Potty- mouth Wie fumes at missed shot

On the last hole of her first round, megastar Michelle Wie unleashed two bombs: one off the tee with her driver, another on the green with her mouth. The 22- year- old American, still trying as a LPGA Tour player to approach the marketing hype that made her a teenage millionaire, uncorked a loud F- bomb while three- putting Vancouver Golf Club’s 18th green to finish the opening round of the CN Canadian Women’s Open at two- over- par 74. Wie rammed a 25- foot birdie putt about 10 feet past the cup, then missed her par putt after a 280- yard drive on the tough, 424- yard closing hole. She slapped a hand against her thigh in frustration while swearing loudly enough for spectators and television viewers to hear. It was Wie’s third bogey in four holes and left the recent Stanford University graduate in danger of missing the cut at the $ 2- million tournament. “That last hole didn’t feel too good,” Wie said after regaining composure. “I just made a couple of stupid mistakes out there. But it’s a tough golf course, especially with the rain.” Then Wie stormed off, ending her press scrum at 51 seconds. She spent much of the afternoon on the putting green, practising under the eye of a coach and her infamously hovering parents. The second of Wie’s two career LPGA wins was in this tournament two years ago. Her world ranking has slipped to No. 39, and the Hawaiian had missed seven of 10 cuts before finishing eighth last week at the Safeway Classic in Oregon. TOUGH START: Brooke Henderson knew exactly where she was headed after completing her first ever round in a LPGA Tour event. The 14- year- old amateur from Smith Falls, Ont. placed the blame for a five- over 77 on her putter and was planning a visit to the putting green. “I struggled on the greens today, but hopefully I’ll get on the putting green and be more aware of the slopes,” Henderson said. “Pretty fast on some of them.” Especially if you get above the hole. That’s exactly what happened to Henderson on the par 4 ninth hole, where she hit her approach 15 feet past the hole. Veteran Lorie Kane was the best of the 15 Canadians who teed it up in the first round of the CN Canadian Women’s Open. Kane birdied the 18th hole for an even- par round of 72. Ontario’s Jessica Shepley opened with a one- over 73. B. C. BLUES: The five B. C. women in the field struggled, like much of the field did on VGC’s demanding layout. Kirby Dreher of Fort St. John shot 75, Samantha Richdale of Kelowna and Coquitlam’s Jisoo Keel both opened with 77s, Christine Wong of Richmond shot 79, while Surrey’s A Ram Choi fired an 84. Keel, Wong and Choi are amateurs. HOME COOKING: The North Road area of Coquitlam, just down the hill from Vancouver Golf Club, features a number of Korean restaurants and that has the LPGA Tour’s large South Korean contingent feeling right at home. Na Yeon Choi, who is second after opening with a five- under 67, said she discovered a good restaurant on Wednesday night and was planning a return visit.