Michelle Sung Wie West (nee Wie, born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10 she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship, and she also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. She turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday in 2005, accompanied by an enormous amount of publicity and endorsements. She won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award in 2004, and her first and only major title came at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open.
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Michelle Sung Wie West (née Wie ; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S.
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Michelle Sung Wie West (née Wie ; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
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