2007
In January Wie accepted her fourth consecutive sponsor's exemption to the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii. She missed the cut by 14 strokes, finishing third from last in the 144-player field, 25 strokes behind the second-round leader.
Wie's next competition was at the LPGA's Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika. After a four-month absence and reported injuries to both wrists, Wie shot 14-over par through 16 holes in the first round on May 31 before withdrawing. Prior to the withdrawal, LPGA rules officials were seen discussing the Rule of 88, which states that a non-LPGA member who shoots a score of 88 is forced to withdraw and is subsequently banned from LPGA co-sponsored events for the remainder of the year. 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 [her] wrist in the middle of the round a bit." Some observers questioned this claim. One of Wie's playing partners, Alena Sharp, sa
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LPGA Membership
Wie, unlike almost every other professional golfer, male or female, is not a member of any professional tour. Prior to her 18th birthday in October 2007, she was not eligible to read more...
2005
Wie played her first professional event in the LPGA Samsung World Championship, where she played on a sponsor's invitation. Initially credited with a fourth-place finish and US$ 53,000, read more...
2006
Her third professional start was in January 2006, at the PGA Tour Sony Open at her home course at the Waialae Country Club, Hawaii; she missed the cut again, this time by four strokes.
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2007
In January Wie accepted her fourth consecutive sponsor's exemption to the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii. She missed the cut by 14 strokes, finishing third from last in the 144-player read more...
2008
On December 20, 2007, it was announced that Wie would not receive one of four available sponsor exemptions to play in the January 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii, an event she played in read more...
Michelle Sung Wie (pronounced /ˈwiË/) (Korean Wie Seong-mi Hangul: 위성미 Hanja: éè–美, born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer. read more...
As of March 24, 2008, Wie was dating Stanford men's basketball star Robin Lopez, according to a sportsillustrated.com profile of Lopez and his brother. In an April 28, 2008 interview read more...