Michelle Wie

Michelle Wie: Biography in Details

Who is Michelle Wie?

Michelle Wie was born is a professional golfer. She turned professional in 2005. Michelle has listed 4 professional wins. It includes all 4 “LPGA Tour” wins.

Additionally, she has participated in the “U.S Women’s Open”, “Women’s British Open”, and “Women’s PGA Championship”, and others.

Presently, she ranks 75^th in Official Rolex Ranking and 35^th in the CME ranking.

Michelle Wie: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Michelle was born in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii on October 11, 1989. She is of American nationality and her ethnicity is South Korean.

Her birth name is Michelle Sung Wie. Michelle was passionate about golf from a very young age. She was born to her father, Wie Byung-work, and her mother, Bo Wie.

Her father was a book professor and her mother was an amateur golfer in South Korea. She played golf throughout her high school and college days. She is of South Korean descent.

In which school did Michelle Wie attend?

As per her education, Michelle Wie attended Punahou School in Honolulu in June 2007. Afterward, for her further studies, she enrolled at Stanford University in 2007. Later she graduated from there with a degree in communication.

Michelle Wie: Professional Life, Career

Michelle initiated her golf career from a young age. She grew her passion for golf during her childhood and high school days. As an amateur golfer, she started at the age of 10.

Michelle Wie became the youngest to qualify for “U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship”. She won “Hawaii State Open, Women’s Division” in 2002.

Similarly, she also won “U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links” in 2003 and “Curtis Cup” in 2004. This win boosted her career. Eventually, she won several other local titles and events during her amateur career. Afterward, she thought of turning professional in 2005.

In 2005, she turned professional. Afterward, she started touring with tours like “Casio World Open”, “John Deere Classic”, and “Sony Open in Hawaii”.

Her first major professional win is the “U.S. Women’s Open” in 2014.  The same year She finished the 2^nd in “ANA Inspiration” in 2014. She went on working hard on every other tour.

Consequently, Michelle Wie has accumulated 4 professional wins till now. All of these are on the LPGA tour. Additionally, she has participated in “U.S Women’s Open”, “The Evian Championship”, and “Women’s PGA Championship”, and others.

Lifetime Achievement and Awards

Wie has won Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in the year 2004 and Best Female Golfer ESPY Award in the year 2014.

Michelle Wie: Salary, Net Worth

Presently, Michelle Wie earns a massive amount of salary and has an estimated net worth of $12 million.

Is Michelle Wie involved in any rumors and controversies?

Michelle Wie has been part of several controversies. Previously, fans criticized the use of an exemption that allowed her to participate in the LPGA tour. According to them, she wasn’t qualified enough to participate.

Instead, there could be other golfers who would perform well than her. Presently, there are no other rumors that surround her personal or professional life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Michelle Wie has a height of 6 feet and weighs 68 kg. Her hair color is dark brown and her eye color is dark brown.

Her body measurement is 35-24-35 inches and her bra size is 34(A).

Michelle Wie wears a shoe size is 11(US) and dress size is 4(US).

Social Media

Michelle Wie is currently active on social media. She uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has more than 120k followers on Facebook, over 431.1 followers on Twitter, and over 591k followers on Instagram.

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