Michelle Wie

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

The future

The 6-foot (1.83 m) Wie, still only at the age of 15, has an average drive of about 280 yards, about 10 yards farther than Sörenstam's average and only slightly behind the average on the PGA TOUR, and regularly is able to hit drives of over 300 yards, modeling her swing after Ernie Els, who has said of her, "Give her another couple years to get stronger, she can play on the PGA TOUR." Her size and use of Els as a model have led sports media to call her The Big Wiesy, a play on Els' nickname of The Big Easy. Fred Couples has also lauded her, saying, "When you see her hit a golf ball ... there's nothing that prepares you for it. It's just the scariest thing you've ever seen." As to Wie's potential impact to the sport, Arnold Palmer stated in '03 that "she's probably going to influence the golfing scene as much as Tiger, or more. She's going to attract people that even Tiger didn't attract, young people, both boys and girls, and families."

Related Topics:
Ernie Els - Fred Couples - Arnold Palmer - Tiger

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On October 5, 2005 Michelle Wie announced in Hawaii that she is turning professional. She also pledged US$500,000.00 to the victims of the Katrina disaster.

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