Wie in the Spotlight

Wie in the Spotlight

Michelle Wie,the 19-year-old girl wonder  who first shot to stardom when she played on the men's US Tour at 14 and missed the halfway cut by only one shot,was given the news after finishing 11th in the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham with her clubs.  having yet to win a professional tournament,  she was on Sunday night named as one of America's two wild cards for the Solheim Cup.

Captain Beth Daniel announced Wie and 49-year-old Juli Inkster, a seven-time major winner and seven-time cup player, as her two picks for the match at Rich Harvest Farms, Illinois, on August 21-23.

22-year-old Swede Anna Nordqvist had received European captain Alison Nicholas three wild cards  for she won her first major in June, Wales' Becky Brewerton and Scot Janice Moodie.

Wie signed contracts worth millions of dollars on turning professional at 16, but then suffered a wrist injury and a dramatic loss of form.

This season, however, she has had a runners-up finish and two third places and came 16th in the cup table. That was despite the fact that she did not become eligible for points until this season and the race had been going for over a year.

The Americans lead the series 7-3, have won the last two matches - and have yet to be beaten at home. They will start strong odds-on favourites again.

In Michelle Wie's bag:   Driver:  Nike SQ Tour
                                   3 wood:  Nike SQ 15° Buy Now
      Iron Set (2-Pitching Wedige):  Nike Forged Blades
                          Sand Wedge: Nike Forged 56°
                                         LW: Nike Forged 60°
                                     Putter: Nike Oz Prototype with C-Thru Grip (Hula Girl underneath)
                                 Golf Ball: Nike One Platinum

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