Why There’s Nothing Wrong with 11-Year-Old Lucy Li Playing in the 2014 US Open

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Published: June 19, 2014

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The question surrounding Lucy Li, especially for those worried about items as diverse as child development and the future of the LPGA, is whether she’s a prodigy or a pest.

When does a kid with phenomenal talent and an admirable work ethic go from phenomenon to pain? Never, we hope. 

 

---Update---

Li finished her first round at the 2014 US Open at eight over, putting her in a tie for 64th place as her historic day ended. 

Li's highlights came in the second half of her trip through Pinehurst. After starting on the back nine, she birdied holes No. 1 and No. 5. 

---End of update---

 

Ms. Li, age 11, seems to be enjoying what she’s accomplished, even if others aren’t. Stacy Lewis, currently atop the Rolex LPGA rankings, is one of those concerned with Li's presence at Pinehurst and said via Steve DiMeglio of USA Today:

I'm not a big fan of it. She qualified, so we can't say anything about that. But I like to see kids be successful at every level before they come out here. I just like to see kids learn how to win before they come get beat up out here. … When I found out she qualified, I said, well where does she go from here? You qualify for an Open at 11, what do you do next? If it was my kid, I wouldn't let her play in the U.S. Open qualifier at 11, but that's just me.

Years ago, I read a remark from Arnold Palmer, who was more than relatively successful at the game:

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening—and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.

Li is playing it, and obviously very well, having become the youngest ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, although not by much.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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