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Michelle Wie

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Michelle Sung Wie West (; 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Michelle Wie is the 19th most popular golfer (up from 53rd in 2024), the 14,888th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,267th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Michelle Wie ranks 19 out of 71. Before her are Greg Norman, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, Old Tom Morris, Tom Watson, and George Lyon. After her are Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, Pak Se-ri, John Daly, and Rory McIlroy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Michelle Wie ranks 295. Before her are Franco Di Santo, Freddy Adu, Kentaro Nakata, Ryan Corr, Travis Kelce, and J. J. Watt. After her are David N'Gog, Dominic Adiyiah, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Nia DaCosta, and Martin Kližan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michelle Wie ranks 14,893 out of 20,380. Before her are John Rzeznik (1965), George Newbern (1964), Ella Mae Morse (1924), James DeMonaco (1969), Gene Raymond (1908), and Cedric Maxwell (1955). After her are Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), Ryan Higa (1990), Junior Bridgeman (1953), Victoria Kaspi (1967), and Christine Gregoire (1947).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Michelle Wie ranks 12. Before her are Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Walter Hagen (1892), Gene Sarazen (1902), Byron Nelson (1912), and Tom Watson (1949). After her are Phil Mickelson (1970), John Daly (1966), Justin Thomas (1993), Fred Couples (1959), Patty Sheehan (1956), and Davis Love III (1964).

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