| Michelle Wie West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Wie in 2013 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Michelle Sung Wie West (Korean name: Wie Sung-Mi) | ||||
| Nickname | Big Wiesy | ||||
| Born | October 11, 1989 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||
| Spouse |
Jonnie West (m. 2019) | ||||
| Children | 2 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Stanford University (ineligible for golf team) | ||||
| Turned professional | 2005 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2009) | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 5 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | 2nd: 2014 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2005 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2014 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T3: 2005, 2017 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T16: 2015 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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| Michelle Wie | |
| Hangul | 미셸 위 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Misyel Wi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Misyel Wi |
| Wie Sung-mi | |
| Hangul | 위성미 |
| Hanja | 魏聖美 |
| Revised Romanization | Wi Seongmi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wi Sŏngmi |
Michelle Sung Wie West (/ˈwiː/; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. She turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday in 2005, accompanied by an enormous amount of publicity and endorsements.[1][2][3] She won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year in 2004[4] and her first and only major at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open.
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- ^ "Better ideas for the Solheim Cup". Washington Examiner. August 18, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PAST WINNERS". Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.