Michelle Wie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michelle Wie
Occupation	Golfer
Date Of Birth	Oct 11, 1989(1989-10-11)
Age	35
Birthplace	Honolulu
Country	United States
Birth City	Hawaii
Horoscope	Libra

Michelle Wie Biography

Michelle Wie is one of the most popular and richest Golfer who was born on October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. A Hawaiian professional golfer, she turned pro at just 15 years old. She was just 15 years old when she joined the LPGA Tour and won two events in her first two years.

Like Like Tiger Woods, her status as a world-famous golfer opened the door to numerous product endorsements. her fame as a world-famous player opened up many opportunities for product endorsements.

Michelle Sung Wie (/ˈ w iː / ; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. She turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday in 2005, accompanied by an enormous amount of publicity and endorsements. She won her first major at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open.

Wie won several other Hawaiian local and junior events during the years 2000 through 2002.

Her parents were Korean immigrants Hyun-Kyong Wie and Byung-Wook. Jonnie West proposed to her and they secretly got married in August 2019. Jonnie and she have a daughter, Makenna.

Michelle Wie Net Worth

Michelle Wie is one of the richest Golfer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michelle Wie 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2012, she graduated from Stanford University with a communication degree.

At ten years old, she qualified for a USGA Amateur Championship. This was a record for the youngest ever golfer to do so.

Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the only child of immigrant parents from South Korea who came to the United States in the 1980s. Her father, Byung-wook Wie, is a former professor of travel industry management at the University of Hawaii. Her mother, Bo, was South Korea’s women’s amateur golf champion in 1985, and competed in a Miss Korea beauty pageant. Her paternal grandfather, Dr. Sang-Kyu Wie, a resident of Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, was an emeritus professor at Seoul National University. When she was born, Wie was a dual citizen of South Korea (by jus sanguinis) and the United States (by jus soli). She renounced South Korean citizenship in February 2013.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michelle Wie height 6 ft 1 in Michelle weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michelle Wie Dating?

According to our records, Michelle Wie married to Jonnie West. As of December 1, 2023, Michelle Wie’s is not dating anyone.

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Wie was given a sponsor’s exemption to the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii, becoming the fourth, and youngest, female to play a PGA Tour event. Her second round score of 68 was the lowest ever by a woman in a PGA Tour event, though she went on to miss the cut in the tournament. While missing the cut by 1 stroke she bettered the 36 hole score of 47 men including 4 major winners and matched the scores of 15 more men including 3 more major winners. This in itself was an utterly incredible achievement by a 14 year-old girl. At age 16, 2 years later she shot another round of 68 in the men’s tour Sony open and bettered the 36 hole score of 18 men including 2 major winners and matched the score of 9 others including 1 major winner. She again played in the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, finishing fourth. As part of the victorious U.S. team, she became the youngest woman ever to play in the Curtis Cup tournament. Wie started her 2005 season by accepting another sponsor’s invitation to play on the PGA Tour at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where she again missed the cut. She played five more LPGA Tour events that year as well as a PGA Tour event, the John Deere Classic. It was her third outing at a PGA Tour event; she missed the cut by two strokes. She entered qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Public Links and became the first female golfer to qualify for a USGA national men’s tournament, tying for first place in a 36-hole qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Public Links. Wie made the top 64 in the stroke play rounds to qualify for match play. She lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Clay Ogden.

Facts & Trivia

Michelle Ranked on the list of most popular Golfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michelle Wie celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.

When Wie turned professional, she was not a member of any professional tour. LPGA Tour membership age requirements require a golfer to be 18, although some players such as Morgan Pressel and Aree Song have successfully petitioned for an exemption to join at age 17. Wie chose not to request an exemption and was thus only allowed to participate in a limited number of LPGA Tour events when given a sponsor’s exemption from 2005 until 2008.

What has happened to Michelle Wie?

Wie will contribute to CBS Sports’ multimedia golf coverage, including the Masters starting in 2020. In May 2022, Wie West announced that she would be stepping away from the game following this year’s U.S. Women’s Open.

Does Michelle Wie still play on LPGA?

Michelle Wie West announced she will step away from the LPGA Tour after next month’s U.S. Women’s Open. Wie West told Golfweek that the physical toll her body has taken, between having her first child in June 2020 and various injuries over the years, have made it harder to recover quickly after rounds.

Who is Wie's husband?

Jonnie West

Has Michelle Wie won a tournament?

For a career that started with her winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links at age 13, she has failed to live up to the hype. Nine years later, she has won just two tournaments. Perhaps if she had come to the tour with a lower profile she might have developed into a great player.

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