Michelle Wie

Michelle Wie (Korean: ???(???), Wie Sung-mi; born October 11, 1989) is a Korean American golfer.

Early years

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, of Korean descent, she began playing the game of golf at the age of four. In 2000, at the age of ten, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship when she made the field, and qualified for match play, at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. In that event, the field is cut to 64 after two rounds of stroke play. Two years later, she would be a semifinalist at the same event, the youngest player to ever do so. She attended Star of the Sea Elementary school followed later by Punahou School.

Related Topics:
Honolulu, Hawaii - Korea - 2000 - USGA

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