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Post by bobawiefan on Jul 9, 2014 20:17:28 GMT -5
Michelle Wie’s First Major Earns Kia Most Compelling Performance for June, 2014 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. July 9, 2014 – With only a one-shot lead and two holes to play at the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, Michelle Wie stepped up to the par-3 17th tee and hit the biggest two shots of her life – an eight-iron to 25 feet and a double-breaking putt that ended in the back of the hole, eliciting a fiery double fist pump from Wie. After hitting the 17th hole birdie, she savored the moment of her first major championship as she walked up the final fairway at Pinehurst No. 2. Wie’s first win in 38 major championship starts has been named the Kia Most Compelling Performance for the month of June. TWEET IT! .@themichellewie earns June @kia Most Compelling Performance with her first major win at the U.S. Women’s Open #LPGAKiaAwards Wie’s final-round, even-par 70 allowed her to hold off a spectacular final-round push by Stacy Lewis, who shot a 4-under-66 with back-to-back birdies coming in to put pressure on Wie. After a double bogey on the 16th hole shrank Wie’s lead to only one shot, her spectacular birdie created a two-shot lead and allowed for a leisurely victory stroll up the 18th fairway. Wie’s rounds of 68-68-72-70 left her as the only player in the field to finish under par at Pinehurst No. 2. The 2014 Kia Most Compelling Performance Award winner will be announced at the season-ending 2014 CME Group Tour Championship following an online fan vote (fan voting begins October 1, 2014). Performances may include a single tournament, multiple tournaments, single-round accomplishments or record-breaking performances. Winners of the 2014 Kia Performance Awards - listed below – will receive an all-new 2015 Kia K900, the brand’s first-ever luxury sedan, and the official vehicle of the LPGA. Lewis earned the award for the month of May after clinching the No. 1 ranking with her second victory of the month. Lewis coasted to six-shot victories at both the North Texas Shootout and then the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer to supplant Inbee Park after 59 weeks at the top spot in the Rolex Rankings. The 2014 Kia Performance Awards are:Kia Power Drive – Won in 2013 by Nicole Smith; awarded to the player with the longest average driving distance Kia Drive to the Top – Won in 2013 by Stacy Lewis; awarded to the player with the most top-10 finishes Kia Most Compelling Performance – Won in 2013 by Beatriz Recari; recognizing a player with exceptional performances throughout the year; this award will be chosen by fans through an online vote Kia Community Assist – Won in 2013 by Cristie Kerr; recognizing a player who makes exceptional contributions to charity organizations or community programs About Kia Motors AmericaKia Motors America (KMA) is the marketing and distribution arm of Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA proudly serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA and surpassed the 500,000 annual sales mark for the second consecutive year in 2013 following the launch of seven all-new or significantly redesigned vehicles. KMA offers a complete line of vehicles, including the rear-drive K900** flagship sedan, Cadenza premium sedan, Sorento CUV, Soul urban passenger vehicle, Sportage compact CUV, Optima midsize sedan, Optima Hybrid, the Forte compact sedan, Forte5 and Forte Koup, Rio and Rio 5-door sub-compacts and the Sedona midsize multi-purpose vehicle, through a network of more than 765 dealers across the United States. Kia’s U.S. manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, builds the Optima* and Sorento* and is responsible for the creation of more than 14,000 plant and supplier jobs. Information about KMA and its full vehicle line-up is available at www.kia.com. For media information, including photography, visit www.kiamedia.com. To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at www.kiamedia.com/us/en/newsalertLink to Article:www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/7/kia-most-compelling-june-wie.aspx
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Post by bobawiefan on Jul 17, 2014 11:29:53 GMT -5
Wie takes ESPY for best female golfer An already incredible year for U.S. Women's Open champion, Michelle Wie, continues as she takes home the ESPY for best female golfer for the first time in her... Thur., 17 July. Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 4h HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me!! Won my first ESPY last night!!! Soooooo cool!! #cantbelieveit #ESPYS2014 Thur., 17 July. Retweeted by Michelle Wie LPGA@LPGA · 2h Congrats to Michelle Wie for winning an ESPY last night for "Best Female Golfer"! #ESPYS2014 @espys @themichellewie 
