Michelle Wie has a busy golfing schedule ahead of her, considering she's only 13 and isn't eligible for her school's varsity team yet. Wie invited to play
in another LPGA eventAssociated Press
Wie received a sponsor's exemption yesterday to play in the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship in April. It's one of three LPGA Tour event invitations she has received and accepted this season.
The Punahou eighth-grader, who stands nearly 6 feet tall and drives up to 300 yards, already has received sponsor's invitations to play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship next month in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and the ShopRite Classic in June in Galloway, N.J.
"It'll be fun," Wie said. "I like seeing the good golfers and playing on challenging golf courses, so it'll help me to play better in the future."
Non-tour members are allowed to play in a maximum of four events per year. As an amateur, Wie isn't eligible to receive any purse money. Her father, B.J. Wie, said the experience to play with the world's best women golfers is worth more than money.
Wie, who can't play for the varsity team until the ninth grade, will miss a week of classes to play in the Chick-fil-A in Stockbridge, Ga., a tournament hosted by Nancy Lopez. The other events fall during her vacation.
"Michelle has never met Nancy Lopez, so this is will be an opportunity to meet Nancy and play in her tournament," said her father, a professor at the University of Hawaii.
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