Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie — Golfer — Wie at the 2009 LPGA Championship Personal information Full name Michelle Sung Wie (Korean name: Wie Sung-Mi) Nickname Big Wiesy Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 25) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Nationality  United States Residence Jupiter, Florida Career College Stanford University (ineligible for golf team) Turned professional 2005 Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2009) Professional wins 4 Number of wins by tour LPGA Tour 4 Best results in LPGA major championships ANA Inspiration 2nd: 2014 LPGA Championship 2nd: 2005 U.S. Women's Open Won: 2014 Women's British Open T3: 2005 Evian Championship T37: 2013 Achievements and awards Laureus World Newcomer of the Year 2004 Rolex Annika Major Award 2014 This article contains Korean text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hangul and hanja. Michelle Wie Hangul 위성미 Hanja 魏聖美 Revised Romanization Wi Seong-mi McCune–Reischauer Wi Sŏngmi Michelle Sung Wie (/ˈwiː/; Korean: Wie Seong-mi Hangul: 위성미 Hanja: 魏聖美; 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 a 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.