Michelle Wie to turn pro
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:20 pm
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michelle Wie plans to announce Wednesday she is turning professional, six days before her 16th birthday, ending an amateur career in which she spent most of her time playing against the pros.
Two sources involved with her decision, both speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that Wie would make the morning announcement in Honolulu at the Kahala Mandarin Hotel near Waialae Country Club, where she has twice played in the Sony Open.
The time was set at 8 a.m. so Wie could get to class at Punahou School. The idea was to allow her to stick to her routine, although she'll be the only junior already a millionaire.
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I, for one, hope that she had a long and successful career. To be that talented at a game (and golf, at that!) this early in life means that you'll be dominated by it. Here's hoping she continues her personal development, enjoys what she does, and makes tons of money as well.
There's some (brief) interesting stuff about Nike as a sponsor in the article. Apparently, they prefer their atheletes to have a very clean look, utilizing simple clothing with a small and simple swoosh on it.