Michelle Wie appears to have some good mojo working for her this week.Wie is looking to pick up some major Solheim Cup points in her quest to make the American team, and shes doing it in a revamped event that means a lot to her.Wie, who claimed the Lorena Ochoa Invitational as her first LPGA title eight years ago, opened the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Match Play on Thursday with 6-and-5 rout of Lizette Salas, a former Solheim Cup teammate.
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I love match play, it reminds me of Solheim, Wie said.Wie is looking to make her fifth straight Solheim Cup team. Shes 12th on the American points list and needs to be among the top eight at the conclusion of the Ricoh Womens British Open in August to automatically qualify for the team. She could also qualify for the team by being among the two highest ranked Americans who arent already qualified on points.Players who win at least one match this week are guaranteed to earn Solheim Cup points.Wie will meet LPGA rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon in Fridays second round of the Ochoa event. Escallon upset In Gee Chun, 2 and 1, in the opening round.
Ernst who is looking to make the Team USA Solheim Cup roster will be looking to impress Inkster with another top 10 this year at this week's event in Michigan. LPGA Tour veteran will make her first start at the LPGA Volvik Championship. Phatlum rounds out this group, she posted a T-27 in last year's inaugural event.
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It can't. If anything, it should open the door for more of the LPGA's personalities to take the spotlight. Names like Christina Kim and Michelle Wie, who can make more headlines without hoisting a trophy than Ochoa ever could while assembling what would be a Hall of Fame career had she stuck around for 10 years.
Michelle Wie looks to make a run at this week's Mobile Bay
Wie carded a 13-stroke victory in the women's division of the 2002 Hawaii State Open and was the first female to compete in the Hawaii Pearl Open, as well as the first female and youngest player
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Michelle Wie looks to make a run at this week's Mobile Bay LPGA Classic (video, photos) her first came in the 2009 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, the other at the 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open
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From the beginning of her public career, Michelle Wie was the subject of controversy expressed by fans, media, peers, and other observers. Performances in men's events. Despite the publicity her appearances garnered, Wie made only one cut in a men's tournament: at the rain-shortened 2006 SK Telecom Open on the Asian Tour.
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Wie's first Solheim Cup performance filtered into her game when she returned to the LPGA in the fall of '09. She broke through to win her first LPGA title at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
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Michelle Wie fans at 2006 John Deere Classic, where she attempted to become the first woman in 61 years to make a cut on the PGA Tour. Michelle withdrew during the second round due to heat exhaustion.
With several recent strong finishes, Michelle Wie is looking like she might make the U.S. Solheim Cup team on points and not need to rely on a captain's pick.
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