Posted at 6:12 p.m., Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Wie out of tourney because of pain in left wrist
Advertiser Staff
Michelle Wie withdrew from the Hawai'i Pearl Open today because of "a minor pain in her left wrist," according to a press release from the golf tournament.Wie, a 15-year-old Punahou School sophomore, was scheduled to play in the tournament tomorrow to Sunday at Pearl Country Club.
"Michelle still feels some minor pain in her wrist and her doctor recommended that she rest until the pain is gone," her father BJ Wie said.
Wie suffered a left forearm muscle pull while practicing two weeks ago. Since then, she has limited herself to putting.
"I'm very very sad that I will not be able to play," Wie said in a statement. "The Hawai'i Pearl Open is a very special tournament to me."
She hopes to ready to play in the LPGA SBS Open at Turtle bay starting Feb. 24.
