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Michelle Wie West | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Michelle Sung Wie West (Korean name: Wie Sung-Mi) |
Nickname | Big Wiesy |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | October 11, 1989
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Spouse | Jonnie West (m. 2019) |
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 | |
Kraft Nabisco C'ship | 2nd: 2014 |
LPGA Championship | 2nd: 2005 |
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2014 |
Women's British Open | T3: 2005, 2017 |
The Evian Championship | T16: 2015 |
Achievements and awards | |
Laureus World Newcomer of the Year | 2004 |
Rolex Annika Major Award | 2014 |
Michelle Sung Wie (born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA tour. Around age ten, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship.
Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.