Michelle Wie News

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.

The LPGA's best arrived in Houston this week and on Wednesday the golfers took part in the Pro-Am 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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Michelle Wie's first victory on the LPGA Tour drew Golf Channel's second-biggest audience with the circuit.

Southern California head coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after losing 55-21 to Stanford last weekend.

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.

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.

Lorena Ochoa is having one of the best years of her life, and it has nothing to do with being ranked No.

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 wins her first LPGA Tour tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

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.

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, ...

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.