Recap: Wie Plays With Li

Michelle Wie's recent resurgence made the first round ANA Inspiration pairing with Lucy Li a lot more fun given a former prodigy was able to enjoy seeing the game's future before her eyes.

Randall Mell at GolfChannel.com with Wie's fun reaction to getting an up-close look at 14-year-old Li.

How does Wie remember reactions to her debut?

“They were just like, `Damn, she's big,” Wie cracked.

Wie is 6 feet tall today, and she was practically that tall when she played her way into the final Sunday pairing with Annika Sorenstam back in 2003.

Li is nearly a foot shorter and petite.

“I was walking behind her on No. 1, and I'm like, `She's really cute,’” Wie said. “No one really called me that when I was 13. `Damn, she tall.’ That's all I got.”

Wie made herself laugh, and that’s what kind of day this pairing was. It was a feel-good match of the veteran and phenom.

Wie posted a 68 and Li a 71 before first round play was suspended.