Michelle Wie is a professional woman golfer who has gained attention for her long drives and attempts to win a PGA Tour event. In 2006, Michelle Wie was named in a Time magazine article, "one of 100 people who shape our world."
November 24th, 2006
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MSNBC
KOCHI, Japan - Michelle Wie was hoping to make the cut but ended up just trying not to finish last.Wie beat only one player in yet another embarrassing performance in a men’s event, shooting an 8-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the Japanese tour’s Casio World Open
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November 24th, 2006
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KOCHI (Japan): Michelle Wie bogeyed nine holes in the first round of the Casio World Open yesterday, and looked set to miss another cut in the men’s game.
The 17-year-old Korean-American high-school girl from Hawaii squandered all her five birdie chances to finish 101st in a 102-strong field, with a nine-over-par 81.
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November 24th, 2006
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Ireland Online, Ireland
Michelle Wie’s attempts to compete with the men suffered a blow when she missed the cut in the Casio Open in Japan. The Hawaii born 17-year-old, who opened with a round of 81, carded an 80 in the second round to lie 100th of the 101 entrants on 17 over par.
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November 24th, 2006
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Bloomberg
By Grant Clark. Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — Michelle Wie scored the second-worst total over two rounds of the Casio World Open in Japan to miss the cut for the 11th time in her 12 men’s professional events.
The 17-year-old Wie followed up a first-round 81 with an 80 today to slump to 17-over-par overall and 100th [...]
November 24th, 2006
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Toronto Star, Canada
AP. Michelle Wie was hoping to make the cut but ended up just trying not to finish last.
Wie beat only one player in yet another poor performance in a men’s event, shooting an eight-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the Japanese tour’s Casio World Open at Kochi, Japan.
The 17-year-old [...]
November 24th, 2006
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Metro Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
KOCHI, Japan (AP) - Michelle Wie was hoping to make the cut at a men’s event for the second time in 12 tries. Instead, she heads into the second round hoping to stay out of the cellar.Wie shot a 9-over 81 on Thursday in the first round of the Casio World Open, [...]
November 1st, 2006
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CNN International - USA
LONDON, England — Eight-time European number one Colin Montgomerie has been confirmed in the field for next month’s Casio World Open in Japan as he searches for an elusive victory in 2006.
“I am desperate to win as I have never gone a calendar year without winning a title,” said the 43-year-old Scot.
Montgomerie [...]