Four Fairways for Wie

The inclement weather didn’t come soon enough for Michelle Wie in today’s first round of the US Women’s Open. While continuing to hit an average drive of 250 yards, only four of them found the fairways for Wie, leaving her out on the edges and fighting her way back to the middle. Wie wasn’t the only golfer struggling today at Pine Needles, Karrie Webb finished the day with a surprising round of 83, just one from the bottom of today's leaderboard.

The wayward weather did limit the young newcomer, Alexis Thompson, to a short round of nine holes, but at last check she was holding her own at +3 and hit 7 of 7 fairways on her drives. Pretty impressive first showing for the 12 year old athlete, don’t you think?

Tomorrow there is more in store as the USGA starts things off at 7:30 a.m. trying to make up for lost time today. One by one the players will head up to the tee box, either praying for the skies to stay clear or hoping for another lightning storm. Either way, the electricity is high in Southern Pines this late June weekend as the US Women’s Open heads for day two.