Here we are, the maiden voyage into blogger world.

So Michelle Wie did not play great on Thursday at the Women's British Open. She shot a 74 and again, here at The Sports Network, her critics took their shots.

"She shouldn't play because she hasn't won yet."

Well that argument stinks out loud. Should we not have Villegas play on the PGA Tour? He hasn't won and he was also born while I was in grade school. If you say this is a different argument, then you might have a problem. If you don't think Wie should play on the LPGA Tour, but Villegas should play the PGA Tour, that makes no sense. Wie has a better resume (her major record in the last two years is the fourth best in all of golf behind Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Annika Sorenstam.)

Another part of the argument is that she is not an official member of the LPGA Tour. That's because she's not old enough and I'd actually like to see her old man pony up the dough to try and fight that legally.

Consider this - If Wie's parents conceived her earlier in their lives and she was eligible to be on the LPGA Tour, she would be 14th on the money list. That would be one spot ahead of the lovely and talented Natalie Gulbis, who has yet to visit the winner's circle on tour. Should we refuse to let Gulbis play?

The bottom line is that she's more than qualified to compete with the women at this level. If you'd rather she worked at the local grocery store asking if you prefer paper or plastic, that's ageism. If you don't like that she plays with the guys, that's sexism.

I'm with Ferris Bueller in my oppostion to all "isms," so let's leave this 16-yeard-old alone to compete without scrutinizing her every move. Wie deserves to play at the highest level of whichever tour she wants. Leave it alone and head back to your GOP strategy meetings.