In this week’s Be Like Wie we’ll discuss the best way you can meet former presidents and other big name celebrities.

Prospective flesh pressers must remember that brevity and decorum are part of this activity and should brush up on their etiquette before going any further. For example: When a rock star former president compliments you [...]

Michelle Wie can play in six LPGA events with sponsor exemptions. This Royal Canadian Golf Association event wouldn’t count toward the six, though they could be a scheduling conflict once the 2006 LPGA calendar is known.

“Michelle and B. J. (her father) are well aware of our event,” said Van Kesteren, who has spoken numerous times [...]

USA Today’s Tom Spousta reports that Michelle Wie got a text message from Annika Sorenstam the day after the Samsung World Championship.

“Annika was not happy to hear of Michelle’s disqualification,” said Wie’s father, B.J. “She encouraged her to keep her chin up and not to get frustrated or disappointed. They were comforting words. Michelle was [...]

Michelle Wie is officially in the Sony Open, and since they are one of her sponsors they’ve decided on keeping the Open in Hawaii until 2010. There were rumors of Sony moving the tourney east, into Los Angeles. The PGA likes having it here in Hawaii, because there’s no place on the mainland during those [...]

Lots of harsh and mostly well deserved criticism of Michael Bamberger from readers of WIEblog. Here are a few choice selections from this past week:

I just finished reading the Q&A on SI’s site as well, I still don’t buy it. For someone as knowlegeable about the game as Bamberger, you can’t tell me that he [...]

The Safeway International at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club is getting antsy over the potential loss of one of their favorite competitors.

Aside from having only six sponsor exemptions here’s some of the more interesting reasons Michelle probably won’t make Superstition according to the Arizona Republic piece:

A new event to start [...]

Lawrence Donegan, columnist for The Age, files his commentary on cheating in golf… from the future: October 21, 2005!

Otherwise known as anywhere West of the International Date Line, or in this case Australia. Cue Theremin music!

To the non-golfer, opening the Rules of Golf must be a disorienting experience, another universe with its own moral code [...]

After reading the Q&A with Michael Bamberger published today on SI.com I’d say there was no malice involved in his actions. His explaination of his actions are reasonable, but I would’ve given him hell when he called on Sunday if I were his editor.

It’s that one sticking point: I still question his “I’ll ask Michelle [...]

So you’re trying to be like Michelle Wie? Or maybe raising your kids like Michelle Wie is your thing? If so we’ll be helping you on WIEblog by offering you the best tips on how to be more like Michelle Wie, both on and off the course.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. [...]

No surprise here, Kraft Nabisco wants Michelle Wie.

“I’ve been told they’re going to work to get her in,” said her agent, Ross Berlin.

… The rest of Wie’s schedule might not be so simple to figure out.

She is allowed six LPGA Tour exemptions - that doesn’t include the U.S. Women’s Open or the Women’s British Open [...]