Archive for the 'Biography' Category

Michelle Wie Headed to Stanford

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

No surprises here, Michelle Wie will attend Stanford next year:

“I got an e-mail on Wednesday telling me the directions to find out online, with a password and pin code,” she said. “I think they do that on purpose. They enjoy making people suffer for two days. I was counting down the days — Friday at [...]

Happy Birthday Michelle!

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Michelle Wie turns 17 today, thus reminding everyone that all the best people are born in October.

Dear Daddy Wie: Keep Aussie Meat-Bags Away From Michelle

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

WTF, Daddy Wie!

WTF!

I don’t care if Jason Day is the top amateur turned pro from Australia, but you keep those 18-year-olds away from Michelle off or on the golf course.

Hell, you probably do a good enough job scaring them “good” Punahou boys away at home, but when the game is on I don’t want any [...]

Michelle Wie Agrees, Naughty School Girl Uniforms Rock

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

It really helps that Michelle Wie is photogenic and well spoken in public.

If she were a fat, ugly, drug abusing, hypocritical, talentless, wind bag of a radio personality then you’d have to think she, as someone of high regard in her field, must be purely a creation of media hype.

She’s as entertaining with a microphone [...]

Michelle Wie One to Watch in 2006

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s Paul Arnett does the write up for Michelle Wie in the paper’s “10 To Watch in ‘06″ series.

Arnett provides a nice summary of the goings on in Michelle’s life without cheerleading or malice to sell the story.

Realistically, she will never make a living playing only with the big boys, but for now [...]

Michelle Mention in Time Magazine Person of The Year Issue

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Michelle Wie is one of Time Magazine’s People Who Mattered in 2005.

Before even turning pro in October, which earned her $10 million in endorsements, the 16-year-old wunderkind of women’s golf this year finished second in three LPGA events, became the first woman to make the field in a USGA national men’s championship—and coped with curious [...]

Is Michelle Wie Novel’s Love Interest? (Update)

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Since I haven’t read the novel myself I’ve glommed onto an author’s PR machine. Such is the life of the internet writer, but I digress.

Punahou Blues by Kirby Wright is named for and set at Punahou High School, which not coincidentally is the very same high school Michelle Wie is currently attending.

Submitted for your approval, [...]

Morning Coffee Talk: Coffee is for Closers!

Saturday, October 15th, 2005

In Hawaii we set our alarms pretty early for “live coverage” of Michelle’s play. Coffee brews before sun up and I put on all sorts of titanium bracelets and rings. I’m a writer. I’ve got repetitive stress injuries, okay?

Don’t miss the great cover story on Michelle in this week’s Fortune Magazine. The 10 million dollar [...]

Michelle loses in second round

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

Wie dropped the last three holes after being 2 up. Hopefully this is another case of her fine tuning her game and not a trend.

Canada.com: Teen phenom Michelle Wie loses in second round of U.S. Women’s Amateur

Wie makes field of 32

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

She’s tall, thin and is blessed with striking features that she carries in a most regal manner as she makes her way around the course. It’s obvious she’s been schooled well by her parents, and there are definite similarities between what she’s doing now and how Tiger Woods was doing things as he [...]