Wie shoots hole-in-one
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August 28, 2010, Saturday
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MICHELLE Wie had the second hole-in-one of her professional career on Thursday on the way to a 7-under 65 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the Canadian Women's Open.
"It was the first time I had actually seen it go in a tournament," the 20-year-old said of her ace on the 190-yard, par-3 11th hole. "It was pretty cool. It was surreal. I didn't believe it had actually happened."
The youngest player to qualify for the US Amateur Championship at age 10, the 1.83-meter Wie says she's notched eight holes-in-one in her career, but only one other as a pro, in her rookie season at last year's LPGA Championship.
Sarah Kemp of Australia was three strokes back of Wie after her morning-round 68, while defending champion Suzann Pettersen was in third place with a 69. Rookie Ilhee Lee of South Korea initially had a score of 69, but it was later corrected to 70 -- a mark shared by a group of players.
Wie bogeyed the 12th hole but birdied three of her final six. On 17, she holed out from a greenside bunker. Wie holds the first-round lead for the second time in her career and first since the 2005 US Open.
Seema Sadekar was the lowest Canadian after shooting a 73.
Wie delivered a second spectacular shot, on No. 17, when she holed out from a greenside bunker for a birdie.
"I just really thought I could make it, and I went up there, really thought about it, just trusted it, and kind of did what I thought it would do," Wie said.
The Canadian Open is Wie's 15th event this season. She's had three Top-10 finishes, with the best a third at the Tres Marias Championship in May. Her only career victory came at last November's Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Kemp overcame blustery winds during the day to tally six birdies and two bogeys on the par-72, 6,572-yard course in Winnipeg.
Most of the world's top players didn't fare well.
"It was the first time I had actually seen it go in a tournament," the 20-year-old said of her ace on the 190-yard, par-3 11th hole. "It was pretty cool. It was surreal. I didn't believe it had actually happened."
The youngest player to qualify for the US Amateur Championship at age 10, the 1.83-meter Wie says she's notched eight holes-in-one in her career, but only one other as a pro, in her rookie season at last year's LPGA Championship.
Sarah Kemp of Australia was three strokes back of Wie after her morning-round 68, while defending champion Suzann Pettersen was in third place with a 69. Rookie Ilhee Lee of South Korea initially had a score of 69, but it was later corrected to 70 -- a mark shared by a group of players.
Wie bogeyed the 12th hole but birdied three of her final six. On 17, she holed out from a greenside bunker. Wie holds the first-round lead for the second time in her career and first since the 2005 US Open.
Seema Sadekar was the lowest Canadian after shooting a 73.
Wie delivered a second spectacular shot, on No. 17, when she holed out from a greenside bunker for a birdie.
"I just really thought I could make it, and I went up there, really thought about it, just trusted it, and kind of did what I thought it would do," Wie said.
The Canadian Open is Wie's 15th event this season. She's had three Top-10 finishes, with the best a third at the Tres Marias Championship in May. Her only career victory came at last November's Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
Kemp overcame blustery winds during the day to tally six birdies and two bogeys on the par-72, 6,572-yard course in Winnipeg.
Most of the world's top players didn't fare well.
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