Michelle Wie

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Don’t forget to check out our Holiday golf gift-giving guide! Click here to listen.“I finally feel like I really earned it!” claimed a relieved Michelle Wie after realizing that she had, in fact, secured a place on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season. This time there was no exemption, ...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com The new season will show a loss of three tournaments (to 31) as well as a drop of over $5 million in prize money. To further the bad news, this year’s ending was lackluster at best as top golfers Sorenstam, Ochoa and Pressel all packed their bags early leaving the Asians to save face at the event.

By TravelGolf.com - Dave Berner “The one area where John McCain really dominates as far as getting the vote among golfers is those who get into angry fits of rage following a bad shot and either hurl their club into the water, smash it against a tree or bash it against a cart,” says William K. Wolfrum. “That’s McCain’s base, re...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com And, if by the time she's ten Sam takes to golf, she might have the opportunity to play veteran Michelle Wie for a winner-take-all LPGA tournament (I'm sure the LPGA will offer Sam an exemption!) Our golf tips focus on how Tiger Woods prepares for a tournament at the driving range.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Gulbis would have been the twentieth entrant, if not for Michelle Wie's special exemption. Annika Sorenstam recently turned down a special invitation given to an active World Golf Hall of Fame member (and five-time winner of this event) because she didn't want to take a spot from a deserv...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com This week, Golf for Beginners cheered Mickelson to victory. We also discuss (click to listen) the interest the new 2008 HSBC Womens Champions event has in Michelle Wie, offering her an exemption in spite of the fact that all of the women golfers were offered a position based on their top-th...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Can it really be just a single year since Michelle Wie admirably challenged the ladies on tour, finishing among the top five in three major events? Is this the same teenager who thumbed her nose up at the LPGA, believing that her future would be better served playing against the men on the PG...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Another golfer who appears to have "wilted" under tournament pressure is Michelle Wie. This week on Golf for Beginners, in addition to the latest about Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie, we also include easy golf tips from Annika Sorenstam and Adam Scott. A flagstick ruling also comes into ques...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Annika Sorenstam did not let her tiger out of the tank at the Ricoh Women's British Open even with the assistance of Woods' yardage book in her back pocket. Instead, Lorena Ochoa made easy work of the rest of the ladies in the field, going wire-to-wire and proving she is the best female golfer...

By golfforbeginners@aol.com Next stop for the LPGA (and Michelle Wie) is St. Andrews G.C. for the Ricoh Women's British Open. The Old Course is considered by some to be the "home of golf" and a links-style course, completely different than the parklike grounds of the Evian Masters Golf Club in France. This challenge will ce...

EVIANLESBAINS, France Michelle Wie hopes a return to the French Alps will get her game back on track.

By golfforbeginners@aol.com This podcast is supported by Pioneer Golf and Florida Golf Travel. Click here to listen. Will Michelle Wie accept an invitation to the Samsung World Championship in October, "Dancing with the Stars" of the LPGA's finest? Let's see how Wie fares at the inaugural Ginn Tribute next week! The P...