sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
@@mikeharrahill6203 she is also entitled. My friend saw it and I saw it 1st hand.
Michelle, you are, AND you play,
Beautiful!! X x xx
Do what you love. Good to see her happy with her new family. Get that short game in order and stay healthy and anything is possible
She didn't have a bad career by most peoples' standards but she didn't live up to the hype of being the world's next great woman golfer (Annika, Wright, Rawls, Zaharias, Berg)
What happened? She got thrust into playing above her head by parents, sponsors, and other influencers and slowly lost confidence as the wins/made cuts became far a few between. Then when she got hurt real bad with her wrist at a young age they kept her out there and didn't have it fixed with proper rest for years. By the time she got proper help she became a head case and went through putting/swing changes the rest of her time on the LPGA. I'm glad she somehow made it out of that mess and got her priorities straight to go to college and graduate so she had something to do after her career ends. She'll go down as another fan favorite that just couldn't pan out, and a lot of it has to do with the people who were around her at the time and the lack of knowledge they had of the pro circuit and how to nurture a player into it.
5 wins and a Major. Their are pro women on the tour with less credentials. The bar of expectation is just higher for her.
So? You obviously missed the point.
Michelle is such a beauty. I hope she comes back stronger.
The true mark of a champion is not if they ever fall it's when they fall how they pick themselves up that really matters.
Not sure but seems she started getting worse we she started doing that 90 degree bend with her putting...so not normal
As long as she’s a happy and healthy adult contributing in a positive way to the game, all the best to her.
What happened is Michelle grew up, got married and started a family. Crazy, but a lot of people are doing it.
Its about her golf career.... which was average at best...
She didn’t grow up.. sure people get married, but they can still be entitled and rude.. 2 things Michelle is.. my friend saw it 1st hand in a hotel and I saw it myself.. she needs to grow up for her child and husband..
i watched her in palm springs play at the diana shore classic. not sure what year. she was very polite and didnt ignore her fans. at the end of the day her father had her on the putting green into the night with lights on. i felt terrible for her.
That’s what u need to do if u wanna be good
Michelle is a Winner in my eyes!!!!
these are interesting videos. you should do more! thanks
Thanks a lot!
I have met people that have met her and have ABSOLUTELY nothing good to say about her! She would use profanity and degrade her caddies. She also would be denigrating to wait staff when she would visit here … got this from wait staff. Swearing and not tipping at all. I’m-sure there there aren’t a lot of people that miss her. Good riddance!!!!
but but but.......she so hawwwny, she luuuvv you looong time
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very interesting. thanks for posting.
I wish her the best of luck. Before this video I hadn’t thought of her in years. I used to admire that long beautiful stroke though... and she herself was/is such a long lean athletic beauty.
Glad to hear she is happy with her life.
Spinal and shoulder flexibility at 1:24 and 1:51 is off the dial!
and absolutely means nothing for a strong and consistent golf swing.
I hope she makes a come back...I’ll be praying for her. She’s a great golfer. She deserves it.
Average golfer....long way from great....
I always rooted for Michelle but unlike Tiger Michelle never had the game to match the hype. Michelle always looked so graceful and so tall for an Oriental player as they as usually very short so she did stand out. Hopefully she will make a comeback and have success.
Haters lol
I sometimes wonder if the media exposure and pressure from adults at a young age doesn't somehow come back to haunt these players later on.
that's too much pressure for such a young golf prodigy, hope she and family are doing great!
That’s life. It’s what ya do with it that counts! Best to you, Michelle!
How great! Not everything goes as we dream! BUT, its not over I hope!
These are really good! keep it up, excellent narrative.
Thanks a lot 👌🏻
Easy, the golf scouts were all enamored with her, because she was athletically gifted at a young age. But like many talented athletes experience over time, athletic ability only takes you so far. You have to develop your game fundamentally as well as your short game, which Michelle was never as much of a standout. It was only a matter of time before the field caught up to her length, and she became just another golfer.
She peaked at 16 and she had the complete game back then
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
I met Michelle at airport on way to US after she’d left open injured. She took time for brief chat and photo
Erica Blasberg at 1:35 - I think Michelle is doing ok when you consider the pressure put on these young athletes.
RIP Erica.
No one ever taught her how to win. She had all of the gifts but lacked the mental discipline required to be a winner.
Agreed she lacks the mental strength and seems her body can hold up to the constant use. Plus very poorly managed as a teenager, not sure if that was because of the parents tho. This video doesn't talk to that.
