Cristie Kerr: Misunderstood?

[greentee]

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Nice article by Tim Maitland, who has been journalizing for some 20 years, and sometimes posts over at the SS site.

2010 HSBC Women's Champions | Cristie Kerr: Misunderstood? | iseekgolf.com

[Blue]

This is an excellent article, greentree. Thanks for posting. Cristie gets a lot of bad press and most of it is not deserved. The party line on her is that she used to be fat, ugly, and shy and now she is thin, pretty and rude. It's not so simple or black and white and I think she's misunderstood and gets a bad rap. I've seen her in person and I've seen her interact with fans. She's not great at it all the time, but she's trying. Both the worst and the best interactions I've ever seen between an LPGA player and a fan have been between Cristie Kerr and a fan (different fans, different tournaments).

[Putter]

Any tournaments I've ever seen her at I must have missed the "good" part, this includes volunteer work where you can actually get "up close and personal" with players. Bad rap? I don't think so.

THIN??

[Buzzer]

I've never seen her warm fuzzy side either...........

Viva Annika

[Saint-Just X]

I've always viewed Cristie Kerr as a person with a low tolerance for bullsh*t.

She does great work for her cancer charity,she's been the most consistent American golfer of the past half dozen years and she acts like a woman,rather than a high school senior.

Frankly,I adore her...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[MarinePaul]

My only interaction with her was as a volunteer. She was cordial, but not as friendly as some other players. I can't say anything bad about her, but she isn't my favorite, either. I guess I'm kind of neutral.

[NTB]

I'm kinda like MP on this. Real good article tho.
I only know what other players have said about her.
But lets wait and see if as she says she is in the process of
making herself over.

[Whistling Straight]

This thread interests me. I've always had the impression that Christie has not been well liked but I've have never read the "evidence" she wasn't. I've always admired her as the next generation of "senior" golfers on the tour but have the impression she is not respected. I've never attended an LPGA tournament so I've no first-hand witness of her interaction with fans or players... I feel sort of ignorant as to where this perception is.

Anyone want to fill me in on the dirt? Thank you!

[wiefan]

Originally Posted by Whistling Straight

This thread interests me. I've always had the impression that Christie has not been well liked but I've have never read the "evidence" she wasn't. I've always admired her as the next generation of "senior" golfers on the tour but have the impression she is not respected. I've never attended an LPGA tournament so I've no first-hand witness of her interaction with fans or players... I feel sort of ignorant as to where this perception is.

Anyone want to fill me in on the dirt? Thank you!

Hi ya whistling straight...if memory serves me correctly, when Christie first came on tour..she was a short Chubby kid that was full of confidence in her golfing abilities...I do believe that early articles about her called her "Bratty"...well, Christie slimmed down physically, and her golfing abilities improved and soon people started to get to know her better...I think Cristie sort of had to "Grow on People" so to speak...sort of like what Wiesy is doing....after people get to know Crristie and/or Wiesy, then and only then will anyone understand what kind of person they really are...for one thing, Christie is a VERY SERIOUS Person when she is on the course...she takes her JOB seriously...but as a person, I find her to be a terriffic contributor and role model for some of the younger players...Cristie is really HEAVY into the Women's Fight against Breast Cancer...she donates for every single Birdie she makes and her Sponsor "Mutual Of Omaha" Matches her donations...if you look at her when she was in the Solheim Cup, you will notice that she is admired and RESPECTED by every one of her teammates and opponents....as far as her golf game goes...this Lady NEVER give less than 100% effort...there are many times she has a bad round, but the next day, she plays hard...heck, she always play hard

anyway...in a nutshell, I happen to like Cristie Kerr...she is definately in my "Top 5"...the lady is very Classy...I do believe that Cristie was one of the Players that celebrated Yani's Nabisco Win along with Christina Kim...I think I remember seeing her after the tournament was over...anyway...regardless, Cristie Kerr is good for the LPGA and the LPGA is lucky to have her

anyway...have a good day...see ya!!

[LoJo]

I have "known" Cristie (NOTE the spelling, folks) since she was a fat, bespectacled, nerdy kid in Miami. I don't know her personally, but have followed her career since her junior ranks and amateur golf and into her professional life. I have spoken to her (and walked with her dad Mike) at Amateur and Pro tourneys, though she would not remember me from Adam's house cat. I followed her because she was a very talented kid from Miami, which is where I lived at the time she blossomed into what I felt would be a great player on the LPGA.

I agree...as she would...that she came out on Tour as a bratty, arrogant kid who thought she was gonna be #1 in no time flat. I believe we've heard this sort of stuff from others too.

Yes, she did 'transform' herself physically into an attractive young lady. Did her personality change much? Eh...I dunno....she's very intense, very much wanting to win, sort of a "take no prisoners" type of person, so there was really no way she was going to change that too much. She admitted that much of this was because of her insecurity. Fair enough. I think with age, she's mellowed quite a bit.

I do remember the quote from Helen Alfredsson....something like ...."She used to be a fat bitch...now she's a skinny bitch." Everyone laughed at that, as well as Laura Davies' comments about the US Solheim team...."....Eleven really nice girls and one not so nice."

Cristie is sorta the more recent generation's version of Dottie Pepper I guess. I used to detest Dottie for her demeanor on the course and her general bitchiness. But, now I pretty much like Dottie. I like Cristie too. She's got a good heart, even though she wants to rip out the hearts of the other players. Nuthin' wrong with that.