Posted at 10:27 p.m., Saturday, May 6, 2006
Wie finishes tied for 35th in SK Telecom Open
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Hawai'i's Michelle Wie shot 2-over-par 74 Sunday — including four bogeys and two birdies — and finished at 3-under 213 and a tie for 35th at the SK Telecom Open in Incheon, South Korea.Prom Meesawat of Thailand shot a 4-under 68 and finished at 15-under 201 to win the tournament.
Wie, who made her first cut in a professional men's tournament and was tied for 17th on Friday, began the final round six strokes behind the co-leaders (11-under).
Wie today opened with a par at the par-4 first hole and had consecutive birdies at the par-4 second hole and par-5 third hole to go to 7-under overall. But she had consecutive bogeys at the par-3 fourth and par-4 fifth. She parred the sixth through ninth holes to make the turn at even-par 36.
After parring the par-5 No. 10, she bogeyed the par-4 11th. She parred the 12th, 13th and 14th before getting her fourth bogey on the par-4 No. 15. She parred the final three holes.
The tournament was shortened to 54 holes after Saturday's round was canceled by rain. A spokesman at the tournament told The Advertiser the weather was "pristine" as Wie, the 16-year-old from Honolulu, started the final round.
Wie shot 70-69—139 in the first two rounds. Seventh-eight players made the cut to play on the weekend.
