Posted at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Wie will play in Canadian Women's Open
Associated Press
Michelle Wie has accepted a sponsor's exemption to play in the Canadian Women's Open, the first time she will play north of the U.S. border. The tournament will be held Aug. 16 to 19 at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.But it won't be her first time playing a Canadian event.
Wie first played against the men in 2003 at age 14 in the Bay Mills Open Players Championship on the Canadian Tour, even though the tournament was held in Michigan. She missed the cut after rounds of 74-79.
"I'm excited to get out there and play again and especially excited to make my professional debut in Canada," she said.
Playing the Canadian Women's Open likely will give Wie three straight events on the LPGA Tour, as it follows the Evian Masters in France and the Women's British Open at St. Andrews. Wie would have a week off before going to Canada.
And then it will be off to college for her freshman year at Stanford.
Wie, 17, has not played since the Sony Open because of a wrist injury.
She is to return to competition at the Ginn Tribute, a new LPGA event in South Carolina to be held the last week in May.
