Michelle Wie stung by bee in LPGA Tour opener in Bahamas
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Michelle Wie hit a ball in the singles on Day 3 at the Solheim Cup golf tournament in St. Leon-Rot, southern Germany, on Sept. 20, 2015.
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas » Michelle Wie was stung by a bee today in the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, and second-ranked Inbee Park withdrew because of back pain after the second-worst round of her LPGA Tour career.
Wie was stung on the palm of her right hand on the 16th hole, her seventh of the day at the windy Ocean Club. She finished with a 3-over 76 to fall eight strokes behind first-round leaders Paula Creamer, Charley Hull, Alison Lee, Ashlan Ramsey, Catriona Matthew, Mika Miyazato and Haru Nomura.
“I was waiting to hit my tee shot and I felt something sting and it hurt really, really bad and I knew it was a bee,” Wie said. “I brushed it away and the stinger was still in there. We were trying to find a tweezer and out of all the people, our security guy had tweezers on him, so I got it out.”
She bogeyed three of the first five holes on her back nine.
“It just kind of felt so swollen it was kind of hard to grip the club. I was hitting the ball so well on the front nine and just definitely had a couple loose ones coming in making the turn. You can kind of feel the venom kind of spread. But the last couple holes, it’s feeling better.”
She struggled with her putting.
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“I only missed two greens,” Wie said. “I just putted horribly.”
Park shot an 80, playing her final four holes in 5 over with a double bogey on the par-5 15th and three bogeys. She will sit out the Coates Golf Championship next week in Florida, and hopes to return late next month in the Honda LPGA Thailand.
“I’ve always had a little lower back problem and some weeks it just gets bit worse and today happened to be one of those days,” Park said. “Hopefully, in Thailand I’ll be in really good shape.”
Creamer played a late three-hole stretch in 4 under, making an eagle on the par-4 eighth.
“I’ll definitely take it,” Creamer said. “This golf course, it’s a great track. It really does play well. The wind makes it very difficult, but these greens, they’re challenging. The biggest thing is get it as close as you can from the fairways and see what you can do.”
Lee finished with a bogey on the par-4 ninth after playing the previous three holes in 4 under with an eagle on the par-5 seventh. She is still a student at UCLA.
“I’m taking four classes right now,” Lee said. “Each week, I think, I counted to about 13 hours of class, so it’s not too bad. I have friends in each class that can give me notes.”
The 46-year-old Matthew also eagled No. 7.
“You would much rather get off to a good start than a bad start,” Matthew said. “I think this course is tough because there’s a lot of crosswinds, which makes it difficult.”
Miyazato had only 10 putts in a first-nine 6-under 31.
“Very excited because if green in regulation, I make it, make it, make it,” Miyazato said.
The Japanese player had an interesting answer when asked if she did anything exciting in the offseason.
“Too much drink,” Miyazato said.
Her drink of choice?
“Whiskey,” Miyazato said. “Only in the offseason.”
Hull had a bogey-free round.
“It’s quite quiet this week,” Hull said. “You can really focus and get your head down and just get back out on tour.”
Jennifer Johnson and Min Seo Kwak were a stroke back at 69.
Defending champion Sei Young Kim opened with a 71, and 2014 winner Jessica Korda had a 72. Third-ranked Stacy Lewis shot 73, No. 4 Lexi Thompson 74, and No. 11 Christie Kerr 77.
25 responses to “Michelle Wie stung by bee in LPGA Tour opener in Bahamas”
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a black ant bit cholo today and almost ate his burrito. true story. breaking news for sure.
Did she climax and squirt?
no but cholo did!
At least, cholo has new wiper blades.
this is “TOP NEWS” ?
Save that bee’s stinger. Might be worth something on E-Bay?
This is the reason why a woman wears a DDD cup. For protection.
SA and AP have got to be kidding about reporting this story.I guess nothing else is going on in the world or here in Hawaii that is news worthy. Putting poorly is no surprise for her as that is one of her weaker part of the game.
808… At least you don’t have to subscribe to the Mad Magazine.
Her worst day golfing is BETTER than your best day golfing.
Her worst fishing day is better than her best golfing day.
Which would still make her a better golfer than you.
How many girlfriends will be stung tonight?
Costa Rica has the Bot fly that lays an egg on top of your head to grow into a huge living larvae. Don that hat when you over there.
Got to work on that putting. Otherwise retire.
I rather stay at home and eat all the pudding.
A Bee at the Tee, and not to Flee? That is the question – – –
It’s all about the bee’s knees.
A lady golfer gets stung by a bee and tells her caddy about it. “Where did you get sting” the caddy asked. “Between the first and second hole” the lady replied. “Ok” the caddy says “that’s because your stance is too wide”. Hahahahaaha
Yep. Got bring a flashlight. Can never tell which hole will be dark.
dat taint da one
The rainbow-colored hair does not help her image. It makes her look like a punk.
Yeah. Never could understand why adults dress like a teeny bopper.
My puppies would love to chase her ball.
cholos balls would love to chase her puppies