Michelle Wie to kick off 2008 with Fields Open in Hawaii
Michelle Wie will start her first 2008 tournament in Hawaii for
the Fields Open at the Ko Olina Golf Club. She will join
Annika Sorenstam and defending Fields Open champion Stacy
Prammanasudh. Wie has been working hard on her golf game
and will return from an injury plagued 2007. Wie had 6 top
five finishes in 2006 but injury led to a disastrous 2007 which
she will hopefully put behind her and return to winning form.
She also plans to take the spring semester off from Stanford to
concentrate on the LPGA and playing in multiple tournaments.
Good luck Michelle!
LPGA Championship 2007
Michelle Wie still nursing
her injuries played 2 rounds without using her driver in a gutsy
performance trying to overcome her injury. She made the
cut to continue her streak of 13 LPGA majors making the cut but
finished last in the four day competition.
Ginn Tribute 2007
Michelle Wie returned to play
after a four month absense due to injuries to both wrists.
In a controversial decision Wie was 14 over par through 16 holes
and withdrew from the tournament citing her injuries.
Prior to the withdrawal LPGA rules officials were seen talking
to team Wie about the Rule of 88 which states that if a non-LPGA
member shoots a score of 88 or more they would be banned from
LPGA events for the remainder of the calendar year.
Michelle Wie and Sony Open
2007
Michelle Wie, Hawaii's golf
superstar, was again invited to play in the PGA tour even, The
Sony Open, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sadly Michelle missed the cut by 14 strokes and aggravated in
injury to her wrist that would plague her for months to com.
Michelle Wie accepted to
Stanford
Michelle Wie has been
accepted into Stanford University and said she will enroll in
the fall. Says Wie, "Now that I got into Stanford ... it
was one of my dreams, and I want to go through with it. I
definitely want to go there and really try to graduate."
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Michelle Wie turns 17
On October 11, 2006 Michelle Wie
celebrated her 17th birthday. Happy Birthday Michelle...
may a victory be in your near future.
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Michelle Wie
Biography
Name: Michelle
Sung Wie
Birthdate: October 11, 1989
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 150 pounds
Father: Byung-Wook Wie (BJ)
Mother: Hyun-Kyong Wie (Bo)
High School: Punahou High School
Hobbies: Golfing, Reading, Drawing, Computers
Nickname: Big Wiesy (by Tom Lehman since her swing resembles
Ernie Els)
Michelle Wie Achievements
First Appearance in LPGA Major - 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championships; age 13
Youngest Winner of US Women's Amateur Public Links in 2003; age 13
Youngest player to qualify for USGA amateur championship; age 10
Youngest to qualify for LPGA tour event - 2003 Kraft Nabisco Champtionship; age 13
Michelle Wie Facts and Notes
She has pictures of Tiger all over her bedroom and hopes to be like Tiger
and go to Stanford University
She wears a size 10 men's golf shoe
She watches American Idol, listens to Coldplay and Good Charlotte
She loves Jim Carey movies
Introduced to golf at age 4 by her parents
Her parents emigrated to the U.S. from Korea
Her father is a professor at the University of Hawaii and a two handicapper.
Her mother is in Real Estate and a former amateur golf champion in Korea
She started beating her parents at golf when she was 7 or 8 years old
though they claim it was 9
Marketing experts predict she could earn $50 million in just 5 years in
endorsements
Michelle Wie Quotes
"I'm not really interested in sports psychology. It makes me feel like
a crazy person."
"I've played in the rain before. I've played in the wind before. I played
when it was cold before. But all put together was really hectic"
2005 Women's British Open
"I don't think I would say I don't belong here; I do belong. I belong
on the LPGA; I belong on the PGA (TOUR). I think I belong in both." -
2004 Sony Open
"I'm happy out of my mind. I like beating a lot of people." - after
winning the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Publinx championship
"I Don't like boys... They're kind of annoying"
”I think my ultimate goal is to play in the Masters. I think it'd be
pretty neat walking down the Masters fairways" - To 60 Minutes
Correspondent Steve Kroft
"Everyone is saying that your teenage years are really hard, but
they're actually really easy. You're not working, you're not paying taxes,
you just have to go to school." - to Sports Illustrated in 2004
"If I never think I'm ready, then I can never win... Always think
positively."
Quotes about Michelle Wie
"She's an amazing player. There's no doubt about it. She's going to
give us a lot of challenges and make us work harder." - Jennifer Rosales
following 2005 LPGA SBS Open, where she won over runner-up Michelle Wie
"Annika (Sorenstam) is a champion and watching her play was awesome.
She is so accomplished. I have only seen Michelle play a little, but she
has all the potential in the world to be as good. You see that swing,
it's so powerful and athletic, and you just know she has a great
future." - Dean Wilson, who played with Sorenstam at the 2003 Colonial,
following the 2004 Sony Open
"Michelle is 14. Give her a couple of years to get stronger. I mean,
she can play on this tour. If she keeps working, keeps doing the right
things, there's no reason why she shouldn't be out here." - Ernie Els
following a practice round with Wie at the PGA Sony Open
"You watch her swing and say, 'That's normal.' Then you realize that
she's only 13 and that's ... that's unbelievable." - Vijay Singh
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