fbpx
Meet the Girls: Former teenage phenom Michelle Wie

Meet the Girls: Former teenage phenom Michelle Wie

Everything you need to know about one of the big names in women's golf
 

Fact File

Date of birth: 11/10/1989

Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii

Nationality: American

Height: 6’0”

Turned pro: 2005

 

25437|c:520x330.img

 

About

Inspirational American golfer Michelle Wie has broken nearly every record in the women’s game.

 

She started playing golf at the age of four and as a 12-year-old she could smash the ball more than 300 yards.

 

At the age of 10 Wie became the youngest ever qualifier at the USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship.

 

She clocked up record after record in the next few years as she claimed youngest ever accolades in virtually every category.

25438|c:520x330.img

 

As a fresh-faced 13-year-old Wie became the youngest ever golfer to make the cut at an LPGA tour event – the Kraft Nabisco Championship – and she would go on to finish in the top-10 at the Major.

 

Wie, at the age of 14, finished in the top-20 in six of the seven LPGA events she entered, including a fourth place at the Kraft Nabisco and a strong showing at the men’s PGA Sony Open, where she missed narrowly missed the cut.

 

The year 2005 saw Wie claim second place in three of seven LPGA events, including the LPGA Championship, and a third spot at the British Open. She turned professional that same year, just before her 16th birthday.

 

Wie was an astonishing third in the world rankings in February 2006. However, as the LPGA Tour minimum age requirement is 18 years old, Wie was only able to compete at a limited number of events until she was eligible for her Tour Card.

25439|c:520x330.img

 

She gained her card in 2009 and quickly set about establishing herself as one of the top players in women’s golf.

 

The 26-year-old won her first and only Major to date when she clinched the 2014 US Women’s Open at Pinehurst, sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to hold off a charging Stacy Lewis.

 

The current World No 40 has represented the United States in the last four Solheim Cup tournaments, helping the US secure all four titles.

Latest Posts

dp world tour 2024 schedule

DP World Tour

DP World Tour 2024 schedule and results

Read full article - DP World Tour 2024 schedule and results
liv golf schedule 2024

LIV Golf

LIV Golf schedule 2024: Every date, venue and result

Read full article - LIV Golf schedule 2024: Every date, venue and result
players championship field 2024

News

Players Championship field: Who is playing at TPC Sawgrass?

Read full article - Players Championship field: Who is playing at TPC Sawgrass?
LIV Golf

LIV Golf

How far have the LIV golfers fallen in the world rankings?

Read full article - How far have the LIV golfers fallen in the world rankings?
pga championship field

News

World Golf Rankings 2024: Who’s in the top 10?

Read full article - World Golf Rankings 2024: Who’s in the top 10?
LIV Golf

LIV Golf

Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?

Read full article - Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?
rory mcilroy talor gooch

News

Rory McIlroy’s advice for Talor Gooch: Be more like Joaquin Niemann!

Read full article - Rory McIlroy’s advice for Talor Gooch: Be more like Joaquin Niemann!
viktor hovland prize money

News

Soulless, comical and sad: Viktor Hovland has a bleak outlook on golf

Read full article - Soulless, comical and sad: Viktor Hovland has a bleak outlook on golf
talor gooch

LIV Golf

‘It’s noteworthy’: Talor Gooch defends controversial Rory McIlroy asterisk claim

Read full article - ‘It’s noteworthy’: Talor Gooch defends controversial Rory McIlroy asterisk claim