Solheim Day two of is dawning in Sugar Grove (I love that name) with clear skies and the home team ahead by one.
Day one was long but compelling; a winning finish by the star pairing of Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer - after a battle that lasted almost six hours - set the tone for the day.
Down early on, Ms. Creamer's 45 foot birdie putt on 16 followed by Ms. Kerr's birdies on 17 and 18, turned the day around. These ladies showed the collected golf fans...on site and on-line... what teamwork is all about.
However, there were some who did not appreciate the... enthusiasm... of the American players.
Lindsey Willhite writing for the Daily Herald said, "I Can't say I'm enchanted by the "butt-fives" that Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer are sharing, but whatever works. If it makes Joe Sixpack tune in, fine by me."
It's fine by me too, and I'm looking forward to day two in Sugar Grove.
[Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images] ❀
Lindsey Willhite writing for the Daily Herald said, "I Can't say I'm enchanted by the "butt-fives" that Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer are sharing, but whatever works. If it makes Joe Sixpack tune in, fine by me."
ReplyDeletePleaaaaaaaase! Perhaps if Ms. Willhite would pull that stick... oppppss. Anyway, finally one day of fun (and a pretty great photo to go with it) on the course and this is what you get from the media. I don't know about you but writing with that kind of stuffy attitude just bores me silly and I think is why Blogs, like yours Patricia, are now a viable alternative source for coverage.
wow - I didn't think anybody was a bigger stick in the mud than me. Maybe Willhite isn't old enough to remember disco ? Maybe she's the only woman on the planet who doesn't like to dance ?
ReplyDeleteThe Bump was as big as The Macarena back in the day - and if Kerr and Creamer know about it - what rock has Willhite been hiding under ?
Willhite is a "critic" who thinks she is capable of writing about sports. I read a few of her articles on Da Bears only to find that she is as clueless about football as she is about bumping.
What makes this woman think they were doing it for "joe six-pack", anyway ? And if this is as bad as she makes it out to be, how did she not have a heart attack when Brandy Chastain ripped off her shirt to expose her sports bra at the '99 Women's World Cup ?
By the way - Chastain just got her bra back. She had donated it to the Sports Museum of America in New York City...which declared bankruptcy earlier this year and the IRS stormtroopers seized the place. Chastain had to pay $250 "shipping and handling" to get something back that she donated for free. (I guess someone at the IRS watches late night informercials and learned about outrageous shipping charges)
Ya gotta love the bump
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYy1iqldk2Q
The bump was invented for white people that never learned to disco dance
The bump was spontaneous and fun and celebratory! I am all for more off all of that all of the time!
ReplyDeleteOK, so I don't see Tiger and Phil doing it in the Ryder Cup, but it's a lot of fuss about nothing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot better than some of the celebrations you witness in sport: soccer, anyone? And that double act in tennis when they jump up and bump chests.
One final point: I noticed Michelle Wie high-five her partner with such force at one point that I thought there would be a wrist dislocation. The butt-five is far more likely to pass health & safety regulations
I'm all in favor of it. Been trying to find some video of it online.
ReplyDeleteOne thing, though: shouldn't it be called a Butt Two?
First of all isn't Lindsey Willhite a man?
ReplyDeleteSecondly, his comments are ridiculous. It's a blast to watch, and the enthusiasm is contagious. Maybe, just maybe, some viewers will get so excited that they will want to watch more women's golf.
The "Joe Sixpack" reference is also annoying. To imply that the "bump" is somehow the equivalent of a wet t-shirt contest is absurd.
These golfing girls are awesome to watch.
Lay off MR. Willhite and LET THE GIRLS HAVE SOME FUN!!
Dear Mr. (or Mrs) Willhite,
ReplyDeleteCome on over to Bushwood CC and we will let you fire up a bowl of some Spackler 420 Premium Turf Grass. That will settle you right down, and pretty soon you, too, will be groovin like Paula and Kritie.
Sincerely,
Carl Spackler
Assistant Greenskeeper and Varmint Poon Tang Specialist
I've had so much fun watching the Solheim! I find it amazing that anyone, especially a woman, would criticize anything other than the occasional shanked golf shot. Good Lord! Just let the ladies play and have fun. There always seems to be a *spoil sport* that deems it necessary to criticize people when they are just having fun. I fear that Ms. Willhite is not only a drag to be around, but a whiner as well.
ReplyDeleteWhen in a tournament, one does whatever one can or must, to make it a successful win. And, by the way... Thank you for the heads up! I think Ms. Willhite might be headed for writing descriptions for some boring catalog.
I'm with Ballman... perhaps Ms. Willhite should take that stick out... It's very unbecoming.
I guess my biggest & most important question is: Who the hell hired that idiot to write about sports? It's laughable, really.
Willhite should think outside the buns and just let them have fun.
ReplyDeleteOr she should just think outside, away from her computer.
FYI - Lindsey Willhite is a MAN.... So it's Mr. Willhite who should pull that stick out of his... Yeah.
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