Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Wie in 2003
Wie aiming to make cut at home course
Wie at age ...
Wie to pair with Azinger in Challenge
Prize money turned back: $69,836
Jan. 13: Sony Open in Hawai'i qualifying, 73iT47 of 96 at Pearl CC Feb. 7-9: Hawai'i Pearl Open, 224iT43 at Pearl CC ($153) March 13-16: State Amateur, 286iT4 at Pearl CC March 27-30: LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship, 288iT9 in California ($34,000, refused because of amateur rules) April 25-27: LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, 214iT33 in Georgia ($7,695) May 23: Braces removed June 9: Qualified for U.S. Women's Open in Florida. Exempts her from local qualifying for U.S. Girls' Junior until she is 18, and 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur. June 17-22: Wins U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in Florida. Defeats former NCAA champion Virada Nirapathpongporn 1-up in final to become youngest to win USGA amateur championship and gets first victory outside of Hawai'i. Exempts her from sectional qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championships and sectional qualifying for the next two U.S. Women's Amateur Championships. Also exempt from local qualifying for the next five U.S. Women's Open Championships (still must qualify at sectional). June 27-29: ShopRite LPGA Classic, 215iT52 at New Jersey ($3,835) July 3-6: U.S. Women's Open, 298iT39 at Oregon ($18,783) July 21-24: U.S. Girls' Junior, lost to Morgan Pressel, 3 and 2, third round at Connecticut Aug. 4-7: U.S. Women's Amateur, lost to Venezuela's Maru Martinez, 1-up, first round at Pennsylvania Aug. 14-15: LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, 145imissed cut at Ohio Aug. 21-22: Canadian Tour Bay Mills Open Players' Championship, 153imissed cut at Michigan Aug. 25: First day of high school Sept 15: Kraft/Nabisco Skins Game benefit with John Daly, vs. Nancy Lopez/Hank Kuehne at Idaho Sept. 18-21: Nationwide Tour Albertsons Boise Open, 154imissed cut at Idaho Sept. 26-28: LPGA Safeway Classic, 214iT28 at Oregon ($9,990) Oct. 31-Nov. 2: LPGA CJ Nine Bridges Classic at Korea, 23369 ($3,075)