Michelle Wie has worked her way back onto the PGA Tour. The teen, who utterly ruined her game the last few years by playing against the men, has announced that she has accepted a sponsor's exemption to the 2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
"Michelle's game continues to improve to the point she is ready to test her game on the best Tour in the world,"Tournament Director Michael Stearns said. "I know Michelle is a great competitor and we are thrilled to have her accept our invitation to showcase her skills at our tournament. This will be a phenomenal experience for a global television audience and even more spectacular for those in the gallery to see a player like Michelle tee it up at MontrĂȘux."
Wie, who was disqualified from the LPGA State Farm Classic for not signing her scorecard, will be playing on the PGATour again.
Wie, who earlier this season said she would avoid the PGA Tour, has played once on the PGA Tour in 2008, shooting rounds of 78-76 to miss the cut at the Sony Open in January. In Wie's last 99 holes in women's major championships she is 34-over par. She shot an 81-75 to miss the cut at the Women's U.S. Open. She has played 61 professional events and has never won.
So while the best women golfers in the globe will be battling it out in England next week after earning their way into the Ricoh Women's British Open, Wie, who didn't earn a spot, will have to settle for the consolation prize - playing on the PGA Tour.
In related news, to recognize my haphazard golf blogging during the British Open, as well as my terrible grammar and often stupid choice of subjects, I am expecting an invite from the New York Times any minute. Because I'm kind of cute and occasionally write something funny.
That's how these things work, right?
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