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Post by bobawiefan on Jul 30, 2014 21:36:57 GMT -5
Wed., 30 July. Jamie Kuhn@jamiekuhn Pretty epic delivery at the img_golf office today. Thanks for letting me babysit this gem for a hot… http://instagram.com/p/rFv4xOHxCV 
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Post by bobawiefan on Sept 14, 2014 13:11:24 GMT -5
Rolex Annika Major AwardMichelle Wie of USA is presented with the Rolex Annika MAjor Award by golfing legend Annika Sorenstram of Sweden after the final round of The Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club on September 14, 2014 in Evian-les-Bains, France.  Michelle Wie of USA holds the Rolex Annika Major Award after the final round of The Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club on September 14, 2014 in Evian-les-Bains, France.  Michelle Wie of USA is presented with the Rolex Annika MAjor Award by golfing legend Annika Sorenstram of Sweden and Jaques Bungert, Evian Championship Director after the final round of The Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club on September 14, 2014 in Evian-les-Bains, France. 
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Post by bobawiefan on Sept 14, 2014 13:19:35 GMT -5
Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 3m WOW!! What an honor it is to win the Inaugural Rolex Annika Major Award!! Feelingsoblessed#RAMA #LPGA pic.twitter.com/gpuFmBM9El  |
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Post by bobawiefan on Oct 1, 2014 15:28:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 18:18:53 GMT -5
I voted! Michelle continues to make news! Hope she wins another award!
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Post by bobawiefan on Oct 22, 2014 13:49:50 GMT -5
Wie chasing Lewis for year-end honorsBy Randall Mell October 22, 2014, 12:56 pm  Michelle Wie held off Stacy Lewis to win her first major championship at this year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst. As the LPGA season winds down, Wie would like nothing better than to see if she can mount a late charge at Lewis for some prestigious season-long awards. Wie, 25, walked away with the first substantial award of the year in the women’s game, claiming the Rolex Annika Major Award at the Evian Championship last month. The new award is a valued prize as it honors the best player in the year’s five most important events, the major championships. Wie won it on the strength of her U.S. Women’s Open victory and second-place finish at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Coming back from a summer injury, Wie is in position to make a run at the Race to the CME Globe and the $1 million jackpot that goes with it, and she’s still in the hunt for Rolex Player of the Year and the Vare Trophy for low scoring average, though she’ll need a dynamic finish to grab those. “I think it’s definitely in the back of my mind,” Wie told LPGA media Wednesday as she prepares to play the Blue Bay in China this week. “It’s something I’m not consciously thinking of. I feel like if I play good golf and keep playing well and shooting low scores, that will take care of itself.” The challenge is prying Lewis’ fingers off the big prizes. With five events remaining on the LPGA schedule, Lewis is threatening to haul away the most meaningful awards left to win. Lewis has a firm grip on the Rolex Player of the Year Award, the Vare Trophy and the official money title with leads in all three statistical categories. She is trying to become the first American to claim all three in the same year since Betsy King in 1993. These are prizes Lewis makes no secret she covets. “The goal the rest of the year is looking at those year-end awards,” Lewis said at the start of the fall Asian swing. This is a week for challengers to make their moves on Lewis, who is taking the second of a two-week break before finishing out the season. Lewis isn’t in the field in China but will return to the Fubon Taiwan Championship next week with plans to play the final four events of the year. Rolex world No. 2 Inbee Park is also taking off this week. Lewis leads the Race to the CME Globe points standings with Wie fourth, leads the Rolex POY standings with Wie third and leads the Vare Trophy race with Wie second. Wie was asked if