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  Michelle Wie Biography, michelle wie pictures, michelle wie photo, michelle wie latest photo, michelle wie golf ...
Michelle Sung Wie (born October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a professional American golfer who has gained attention for her many attempts to make a cut at a PGA Tour event.
Michelle Wie was born on 10 November 1989, the daughter of BJ and Bo Wie, a professor of transport policy and a real estate agent.
Michelle Wie regularly knocks the ball 300-plus yards, and her average distance with the driver for the 2003 Nabisco was in the 280s (or about 20 yards more than Sorenstam's average).
www.maratechnology.com /michelle_wie.htm   (718 words)

  
 Michelle Wie pulls out of PGA Tour event | Tours & News | Golf.com
Wie decided Tuesday to withdraw from the John Deere Classic as she tries to return from wrist injuries that have sent the 17-year-old from Hawaii into a deep slump of high scores and shrinking confidence.
Wie said she still plans to play next week in the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles, and she said she would keep playing the rest of the summer as she tries to regain strength in her wrists.
Wie has played the John Deere Classic the last two years on sponsor exemptions, nearly making the cut as a 15-year-old in 2005 with a performance that made her a celebrity with the community.
www.golf.com /golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1635108,00.html   (469 words)

  
 Biography - Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie started golfing at a little over four years old in her home state of Hawaii.
Michelle Wie loves playing against the guys on the PGA tour but that's where her fascination for boys ends - for now.
Michelle Wie didn't look at all out of place at the event, with her average drive being a whopping 271 yards.
www.missmichellewie.com /biography.htm   (344 words)

  
 Michelle Wie - TIME
For Michelle Wie, it's sweet to be 16.
Wie is driving her way straight through golf's formidable gender barriers.
To quiet her skeptics, Wie will need to win titles, and she thinks this may be the year.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187323,00.html   (343 words)

  
  Michelle Wie biography
Michelle Sung Wie (Korean Wie Seong-mi Hangul: 위성미 Hanja: 魏聖美, born October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii)(IPA pronunciation of surname: [wi]) is an American professional golfer who has gained fame for her attempts to make a cut at a PGA Tour event.
Wie finished out 2006 by competing in the Samsung World Championship on the LPGA Tour, where she finished in 17th place in the 20-player field, 21 strokes behind the leader.
Neither Wie nor the LPGA officials stated that her withdrawal was in response to the Rule of 88 and Wie said that she withdrew because she "tweaked wrist in the middle of the round a bit." Some observers questioned this claim.
www.michelle-wie.org /michelle-wie-biography.aspx   (2423 words)

  
  ABC News: Michelle Wie's Agent Quits
Michelle Wie of Honolulu waves after making birdie on the third hole in the final round of the LPGA Samsung Championship golf tournament at Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007.
Wie, a Stanford freshman who celebrated her 18th birthday Thursday, played her eighth and final LPGA event at Samsung.
Wie turned pro in October 2005 and was managed by Ross Berlin, a former PGA Tour executive hired by the William Morris Agency as Wie's agent.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=3731515   (440 words)

  
  Michelle Wie , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
Michelle Wie was born on 10 November 1989, the daughter of BJ and Bo Wie, a professor of transport policy and a real estate agent.
Later in 2003, Wie became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Even at 13, Michelle Wie was already one of the longest hitters to appear on the LPGA Tour, knocking her drives 20-40 yards past most other players on tour.
Michelle Wie regularly knocks the ball 300-plus yards, and her average distance with the driver for the 2003 Nabisco was in the 280s (or about 20 yards more than Sorenstam's average).
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/michelle_wie/michelle_wie.shtml   (622 words)

  
 Teen golfer Michelle Wie gets new agent - Boston.com
Michelle Wie has a new agent, the second significant change in the golf prodigy's camp in the last 10 weeks following the dismissal of her caddie.
Michelle Wie waves as she is introduced at the first tee in the final round of the LPGA Samsung Challenge golf tournament at Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006.
Wie finished 17th in the 20-player field, putting a dour end to her first year as a pro.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/10/18/ten_golfer_michelle_wie_gets_new_agent   (683 words)

  
 Posts tagged MichelleWie at FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog
Obviously Wie is a huge story at any golf event (and the fact that she qualified has critics off her back), but the She-Tiger Ochoa is looking for her third major championship victory in an event she finished runner-up at last year to Christie Kerr.
Wie has pushed the limits of the word "struggling" over the past year, but has seemed to curb it for the moment with a sixth place finish at the Ladies German Open, seven shots back of fellow teenager Amy Yang.
Michelle Wie, who has aroused much controversy through accepting invitations to play on the men's PGA Tour, has said that she will not be playing in any men's events in 2008.
sports.aol.com /fanhouse/tag/MichelleWie   (2359 words)

