Michelle Shoots 67 in Opening at LPGA Fields Open
Saturday, February 25th, 2006Michelle Wie got off to a fast start on Thursday shooting a five-under 67. The round put her only three shots behind Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa in Hawaii’s LPGA Fields Open.
Michelle mentioned that her biggest problem lately has been getting off to a fast start, and she sure did it today. In fact, she has managed to stay within striking distance of Ochoa, who fired a 64 for a one-shot lead over Wendy Ward and South Korea’s Seon Hwa Lee.
Michelle even admitted to being a bit nervous before ” hometown” fans. A 10-footer for birdie at the first hole seemed to settled her down a bit. Wie followed her lone bogey at the par-five fifth with consecutive birdies and added three more, including an outstanding play out of a bunker on the par-five 14th. After hitting her five-iron approach into the bunker, she blasted out within two feet of the cup and tapped in.