Wie defends mixing studies with golf
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August 25, 2011, Thursday
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WHEN she was pounding the ball off the tee as a 15-year-old, it was thought that Michelle Wie would be well into a dominating golf career by the time she was 21.
But the Honolulu native has instead opted to split her time between golf and studies at Stanford University.
She has won two tournaments in her professional career, one of which was the 2010 Canadian Women's Open at the St. Charles club in Winnipeg. She will defend that title against the world's best this week.
"I know I need to be better and to work harder at my game," Wie said after a practice round on Tuesday at the tree-lined club north of Montreal. "I want to be at a higher level and that obviously requires a lot of work."
This season, she has made 11 of 13 cuts and is 20th on the money list with US$355,865.
Wie's decision to study has been questioned by some who feel the struggling LPGA Tour needs its stars playing and winning regularly. Retired great Annika Sorenstam said last month that Wie was "distracted" by school and wondered if she was mentally strong enough to be a winner.
"I'm not going to miss a lot of tournaments with school and everything, but it has been a little difficult," said Wie, who expects to graduate in March. "It obviously hasn't made my life any easier, but I will always say education is very important."
But the Honolulu native has instead opted to split her time between golf and studies at Stanford University.
She has won two tournaments in her professional career, one of which was the 2010 Canadian Women's Open at the St. Charles club in Winnipeg. She will defend that title against the world's best this week.
"I know I need to be better and to work harder at my game," Wie said after a practice round on Tuesday at the tree-lined club north of Montreal. "I want to be at a higher level and that obviously requires a lot of work."
This season, she has made 11 of 13 cuts and is 20th on the money list with US$355,865.
Wie's decision to study has been questioned by some who feel the struggling LPGA Tour needs its stars playing and winning regularly. Retired great Annika Sorenstam said last month that Wie was "distracted" by school and wondered if she was mentally strong enough to be a winner.
"I'm not going to miss a lot of tournaments with school and everything, but it has been a little difficult," said Wie, who expects to graduate in March. "It obviously hasn't made my life any easier, but I will always say education is very important."
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