Michelle Wie American Professional Female Golfer Player 2012



Full name: Michelle Sung Wie (Korea Name : Wie Sung-Mi)
Date of Birth : October 11, 1989
Place of Birth : Honolulu, HI
Height : 6'
Nationality : American
Profession : Golf Player
Current Team : LPGA
College: Stanford University (ineligible for golf team)
Professional wins: 2

Michelle Sung Wie was born in October 11, 1989 is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. In 2006, she was named in a Time magazine article as "one of 100 people who shape our world." At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the US Women's Amateur public links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA tour event. Wie turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday, accompanied by an enormous amount of hype and endorsements. Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents were immigrants from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) who came to the United States in the 1980s. Her father, Byung-wook Wie, is a former professor of transportation management at the University of Hawaii.
Wie began playing golf at the age of four. In 2000, at the age of ten, she became the youngest player ever to qualify for the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Eight years later, Wie's mark was broken by fellow Hawaiian Allisen Corpuz who qualified when she was five months younger than Wie had been when she set the record. In 2001, at the age of 11, she won both the Hawaii State Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the Jennie K. Wilson Women’s Invitational, the oldest and most prestigious women’s amateur tournament in Hawaii.
Young US golfer with Korean heritage. She is heralded as the new superstar of world golf. Her skill and long drive has captured the attention of the golfing world. She turned pro a week before her 16th birthday, and has tried her hand oin some male events.

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