  
 JockBio: Michelle Wie Biography
Michelle Wie is the hottest thing in women’s golf, even though she can’t join the LPGA until 2007.
Michelle was four when her father first took her to the driving range.
Michelle, who played in a threesome with Tracy Hanson and Danielle Ammaccapane, was also at the center of a weird controversy.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Wie/Wie_bio.html   (3296 words)

  
 Michelle Wie: Golf Prodigy, Steve Kroft Interviews 14-Year-Old Golfing Sensation - CBS News
Michelle Wie, still an amateur at 14, wants to be the first woman to play regularly on the PGA Tour.
Michelle Wie, 14, is already a major celebrity in the golf world, a prodigy who seems destined to become the Tiger Woods of the Ladies Tour, the best woman player ever.
Michelle began her golf career at 4 and was introduced to the game by her parents, who both emigrated to the U.S. from Korea.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/04/07/60minutes/main610802.shtml   (1853 words)

  
 Michelle Wie's putting at Nabisco Championship her April Fool's joke Chris Baldwin
Michelle Wie held a great chance to really put the pressure on Lorena Ochoa, who let’s face it, has shown all the steely nerve of Jean Van de Velde in her career.
Michelle Wie made her first TEN million sat in a press conference wearing a cute pink shirt with a cheesy smile on her face.
Michelle is actually out of the current rankings, but more importantly any rankings system that would put a player at #2 in the world with 0 wins on her resume is one which should not and will not be taken seriously.
www.travelgolf.com /blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/04/01/michelle_wie_s_putting_at_nabisco_champi   (8033 words)

  
 Despite some bumps in her road, Wie remains happy and confident   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Michelle Wie played some of her worst golf in recent memory in 2006, and caught a lot of flak for it.
Michelle Wie cheerily waves off suggestions that she quit playing against the men.
Wie improves on the LPGA Tour each year, although the knock on her is that she hasn't won.
www.pga.com /news/tours/lpga/wie123106.cfm   (1460 words)

  
 Women's Golfer Michelle Wie Should Stick to LPGA Tour - Associated Content
In 2006, Michelle Wie has played in three men's PGA tournament events: 84 Lumber Classic, John Deere Classic, and the Sony Open in her home state of Hawaii.
Wie failed to make the cut in 2 of the events and had to withdraw from the other, although it was likely that she would have missed the cut anyways after firing an opening round 77.
Wie has yet to be a winner and at times has looked her age on the course with the ladies tour.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/90998/womens_golfer_michelle_wie_should_stick.html   (618 words)

  
 Cybergolf Tour Updates
MICHELLE WIE: Well, I'm going to acupuncture every day, and I'm going to the physical therapy every day, and I'm putting ice pack on it before and hot back before and I'm doing everything I can.
MICHELLE WIE: I have to say my lowest point was the 6th hole, two doubles in a row.
MICHELLE WIE: The 12th hole, I hit it right and I hit a 6-iron kind of over the tree, under the tree.
www.cybergolf.com /tourUpdates/index.asp?newsid=4634   (1351 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Wie fades late, comes up short in U.S. Open qualifying
Occasionally booming her drives past those of playing partners Rick Hartmann and David Gossett, Wie fired a 68 during her morning round at Canoe Brook's South Course and was in contention to claim one of 18 playing slots from the site for the June 15-18 Open.
Wie played well enough to make the cut, but that wasn't what she was playing for.
On a day when Michelle Wie failed to make history as the first woman to play in the U.S. Open, Jay Haas was among 21 players who qualified in the pro-laden Ohio sectional qualifier Monday, his fourth crack in as many decades at storied Winged Foot.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/pga/2006-06-05-us-open-qualifying_x.htm   (1935 words)

  
 ESPN - Wie represents next generation - Golf
Wie is the face, the voice of a generation that has not yet been heard.
Wie, on the other hand, is simply speaking her mind.
Michelle Wie is poised to lead us like the great ones before her.
sports.espn.go.com /golf/news/story?id=1965471   (633 words)

