Archive for the 'The Masters' Category

Michelle Wie A Sports Illustrated “Crowd-Pleaser”

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Hey, I still have my SI subscription. Don’t think ESPN Magazine could compete for my readership.

In its year end edition, Sports Illustrated selected ten rising stars they consider “crowd-pleasers.”

While the print issue features a better, more relaxed-casual photo of Michelle Wie (shown here), the online edition runs with a decidedly more editorial image and the [...]

Michelle Wie in Masters by 2009?

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Steve Hummer offers a quick prognostication in his piece covering recent changes at the Augusta National course.

Standing upon the new Masters tee at the par-3 fourth hole, a media visitor allowed past the gates for a preview of the latest changes almost feels the 35 added yards from the bottoms of his [...]

Michelle Wie finishes third at Amateur

Friday, June 18th, 2004

Michelle Wie shot a 71 in both the morning and afternoon session today. She finished third behind winners David Bradshaw and Alex Knoll. Winning the U.S. Men’s Public Amateur Links would have put Wie in a position to achieve her dream of playing in the Masters.