A Wie break

Michelle Wie, the 16 year old wunderkind golfer, may have been disqualified in her debut professional tournament yesterday for dropping her ball nearer the hole, but she did get a lucky break earlier. She was allowed a free drop out of a bush -- because “there were tons and tons of bees”. (I suspect a more accurate translation was “ there were a few bees harmlessly buzzing around”.)

Golf has a few of the most unjust laws of any sport I know, but Rule 1.4/11 allows for dangerous situations.

UPDATE 18 October 2005: Michelle Wie's education seems to have suffered because of her golf. She told the golf rules official who was at first reluctant to give her a free drop: “I got bit by a honeybee once.”