Dubai: Michelle Wie, one of the brightest stars in the world of women’s golf, will headline a stellar field when she tees it up for the first time in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters which will be played at the Emirates Golf Club from December 7 to 12, 2009.
After a tremendously successful rookie season on the LPGA Tour, the 20-year-old is expected to electrify the tournament when she joins an already talented field from Europe.
Named in a 2006 Time magazine article as “one of 100 people who shape our world,” the Hawaiian is the latest superstar to sign up for the Dubai Ladies Masters which, since its inception in 2006, has showcased players of calibre and reputation - Annika Sorenstam, Laura Davies, Karrie Webb, Gwaldys Nocera, Sophie Gustafason and Natalia Gulbis, making it the most popular ladies golf event of Dubai’s sporting calendar.
“We are really delighted to have Michelle in the field. She is charismatic, she is skilful and her presence will certainly provide a big boost to the tournament,” said Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice-chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi — the promoters and organisers of the euro 500,000 tournament.
“I am very excited about making my first trip to Dubai and playing in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters,” said Wie. “I have heard so many great things about Dubai as a city, but also about the golf here, and I’m looking forward to experiencing it for myself.”
Wie, ranked 15 in the world, turned professional in October 2005, and has been building an impressive resume in golf since a young age. At 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for the USGA Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in 2000 and qualified for an LPGA event when she was 12.
A year later, she became the youngest to make a cut. She played in the men’s Sony Open when she was 14.
