Teenage golf star, Michelle Wie has turned pro! She's only 16 but has already become a household name by battling against some of the her teachers - after agreeing to endorsement deals with Nike and Sony for more than four million dollars a year! Find out more about Michelle Wie with Kidzworld's biography.
Michelle Wie's Golfing Start 2u5z37
Michelle Wie started golfing when she was just a little over four years old in her home state of Hawaii. Her father, B.J. Wie, started teaching her. By the time she was 11, Michelle was regularly winning most of the amateur tournaments she played in and was even playing better than most men. She decide she wanted to become a pro-golfer after watching boys," she says. "They're kind of annoying."
Michelle Wie - Before the PGA 5c594q
On March 1, 2002, Wie played in her first LPGA tour event. She failed to make the cut at the Takefuji Classic in drinks and nobody bothers you on the practice greens," said Michelle after shooting six strokes over par in the first two rounds. In June 2003, Michelle Wie became the youngest winner in the history of the Women's Amateur Public Links, with a 1-up victory over Virada Nirapathpongporn at Ocean Hammock.
Michelle Wie - Female PGA Player 1x586r
Michelle Wie became the making the cut. "Just one more shot, and I would have made it," she said after finishing with birdies on two of the last three holes. In her first tournament as a pro on the LPGA tour, Wie was disqualified for making an illegal drop during the third round of the Samsung World Championship - after a reporter from Sports Illustrated, who was following her on the tour, snitched her out!
Michelle Wie - Did U Know? 601kj
- Michelle's nickname on the golf tour is the Big Wiesy.
- Wie's caddie is her father, B.J. Wie.
- Michelle Wie is the youngest winner of the Women's Amateur Public Links.
- Michelle Wie wears a size 10 men's golf shoe.
Michelle Wie Says... 1u2u58
"I don't like going to the mall. I just like to go out on the golf course and play. Golf is fun and feels really good."
