"She's going to win many times," Villegas said. "I know she hasn't, but it's a matter of time."
Villegas played with Wie at the Sony and thought she was nervous on the first day, when she shot a 79. The next day, she carded a 2-under 68 and matched her record for the best score by a female player on a men's tour.
Wie impresses Steve Stricker, too. Lately, he has been watching the women more than the men on TV. He enjoys seeing Wie and Annika Sorenstam and thinks Wie will make the cut at a men's tournament soon -- if not this week.
He compared what she's doing at 16 to what he did at that age and called it "a joke."
"It's quite different and my hat's off to her," Stricker said.
"She's a great player, and she's just going to probably rewrite a lot of record books as she continues to get better and grow up," he said.
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