Michelle Wie should take a break

Washington Post's article: Michelle Wie Needs to Shut it Down gives a compelling argument that the 17-year golfer should take a rest and stop pissing everyone off.

It has not been a good week for Wie at the LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock. She shot 83 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday and ended in last place in the remaining field of 84 golfers.

Could it still be her injured wrist which forced her to withdraw from the Ginn Tribute in Charleston, S.C. when she was 14 over for 16 holes? She got a lot of criticism for withdrawing and now she's playing at this championship.

Parental pressure? Her sponsors? The networks? The tourney organisers? Are they pushing her too far and perhaps destroying her dream so early in her career?

In her press conference last week, she kept describing herself as a "work in progress" and pleaded with her fans to be patient with her.

I guess we are expecting too much from her. Last year, she had three top five finishes in majors and was contending for a championship in every one of them. But her wrist injury this summer is causing a whole lot of trouble.

Why not agree with the Washington Post writer and take a rest? Go to rehab, pitch and putt, do some aerobic conditioning, weight training, but at least put some ice on those wrists!

Why not get ready for your freshman year at Stanford? The whole student body would still be amazed at your accomplishments from last year. Now you are trying to win and losing badly. People will talk about your early withdrawal from the Ginn Tribute, or trying to avoid the penalty for going over too high, and being disrespectful to the other female professional golfers.

Instead of dissing Sorenstam who has won 86 professional golf outings in her career, at least make amends about what happened before, and get her blessing. At least you will be shown as being graceful and understanding.

One veteran player mentioned in the article stated: "That's the problem here," she said. "In my mind, it's always been a privilege to play on this tour. The Wies attitude is the tournaments and the sponsors should be privileged to have Michelle at their event. That's not good."

Plus, everyone's a bit jealous about her $20 million per year in sponsorships.

Michelle should withdraw and take a break to nurse herself back to health. If she stays arrognant, she's going to give a nasty impression of herself for years to come, and it won't do her any good at future tournaments. She's definitely a most promising player but she got so many years left to enjoy.