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Michelle Wie

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Michelle Wie West
Wie in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMichelle Sung Wie West
(Korean name: Wie Sung-Mi)
NicknameBig Wiesy
Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 35)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality United States
ResidenceSan Francisco, California, U.S.
SpouseJonnie West (m. 2019)
Career
CollegeStanford University
(ineligible for golf team)
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2009)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship2nd: 2014
LPGA Championship2nd: 2005
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 2014
Women's British OpenT3: 2005, 2017
The Evian ChampionshipT16: 2015
Achievements and awards
Laureus World
Newcomer of the Year
2004
Rolex Annika Major Award2014

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.