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She had a gorgeous swing and she bombed off the tee. She moved the ball like a men in such precocious age.
Her father ruined her outlook with too much meddling.
Gotta give an assist to her entitlement too
Well the thing is, if you look at Inbee Park she used a similar fast-track strategy (minus the excessive media attention) and became the most successful golfer of her generation. Pressel and Creamer also used a similar strategy and had similar career success as Wie.
The thing that was outside everyone's control was the wrist injury which probably sapped her career potential.
You left out, quitting tournaments to go to hockey games, faking a wrist injury because she wasn’t going to make the cut,
Quit a tournament because a fan asked her for an autograph... ( she called the police on him)
She threatened to sue a fan for saying her name after saying great tee shot ( followed by Michelle) yeah really, he said great tee shot Michelle.
She threatened to burn down a hotel because they already had a golfer staying in a room.... she wanted to be the only player staying in the hotel.
She treats people like they owe her. She thinks caddies are butlers that serve her.
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
That grifter, David Ledbetter, that's what happened.
Ledbetter didn't want her to change her swing. SHE DID!
Yep agree! He’s trash! Look at all the men he fumbled with and hurt their games. He wrist injury isn’t from other practice it’s mostly due to poor bio mechanics.
@@golfcoursemanager33 he’s the coach! His job is to coach and provide the confidence. Her swing was better when she was younger.
Look what he did to Lydia Ko. Took her beautiful golf swing and ruined it to promote his new A-Swing at about the time he was releasing his book and DVD.
@@boojiboy2275 yeah he's snake oil salesman. But Lydia deserves more blame, or whomever she takes advise from, because she was actively trying to change her swing. Sometimes leave well enough alone, the grass isn't greener.
She accomplished so much, and she’s beautiful too!
She grew up to be really pretty
She's a perfect example of what happens when you have horrible parents that are just out for Glory and fame and not watching out for their child and her best interest. At 13 years old she was 6 ft tall and had 4 ft long arms. Most powerful women's golf swing we have seen in quite a while. The world was at her feet and her parents told he mishandled her career. Instead of being a prolific winner on the PGA tour she's only won three or four two tournaments. They're women younger than her that I've already won 20 tournaments. Unfortunately the only be known for her height and her ridiculous power at a young age it's really a shame she never became what she could have been
She was so gorgeous.
Still is.
well summarised
Very rare to see her playing on weekends
Her competing against men completely ruined her confidence and caused her never to be able to reach her potential. Had she only competed with females and gone through all of the appropriate stages of development she probably would have been about like Tiger was on the PGA tour. She should have completely dominated the LPGA with her length. I don't know if it was her or her parents that kept insisting on playing against males but it was REALLY stupid.
@@brads.7525 I think it was definitely her parents fault for even putting her in that situation to begin with.
I think fast-tracking her career at such a young age is to blame for a lackluster performance and many of her injuries as she grew into the game. Imagine the immense pressure to perform up to everyone's expectation, as well as your own, and listening to the critics abuses when you consistently come up short. That scenario has always dominated Michelle's game and has destroyed the dreams of her youth. Think about it. A young woman retired from a game she loved. Not because she had to, but because it had become toxic. Now, a mother, she doesn't have to play up to expectations, now she can play for her daughter. Personally, I believe Michelle has some crazy ass shots left in that bag of hers, and dammit, I wanna see them all, every last one of them!!!
Everyone has stories to tell, hi profile or not. We’ve all fallen, has major set backs and got up again. The difference is she has a lot of money to help with the getting back up.
Whenever I see pushy parents like that with a gifted child, I always wonder if their passion isn't really the kids..🤔 Great swing and all, you have to have a lot of passion and competitive drive to make it to the very top. Being so overexposed so young may well have killed the joy for her too.
She became entitled.. the fame, fortune and star power went to her head. My friend saw it 1st hand. Then I did unfortunately.
Still one of the prettiest golfer.
So?
She sure had a great face, and a fine body. Love her Mongo eyes.
David Leadbetter happened to her
When I noticed there was a huge problem with her, it was around 2016
She acted entitled off the course.. my friend at the time worked in a hotel and it was near a golf course the lpga was holding a tournament. Many golfers and their caddies had rooms.. then she walked in. Demanding a room. When my friend asked how many people, 1 or 2 or whatever, she went into a rage, demanding a room and threatening to sue him for emotional damage.. when his boss heard her yelling ( his boss is a short Asian woman who doesn’t take anything from anyone) she approached wie and asked what happened. Wie decided to lie and say my friend sexually assaulted her and stole from her… the boss says ok, let me call police and we can check these 2 security cameras to see if that’s true.. it wasn’t. Boss told her to leave and she’s banned from staying there. Wie decided to elbow a girl on her way out ( my friend’s girlfriend) and left..
