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Sports Michelle Wie Wins
2014.04.19 21:11
 KAITLIN SAWYER (Associated Press) The Associated Press - April 20, 2014 KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) -- Michelle Wie rallied from four strokes back entering the day to shoot a 5-under 67 on Saturday and win the LPGA LOTTE Championship. The 24-year-old American finished at 14-under 274 after coming into the final round trailing third-round leader Angela Stanford by four shots after Friday's play. It was Wie's third career victory on the LPGA Tour, and first since taking the CN Canadian Women's Open in 2010 - snapping a 79-event winless drought. And, Wie did it at home. ''I'm just having fun out there,'' said Wie, who grew up in Honolulu. ''I was out there and nervous. Every time I felt nervous out there, I was looking around, I felt there was no place I'd rather be.'' Stanford had her worst round of the tournament, shooting a 1-over 73 that put her at 12-under 276 and two shots behind Wie. Top-ranked Inbee Park finished third with an 11-under 277. ''Today, just didn't make the putts that I've been making,'' Stanford said. ''I wasn't hitting it great today. Just misclubbed a couple of times. Just didn't make good decisions.'' Wie came to LOTTE and her home state of Hawaii coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago in the Kraft Nabisco Championship when she closed with a 71 for her best position of the season. ''The highlight of this week was to come back home,'' Wie said. ''There wasn't just one moment. From the first tee shot that I made to the last putt, the aloha that I felt from everyone was unbelievable.'' Stanford, the leader after the second and third rounds at breezy Ko Olina, came out strong with a birdie on the par-4 third hole to set herself up at 14-under early in the day. A bogey for Stanford and a birdie for Wie on the par-4 sixth closed the gap to within a stroke. The par-3 eighth brought Stanford, Wie and South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim to tie at 12 under. A birdie for Wie on the par-3 12th gave her the outright lead, and she gave a small triumphant fist pump to the crowd. ''I really think a lot of times, they willed the ball in,'' Wie said of the fans. ''I give a lot of credit to them this week.'' Another birdie on the par-5 13th put Wie two strokes ahead of two-day leader Stanford and three strokes ahead of Kim. Stanford and Kim were unable to close that gap as Wie won for the first time on American soil. ''She's been playing great,'' Stanford said. ''She's having a great year, so it was bound to happen. I just happened to be the one that caught the buzz saw.'' Trade winds continued to challenge golfers all day, gusting upward of 20 mph, according to the National Weather Service. ''Well, my caddy isn't one for pep talks, but he gave a good one today,'' Wie said. ''He said, 'It's windy out there today, but play your game,' and that's really what I did. I didn't try to force anything. I had a number in my head that I thought I needed to shoot, and I got it. Kim came in fourth with 1-under 71 for 10-under 278 overall.  |
Comment 4
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방준재*70
2014.04.20 00:08
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황규정*65
2014.04.20 01:34
이번주 LPGA 마지막날 경기가 한창 진행일때 이사람은 태평양 상공에 있었습니다.
새벽 4시에 자카르타 공항근처 호텔을 떠나 동경을 거쳐 시카고를 지나 미시간 집에오니
거의 지난 남미 파타고니아 여행시 같이 28시간이나 걸린 긴여행길이었습니다.비행기 안에서 Redwings가 mighty Boston Bruins를 1-0으로 이긴것은 알았는데 동시에
진행되는 LPGA소식이 궁금해 집에와서 대강추스리고 TV를 켜니 막 Michelle이 18th hole
play를 하는때였습니다.4년만에 우승한 Michelle Wie에 축하를 보내며 이소식을 전해주신 이한중 형께 감사드립니다.
Jet lag등 추스리는대로 전화 올리지요. 규정 -
운영자
2014.04.20 14:25
Michelle's win was a very good thing for all of us, Koreans and also American LPGA.
When Michelle was leading at the Kraft-Nabisco, American TV channel was extremely excited and happy.
They needed another break where an American girl wins another trophy.
I have seen Michelle playing with my eyes many times.
Only two weeks ago, I followed her at Kraft-Nabisco Tournament at Rancho Mirage in Palm Spring.
It seemed that she has all the talents but she got into a bad luck so often.
Maybe, she got over it and will do well.
My best wishes for this tall Korean girl !! -
방준재*70
2014.04.20 18:12
Shall we have a look at this 6 ft 1 in tall Michelle's bio
to refresh our memory of her?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Wie
At Last - she won in 4 years.
Congratulations, Michelle.
Here's chosun.com headline news;
http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/20/2014042000395.html?news_Head1