Wie turns her attention
to LPGA tournament
Michelle Wie plays more tournament golf than Greg Norman these days.
After missing the cut in the Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour, Wie returns this week to the LPGA Tour for the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore.
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Michelle Wie: Returns to LPGA after playing on the Nationwide Tour last week
The 13-year-old Punahou freshman then gets a two-week break before going to Korea for the Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic, which will be her seventh and final LPGA Tour event of the year.
Including her appearance on the Canadian Tour, Wie will have played nine professional tournaments this year.
What does next year hold?
Wie has lobbied for a sponsor's exemption into the Sony Open in January, where last year she shot a 73 in the Monday qualifier and missed by seven shots.
"I've been talking to committee members," said her father, B.J. Wie. "They're still taking her under consideration. They told me they would make a decision in November."
Wie can forget about playing in the other Hawaii tournaments. The Mercedes Championships on Maui is only for PGA Tour winners, while the Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Bay is for winners of the four majors.
"The Grand Slam will be tough," B.J. Wie said. "Maybe she can play in the pro-am."
The Safeway Classic starts Friday on the 6,307-yard, par-72 Columbia Edgewater Country Club course.