My friend told me there was so much alcohol in her breathing he nearly gagged.
I’ve seen her entitled behavior 1st hand. I’m glad she’s not golfing anymore.
Somehow ,I feel for Michelle who could have easily won at least 50 tournaments and 10 majors if things were handled right....from her stupid coach and those very close and influential to her...
Her initial problems came from the wrist injury which had nothing to do with her swing or how she was handled. She did well to come back as well as she did. Another promising star, Jennifer Rosales, saw her career end due to a similar injury.
Agree. My niece was on the same road and noticed her talent right away at 6. She worked herself through the Jr. tournaments and started to rack up the trophies. We took her to a weekend scouting tournament for coaches of IVY league schools recruiting for their program. She blew away the field and when we interviewed the coaches they knew she is a rare talent. However, their comment was an eye opener. One coach said, players like her are generational and that they don’t go to college and just go straight to the pros. She was 11 at that time and was not even ready for college. We knew about Michelle’s road and did not want her to miss out on her childhood and teenage years. The family decided to let her grow in her natural pace and mature along with her age level. She still plays excellent golf but more so she a gifted student too, currently matriculating in school for advanced students. We will let her decide which school she wants to attend for college and if she wants to be a collegiate player. Sports today has too many $ invovled that parents see their child as a meal ticket.
@@franz289 If she is a generational player she will qualify for the ANA Inspiration, US Women's Open, and win all the big amateur events. You can have a relatively normal life, play excellent golf, and still appear in 5 big amateur/pro tournaments a year.
The thing about golf is that it's very unpredictable. It's more common than not for a player to have a 2-3 year run where they achieve all their career success and do absolutely nothing outside that window. Sometimes if you miss the window it's gone forever and you never get another chance.
Michelle Wie was really the best female prospect in a generation. Aree Song, Inbee Park, Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel, and Yani Tseng also come to mind but they weren't close to Wie at the age of 15-16. Also there are a number of awesome prospects that don't have much success (Birdie Kim for example, although she did win a US Women's Open). It's easy to second guess after the fact but if she didn't grab the window while she was playing well, chances are 50-50 that she would have become no better than a middling LPGA Tour Pro.
@@DanielSong39 Her swing was so similar to Tiger. That torque caused Tiger to have at least 4 knee surgeries. Michelle's athleticism actually ended up being her downfall. I still think she can play. Just not at the level she COULD have played.
Really sad to see her doing porn now. Heroin really can destroy anyone😢
You can denigrate her lack of success to your heart's content, but you can't change facts. During her playing career, more people tuned in to watch her play poorly than to watch the lead group play well. She achieved more than many who have won more, by bringing new people to the game.
As Yogi Berra said, the sport is 90% mental and the other 50% physical. That Men's PGA Tour stuff was ok for a one time thing, but then she was trying to hit the ball 300yds like the men. She's not only a great natural talent, but she's also a woman for Pete's sake. It really would be like asking Tiger, at those young ages, to begin in earnest competing in long-drive Championships. It ruined her.
Is she married to Jerry West's son?
Ok I just looked it up and she is the logo's daughter in law.
So much hype, so much talent, so much drama. Faking injury to beat the cut? No, let's focus on many other players that have actually accomplished (Park, Kerr, Ko, Pak, Webb...). Hate camera showing her when she's near the cut line while so many other players on the leader board getting ignored.
Go Michelle whatever you choose to do I wish you success
She always had a dope set of TYs
that babies ball tracking ability was outstanding
The most overrated athlete of all-time. She simply wasn't good enough. But the corporate machine got their hooks into her so she has gotten marketing attention her entire life. Even still, she was doing commentary at The Masters. We'll never stop seeing her because the corporations won't spit her out until they get at least some kind of return on investment. We're stuck with her. She's a giant corporate mistake.
No, she was the best 16 year old female golfer ever. She peaked at 15-17 and was never able to recapture her peak form again.
Still she was a good player for several years and had a successful pro career.
Harsh. Lot of truth though but still harsh
@@DanielSong39 Lydia ko and Lexi Thompson were better at 16
My theory is that she grew too fast and tall. As a tall person it took me years longer than others to get my coordination down, especially golf. I grew 10 inches in 18 months at one point.
