Wie pulls out of John Deere Classic

Wie pulls out of John Deere Classic 15th July 2006

16-year-old Michelle Wie pulled out of the John Deere Classic as her fifth attempt to make the cut on the PGA Tour came to an end after suffering heat exhaustion.

Wie shot an opening round of 6-over 77 on Thursday to all but ensure Babe Zaharias in 1945, would remain the last female player to make the cut on the PGA Tour.

Wie was 13 strokes behind the leaders after the opening round and pulled out of the event after the ninth hole when two over for the day.

Wie's agent, Ross Berlin, said in a statement, "She suffered a number of different symptoms, including stomach pains, nausea, dizziness and breathing problems which worsened as the round continued,"

"Michelle was diagnosed with heat exhaustion and is now resting and in very good spirits."

Wie will next try to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 84 Lumber Classic in September.

Odds for Wie - Place a bet

Game Odds

Back to news index

Any comments or feedback? We appreciate your input! Contact us here to leave your suggestions or subscribe to our monthly newsletter.

NEW - Latest Player Stats

More Player Stats

2005 PGA Tour Schedule

Date Tournament 2004 Winner
Oct 27-30Chrysler ChampionshipVijay Singh
Nov 3-6The Tour Championship presented by Coca-ColaRetief Goosen
Nov 10-13Franklin Templeton ShootoutHank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman
Nov 17-20WGC World CupEngland
Nov 26-27Merrill Lynch Skins GameFred Couples

Full Schedule 2005

Full Schedule 2006

Complete Betting Odds

Improve Your Play

Player Rankings

Rank Player Country
1Tiger WoodsUSA
2Vijay SinghFIJ
3Phil MickelsonUSA
4Retief GoosenSAf
5Ernie ElsSAF
6Sergio GarciaESP
7Jim FurykUSA
8Adam ScottAUS
9Chris DiMarcoUSA
10David TomsUSA

Full Player Rankings

Featured Player

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.

Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.