>>>>True. When she was a kid, nobody really expected anything and she had no real pressure. As she matured, people started expecting greatness and I think the pressure got to her. She needs to step back and try to find her way back to playing the game for fun.
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>>>>She may even have greatness in her somewhere, but until she learns how to deal with pressure, she'll always be 2nd rate.
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>>>>>then come back when she is ready to handle it.
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>>>>>http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/20070628sirak.html
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>>>>>The best thing she's done recently was to pull out of John Deer Classic.
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>>>>>She shooting in the 80's which I can do with my eyes closed. :)
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>>>Well said, and that's what separates the Tiger from the rest of the field. He lives for the pressure and when playing heads up, he's awfully difficult to beat.
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>>Well, not so much lately. But I bet it's just a short term blip of un-Tiger-like play, not a sign that he is in decline.
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>He's has played in way less tournaments then others but is still leading the Fed-Ex Cup points by a mile.
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>I think he is proof that it take more then talent to play in the PGA. These guys are good.


What I meant was him being in the driver's seat at both the Masters and U.S. Open -- two of the handful of tournaments a year he focuses on -- and losing them in the final round. That had not happened to him in a major before, much less back to back. He is still the best player in golf. But there is a dent or two in his aura of invincibility.

Back to Michelle Wie, I saw in the sports news that she withdrew again in the midst of another disastrous round. She shot an 82 in the opening round of the Women's Open and was 6 over through 9 holes on Friday when she pulled out due to a "wrist injury." This kid needs some time off.