D.B., I did not realize that she won a major. Good for her!
Hyped like Tiger Woods, HOWEVER, Tiger delivered on the expectations. Why ? Tiger learned to win at all competitive levels and did not allow himself to become a circus sideshow, as Wie did.
What happened to Lexi Thompson
Not only her injuries derailed her but I tend to think that Leadbetter and all the tinkering they have done to what was a beautiful swing has hurt her game. They keep tinkering and changing. Should have fired Leadbetter and stuck with Gilcrist. Even Lydia Ko fired/left Leadbetter for all the time he spends with Wie, and Ko was ranked #1!
I always thought it would be fun if Michelle Wie married PGA golfer Charlie Wi (Wee) and she became known as Michelle Wie-Wi.🤗
Haaahhaaahahaha
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It's why Tom Lehman only has one Major win.
It's pretty common golf issue.
good for her, she is a great person,
Great person? My friend saw her entitled behavior 1st hand in a hotel he worked at near a golf course for an lpga event.. she didn’t get her way and threatened to sue him for sexual assault and stealing.. when security cameras proved my friend never touched her at all, she stormed out and elbowed his girlfriend.. Michelle is banned for life from that hotel…
That’s not a good person.. especially going into the hotel smelling like you took a swim in alcohol.
She can hit a 7 iron 210 yards, awesome love watching her play
She is, and has always been a gifted golfer! Miss her when she's not participating! Much good luck in the future, MIchelle!
Met her once.. she's not a good person.. only when it's someone important or other celebrity or in front of camera.. I was sorry to see that..
@@larrycaballero3112 yeah .. my friend saw her entitled behavior 1st hand. And then I saw it.. she’s the rudest athlete/ celebrity I’ve ever seen and most entitled..
To much to young but she will back great golfer good luck with everything Enjoy
A wrist injury is awful for a golfer. Probably forced to play through injury because of sponsor money . Parents should take note of this. If there is pain, shut your kid down. Dont rush them back to sport. I had acollege baseball coach tell me he rather have a pitcher that started pitching at 16 because of wear and tear from youth pitching.
Wishing her happiness!
WAAAAAY back then I never understood why she was so focused on playing with the men...but it occurred to me that she had no chance of winning so it was an excuse and at the same time shed get a lot of positive press. Shes just your average pro golfer with injuries from over training at a young age. Shell probably win one or 2 more majors and do what shes been doing. Lots of top tens.
She won the us open. She made good.
Nike and her parents ruined her
I bet she is going to be even a better mom.
0:48 she’s 12 what I thought she looks around 18
Yeah exactly what I thought, looked well above her age her whole life
Way less complicated than that . She got paid , that’s all. She received endorsement contracts worth tens if not 100 million dollars. Struggle over ! Now live the life !
Probably the biggest bust in either golf ...LPGA and PGA in the media's eyes,they build her up she had nothing to do with it....you go Michelle I wish nothing but the best for you PT LPGA player or Analyst for golf channel.
Not even close. Longest legs, maybe...oh, wait, that's probably not what you meant.
Why didnt she live up to everybody's expectations, you say? Because she doesnt flippin have to!
Very talented golfer for sure
Eh, she's not one of my favorites. Trying to play on the men's and couldn't even win on the women's. I Don't think she's special or talented
Do one on Yani Tseng
Her pappy was no bueno.
She married a man with a very rich father. She's doing great!
Why oh why did she continue to want to tackle the men's game? I guess being the 'the first to do this or that' was more important than just being a great golfer. Of course, political correctness prevents us from stating the obvious that there is a higher-level being played on the men's side and the pressure she felt to compete led to her demise physically and probably mentally.
Her first car was a Bentley, she got it before she had her license. Why am I supposed to feel bad for her?
She had the game, had the media hype had the looks and peaked. She never went to the next level which was domince on the LPGA. She got injured more often, she changed her swing, her putting style, her hair color which by the way was a hideous blond shade all in an effort to try and recapture her former glory. Alas to no avail. Now is married, has a baby and if she does return to the LPGA she will be just another marginal golfer.
I've seen plenty of Asian chicks go blonde. Don't they realize they look ridiculous with blonde hair? Maybe it's a self hate thing or something. And millions of Koreans (both chicks _and_ men) go for eyelid surgery to make their eyes look less Asian. Yep, I _do_ believe it's a self hate thing.
What a statuesque beauty.