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Wie wins, rail loses and June is jonesing
Athletic triumph and academic triage lead the way as we 'flASHback' on the week's news that amused and confused: • Hawai'i golfer Michelle Wie finally won her first LPGA tournament four years after turning pro.
Video: Michelle Wie, LPGA arrive in Houston
The LPGA's best arrived in Houston this week and on Wednesday the golfers took part in the Pro-Am tournament.
After years in spotlight, Michelle Wie wins first pro tournament
The Michelle Wie era has, at long last, begun. After years of injury and controversy, too much hype and money and not enough birdies, Wie won her first pro tournament Sunday afternoon at the LPGA's Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.
LPGA, Golf Channel will miss Michelle Wie's star power
"This tournament, and the [fan support] in Houston, meant a lot to me and I wanted to do everything I could to fight through the injury," Wie said in a statement.
PGA Tour Confidential: Michelle Wie's First Win
After this week's installment, PGA Tour Confidential will take a few weeks off. Check back regularly, however, because we will convene the roundtable as the news requires.
Let There Be No Doubt: Michelle Wie Moves the Meter
Earlier in the year, when Michelle Wie wound up finishing in second at the season-opening SBS Open in Hawaii to Angela Stanford, the ratings were double the '08 numbers.
Can Michelle Wie make it two in a row at LPGA Tour Championship?
November 16 -- Let the hype begin! Just days after clinching her first-ever LPGA Tour victory, Michelle Wie will try to make it back-to-back wins at this week's LPGA Tour Championship in Houston, TX.
Ochoa takes first-round lead at Tour Championship
Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship.
Wie's A Winner For Golf Channel
Michelle Wie's first victory on the LPGA Tour drew Golf Channel's second-biggest audience with the circuit.
Commentary: Stanford's upset of USC one of many highlights last weekend
Southern California head coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after losing 55-21 to Stanford last weekend.
Locust Hill in New York to host LPGA Championship
The Locust Hill golf course in suburban Rochester will host the LPGA Championship next June, with supermarket chain Wegmans replacing McDonald's as sponsor of the season's second major.
This week's major golf tournaments
Site: Richmond, Texas. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: The Houstonian Golf and Country Club .
Michelle Wie was born on October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii. At age 10 Michelle Wie became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA Amateur Championship.
Top-ranked Ochoa looks to family, with golf a lower priority
Lorena Ochoa is having one of the best years of her life, and it has nothing to do with being ranked No.
the wake of Michelle Wie's landmark win on Sunday, the LPGA
On Jan. 22, the LPGA will mark the 60th anniversary of its first tournament winner: amateur Polly Riley, whose 295 beat Louise Suggs by five strokes in the Tampa Open.
Michelle Wie 1st Win-2009 Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Michelle Wie wins her first LPGA Tour tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
The announcer who interviewed Michelle Wie
Was there a more horrible piece of reporting that you have ever seen than the first question that was asked of Michelle Wie after she won? Why here and why now? How about because I was competing and was able to finally be better than everyone else in the tournament.
Michelle Wie wins first LPGA Tour victory
November 15 -- After 65 starts on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie won her first event, firing a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
A list of firsts accomplished by Honolulu golfer Michelle Wie: 10-Youngest to qualify for U.S. Golf Association amateur tournament, the 2000 Women's Amateur Public Links 11-Youngest winner of Jennie K. Wilson Invitational, considered most prestigious women's amateur tournament in Hawai'i 11-First female to qualify for match play in Manoa Cup, ...
Lorena Ochoa Invitational: Michelle Wie claims share of lead
Michelle Wie has taken a share of the lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, shooting a 2-under 70 to match Cristie Kerr at 10 under.
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