tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post3827448577143096890..comments2023-10-24T09:51:13.206-04:00Comments on GNN BLOG: Seon Hwa Lee Wins for 2nd Time in 2008Waggle Room Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-55142830455412480192008-07-07T15:27:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:27:00.000-04:00She's now #8 in the Rolex Rankings, so B+ sounds j...She's now #8 in the Rolex Rankings, so B+ sounds just about right to me. Although last I compared Lee and Creamer, Creamer's stats looked a lot better, so maybe I'd give her an A-:<BR/><BR/>http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/06/quantifying-dominance-part-1-wins-and.html (as of 6/20/08)<BR/><BR/>Ochoa, by the way, has better stats than the 2 of them combined (in fewer starts), so, yeah, if you want to reserve the "elite" tag for A+ers like her and Sorenstam (and for a season here or there Webb and Pak), I'm fine with that.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-65839705441442086732008-07-07T10:25:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:25:00.000-04:00That's good enough of a case for me. I am relucta...That's good enough of a case for me. I am reluctant to call SHL "elite" because that would put her in the company of Ochoa and Sorenstam, both of whom have more majors and way more wins. If I had to classify things, I'd call her the B+ level - almost good enough, but a couple of more wins will do it. (I think Paula Creamer really fits this description well and that the US media goes too far in measuring her talents/disappointments.)<BR/><BR/>As for the media aspect of all of this, you have to keep in mind that the media moves either too quickly or too slowly. In this case, they're still getting over the fact that Lorena is awfully good. It'll be a while before they start trying to identify her challenger(s).Waggle Room Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159423855569109162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-26522374972612307302008-07-07T10:08:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:08:00.000-04:00Like your update, but I think there's a case to be...Like your update, but I think there's a case to be made that Lee is already in the game's elite. Putting aside what I already mentioned, she's never finished below #12 on the money list in her brief career and is again in the top 5; she's one of the few players on tour to average over $1M/yr. per season and over 1 win per season; plus, check out her match play record over the past 3 seasons (12-1, if I'm not mistaken, along with a similar level of dominance in the Kyoraku Cup, which features head-to head stroke play between Korea's and Japan's best women's golfers in a team format). At the end of June, I already had her ranked #8 this season:<BR/><BR/>http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/06/best-of-lpga-june-2008-edition.html<BR/><BR/>--and that was before this win. Lee's beaten Karrie Webb head-to-head in a playoff this season (something Ji-Yai Shin couldn't do earlier this season in Australia)--and that Ginn Tribute win came in one of the stongest fields of the season, according to <A HREF="http://hdlpga.blogspot.com/2008/06/field-scores.html" REL="nofollow">HOund Dog</A>.<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is, if the media were as eager to identify where Lorena Ochoa's next major challenger is going to come from as they were Tiger's, Lee would be getting at least as much attention than Kim. But instead most of the golf writers out there are just catching up to how good Lorena is and still hung up on her dominance, which is definitely under challenge from the tour's young guns the past month....The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757252870842393813.post-60533955005587304022008-07-07T02:27:00.000-04:002008-07-07T02:27:00.000-04:00I think you're missing the big picture here!http:/...I think you're missing the big picture here!<BR/><BR/>http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2008/07/if-lee-wins-in-nw-arkansas-does-it-make.htmlThe Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.com