  
 LPGA.com
Michelle, did you have any idea yesterday, I know there was a discussion here about it, and we all kind of laughed it off because you really felt you were behind the line.
Michelle, was there ever a point when you were out there this evening on the 7th hole when they were going through the discussion that you knew that there might be a big problem, and can you just talk about whatever emotions you felt?
ROBERT O. SMITH: Yes, sir, we had Michelle and her caddy, Greg, come to the 7th hole, and I said what I need to know is what happened yesterday when you took your unplayable lie.
www.lpga.com /content_1.aspx?pid=4937&mid=1   (1720 words)

  
 Michelle Wie : Hawaii's Golf Superstar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Michelle Wie is a 15 year old phenom who is about to turn professional and compete on both the LPGA and the PGA against the likes of Anika Sorenstam, Juli Inkster, Karrie Webb, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and ViJay Singh.
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.
I have only seen Michelle play a little, but she has all the potential in the world to be as good.
www.global-hawaii.com /golf/michellewie   (685 words)

  
 Michelle Wie News - The New York Times
Michelle Wie has battled a wrist injury and drama in her professional relationships.
Michelle Wie looked supremely confident during her second round of 18 holes during sectional qualifying for the United States Women’s Open.
Michelle Wie has been filleted for her wrist versus reward shenanigans as an entitled teen while Phil Mickelson has been treated with reverence for his trouper’s mentality.
topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/w/michelle_wie/index.html?inline=nyt-per   (417 words)

  
 Michelle Wie has become carnival act and national embarrassment Tim McDonald
Michelle Wie, who once again missed a cut at a PGA Tour tournament, is apparently immune to embarrassment and humiliation.
The 16-year-old Wie, whose attempt to become the first woman to make a PGA Tour cut since 1945 ended prematurely with her withdrawal because of heat exhaustion yesterday, is one of the top women in the world.
I've never doubted the fact Michelle has talent, but I have a suspicion she thinks that she is a "natural" and doesn't have to put in the effort needed at the highest level.
www.travelgolf.com /blogs/tim.mcdonald/2007/01/13/michelle_wie_has_become_carnival_act_and   (3996 words)

  
 Michelle Wie : USAToday.com - Michelle Wie Biography from USAToday.com
ET Michelle Wie didn't receive an invitation to the Sony Open in 2008 and will not play on the PGA Tour in 2008.
Wie has played in the last four Sony Opens, but played poorly last year when trying to compete with a wrist injury.
Wie is a freshman at Stanford this year and is hoping to receive a sponsor's exemption in the two LPGA events that are held in Hawaii in February.
fantasygolf.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=GOL&id=673   (213 words)

  
 Michelle Wie - News, Video, Photos, and Rumors from BallHype
In case you don't pay attention to women's golf, Michelle Wie isnt' as good as she used to be.
Michelle Wie has spent countless hours preparing for the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open with coach David Leadbetter in the hopes of reversing the downward spiral which has been her albatross since last year.
Michelle Wie made a quick climb through the amateur ranks, qualifying for the prestigious women’s tournament affectionately known as “The Publinks.” Wie’s record as the youngest qualifier for that event will be broken...
ballhype.com /golf/michelle_wie   (472 words)

  
 Michelle Wie Biography (Golfer) — FactMonster.com
By the time golfer Michelle Wie turned pro in October 2005 -- days prior to her 16th birthday -- she had already proven herself worthy of competing against both men and women on the PGA and LPGA tours.
Wie began playing golf at the age of four, and at the age of 10 became the youngest-ever player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship.
When she turned pro, Wie already had multi-million endorsement deals from Nike and Sony and was being compared to Tiger Woods, for both her talent and her ability to draw audiences to the sport.
www.factmonster.com /biography/var/michellewie.html   (440 words)

  
 Kidzworld :: Michelle Wie Biography | Pictures & Photos | 2005 US Open | Women's Golf | Disqualification | Swing | Golf ...
Michelle Wie started golfing when she was just a little over four years old in her home state of Hawaii.
Michelle Wie became the youngest person, and just the fourth female, to play in a PGA tour event when she teed off at the Sony Open on January 15, 2004.
However, Wie was still a bit disappointed at not making the cut.
www.kidzworld.com /article/1848-michelle-wie-biography   (483 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Wie not a certain qualifier for Women's Open
Several veterans were outraged when Wie got a a special exemption to the Women's Open in 2004, although she tied for 13th to earn a trip back.
Along with being the biggest draw in women's golf, one reason Wie received a special invitation in 2004 was because money she would have earned on the LPGA was equivalent to the top 35 on the LPGA money list, which is one of the criteria for being exempt.
Wie turned pro in October, although she is not a member of the LPGA Tour because of her age.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/2006-02-07-notes_x.htm   (1240 words)

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