MICHELLE WIE ~ 2018

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MICHELLE WIE 2018 ~ US WOMEN'S OPEN

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Pamela Asher hopes Michelle Wie gives LET much-needed boost

By Michael McEwan — 15 May, 2018


Pamela Asher has welcomed the news that Michelle Wie is to play the 2018 Ladies Scottish Open, after admitting that she has never seen the Ladies European Tour schedule as bad as it is this year.

So far this year, there have been only six LET events – four in Australia and one each in South Africa and Morocco – with just seven more scheduled between now and the end of the year.

Of those, two are majors (the RICOH Women’s British Open and the Evian Championship) with another, the European Golf Championships forming part of a new multi-sport event in Glasgow and Berlin this year.

That leaves only four ‘regular’ LET events between now and the end of the year, one being the Ladies Scottish Open at Gullane in July.

Former US Women’s Open champion Wie today confirmed that she will play in the event, which, for the second year running, will be co-sanctioned with the LPGA.

Wie made her debut in the tournament at Dundonald Links last year and Asher says it is great for the event and, by extension, the tour that the 28-year-old is coming back.

“It’s fantastic news,” said the Lanark-born golfer. “It makes it a bigger event having players like Michelle taking part, especially for the crowds who can get to see her somebody that they’re more used to seeing on TV up close.

Link to the rest of the article:
www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/pamela-asher-hopes-michelle-wie-gives-let-much-needed-boost

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Michelle Wie Headlines Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open

"Gullane, Wednesday 16 May, 2018 – Major champion Michelle Wie is set to headline the 2018 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open alongside defending champion, Mi Hyang Lee, Solheim Cup Captain Catriona Matthew and British No. 1 Charley Hull, at Gullane Golf Club from the 26 – 29 July.

The championship will return to the same venue as the Men’s Scottish Open, which will be hosted two weeks earlier and will be co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA for a second year running, with a prize fund of $1.5 million.

For the first time in Ladies Scottish Open history, the championship heads to the East Lothian links with Wie looking to capitalise on early season form, having returned to the winners circle in March at the HSBC Women’s World Championship. Currently ranked 18th in the Rolex Rankings, Wie returns to Scotland for her second Scottish Open appearance, having finished 19th in Dundonald last year, before a career-high third place finish at the Ricoh Women’s British Open the following week.

Commenting on her return to Scotland, Michelle Wie said, “I love coming over to play golf in Scotland, the fans are always amazing and it’s the ‘Home of Golf’ after all, so you always feel a sense of excitement being here. Last year was very testing conditions and I managed to learn a lot about my game having to hit a variety of different shots. The tournament proved to be the perfect preparation for me heading in to the Ricoh Women’s British Open where I had my best ever finish. Hopefully I can continue to learn more this year.”

Joining the list of stars in support of the championship is Scottish Ladies European Tour player, Michele Thomson, who has qualified for her second appearance in the event.

Talking about playing in Scotland and the co-sanctioning agreement between the LET and LPGA, Thomson said, ‘It’s amazing to have the chance to play such a big tournament in my home country and it’s exciting to have the opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world.”

Taking place the week before the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open will kick off a superb two weeks of women’s links golf in the UK. The back-to-back stretch of events echoes the successful strategy employed by the Men’s Scottish Open taking place the week before The Open – an approach proven to be a competitive advantage for those players competing in both Championships. The Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open is also a key element of Scotland’s commitments to the staging of The 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles.

Wie and Thomson spoke to media as part of a joint-promotion of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open and Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, which will both be played at Gullane Golf Club this July.


Link to article:
thegolfguide.co.uk/michelle-wie-headlines-aberdeen-standard-investments-ladies-scottish-open/

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