Wie turns pro

Wie turns pro 5th October 2005

Child prodigy Michelle Wie has turned professional. The 16-year-old Hawaiian schoolgirl made the announcement at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel, next to the Waialae Country Club home of the Sony Open.

Wie shot a 68 in the Sony Open, when only a 13-year-old playing with a sponsors exemption. It was and still is today the lowest ever score by a female competing on the men's PGA TOUR.

A multi millionaire already having signed endorsement deals in excess of $10 million with sporting apparel company Nike and electronics giant Sony, this dwarfs the $6 million brought in by Anika Sorenstam a nine time Major winner on the LPGA.

The teenager announced a $500,000 donation to the U.S. Golf Hurricane Relief Fund. Her professional debut is only a week away when she takes her place in the Samsung World Championship, at Bighorn Golf Club in the California desert.

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