STANFORD UNIVERSITY PLACE

RESTRICTIONS ON MICHELLE

WIE JOINING FELLOW

STUDENTS AT GOLF

Being a professional golfer at a university where all the student golfers have, until now, been amateurs, can cause problems as this article from the "San Francisco Chronicle" highlights:

Friday marks the second anniversary of the day Michelle Wie turned pro. Next week, on the same day she returns to competition at the Samsung, Wie celebrates her 18th birthday. These milestones would carry more gravity if her year on the golf course hadn't collapsed like a flimsy deck of cards.
Wie marked another milestone on Sept. 24, when she started classes at Stanford. She also began showing up at the college's practice range, swatting shots and mingling with players on the NCAA champion men's team.
Stanford University officials dutifully checked the rules, not exactly sure of the parameters when a freshman shows up after turning pro. They determined Wie cannot play or practise with the Cardinal men or women during their 20 hours per week of "organised or structured" team activities, according to men's coach Conrad Ray, but she could join Stanford players for informal rounds.