"The Education Of Michelle Wie"
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Very strong profile of Michelle Wie in last week's Golf World by Ron Kroichick, with nice images of Wie on the Stanford campus by J.D. Cuban. And I'm pleased to say you can read it online.
There is still this about her parents.
They shadowed Wie during her regular practice sessions in Northern California, traipsing along in a golf cart, and they travel with her to every LPGA event. The habit drew not-so-muffled criticism over the years, and it seems their role will not subside once Wie is a college graduate.
B.J. comes across as calm and rational, but that's not always the image Bo projects. She's a onetime amateur champion in South Korea, openly emotional when watching her daughter play. Observers describe her as living and dying with every shot as she follows Michelle at tournaments, screaming at times. There are two ways to view this. On one hand, Wie's parents allowed Michelle some independence at Stanford. Then again, they lived in Palo Alto and now will join her in Jupiter.
Wie tees off 12:30 PT in the Kia Classic with Brittany Lincicome and Stacey Lewis.
**Tod Leonard asked Wie about comments made by Kay Cockerill in the story.
Asked on Wednesday about Cockerill’s comments, Wie produced a big smile and said, “My response is that I really want this. I think sometimes it may not come across as strongly because I don’t’ feel like I need to talk about it. I don’t feel like I need to voice that every week, saying about how much I want it. It’s a given out here. Every player wants it. I really want it.”
