Michelle Wie, who won the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, agrees, adding that she thinks pros should do whatever they can to drum up interest.
“I love the big crowds. I actually think I play better with more people watching me” Wie said. “It’s the reason why I play … to inspire other people, and it feels great.”
It’s baffling that she isn’t there already. The World Golf Hall of Fame is often ridiculed because of how easy it is to get in. Until recently five people were inducted every year. Even writers adorn the Hall of Fame walls, and when golfer Colin Montgomerie was inducted in 2013 despite never winning a major, it prompted such disgust that the organization suspended its induction ceremony for a year and changed the admission criteria. This year’s class saw three golfers and one course designer take their place in the hall, and there was Stephenson, with 16 LPGA Tour wins and three majors, on the outside looking in.
“A lot of what I did was http://hallmarkwiki.com/images/007; Great Britain; Chester; 1690-1936; Chester marks silver hallmark.jpg” alt=”Oceanside escort service”> ahead of my time,” she says. “People didn’t understand it and not everybody liked it. Remembering the old stuff, I’m sure that has something to do with it.”
Jan says she started down her path as a way to boost interest for the tour when it turned into something bigger. Not that she’s complaining. She enjoyed the added attention, but it hurts her to think that may be why she’s getting overlooked.