she valued the Race to the CME Globe or Player of the Year award more. “I think it’d be really cool to win the inaugural Race to the CME Globe,” Wie said. “Not because of the money, but just because of how the point system works all year . . . But I’ve never won Player of the Year before, and it’s something that I’ve always worked towards. So I can’t really choose.” With her victory at the Lotte Championship and then the U.S. Women’s Open, Wie has climbed to No. 6 in the world rankings. She was No. 103 just 18 months ago. If not for a finger injury that kept her out of competition for most of the last three months, Wie could be making an even harder challenge for the game’s big awards. “The last three months I did drop a couple of spots on all the rankings, so I really want to finish the year strong and climb back up,” Wie said. Wie, who suffered a “stress reaction” to her right index finger hitting out of a divot at the Marathon Classic in late July, looked good despite a sluggish start last week at the KEB-HanaBank Championship in South Korea, where she finished her first event since Marathon. She tied for fifth after opening with a 76 in high winds. It was her first start since she re-injured herself and withdrew after 13 holes of the Evian Championship last month. “I was going to play China and Malaysia [earlier this month], but my doctors told me not to,” Wie said. “I felt really good [in South Korea]. I got to the point where I could play 18 holes without much pain, which is really good. I didn’t think about it. I strengthened it.” Wie is hoping she knocked off enough rust to make another run this week. “Every day I felt a little less rusty,” Wie said. “Definitely, some of the mistakes I made on Saturday and Sunday, I don’t think I would’ve made in the heat of the season. I still feel like I’m working on my touch – my wedge game, my short game. I still need to shake some rust off, but everyday feels a little bit better.” Link to Article:www.golfchannel.com/news/randall-mell/wie-chasing-lewis-year-end-honors/
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 13:33:58 GMT -5
Michelle Wie is being honored at the @marchofdimesny (March Of Dimes NY) #SportsLuncheon on December 3rd, as the Sportswoman of the Year!
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Post by bobawiefan on Nov 21, 2014 20:52:08 GMT -5
Michelle Wie accepts the Rolex Annika Major trophy during the
Rolex Player Awards ceremony at the Ritz Carlton on November 20,
2014 in Naples, Florida.  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 5 hrs5 hours ago So honored to be the inaugural winner of the Annika Major Award. #luckygirl #CME http://instagram.com/p/vrMSmsJ-tp 
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 19:34:24 GMT -5
Michelle Wie is being honored at the @marchofdimesny (March Of Dimes NY) #SportsLuncheon on December 3rd, as the Sportswoman of the Year!
31st Annual Sports Luncheon
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Time: 12:15 PM
Registration Time: 11:30 AM
Waldorf Astoria New York
301 Park Avenue
New York , NY 10022
Please join us at the 31st Annual Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014!
SCHEDULE
Cocktail Reception: 11:30AM - 12:15PM
Luncheon & Awards: 12:15PM - 2:00PM
HONORING
Sports Leadership Award
Howard Katz, NFL
Corporate Leadership Award
Kevin Plank, Under Armour
Sportswoman of the Year Award
Michelle Wie, Women’s Professional Golf Champion
Sports Achievement Award
Mark Messier, Captain of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship Team
EMCEES
Norah O'Donnell
Co-Host, CBS This Morning
Willie Geist
Co-Host, NBC's TODAY & MSNBC'S Morning Joe
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Post by bobawiefan on Dec 3, 2014 20:58:28 GMT -5
Michelle Wie To Be Honored at the March of Dimes 31st Annual Sports Luncheon Mark Messier, Michelle Wie, Howard Katz, and Kevin Plank To Be Honored
at the March of Dimes 31st Annual Sports Luncheon on December 3Excerpt:New York, October 22, 2014 – Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, Captain of the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Championship Team, and golfer Michelle Wie, longtime LPGA star and winner of the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, will be honored with the Sports Achievement Award and Sportswoman of the Year Award, respectively, by the March of Dimes New York Division at its 31st Annual Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, December 3 at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Howard Katz, the NFL’s Sr. Vice President of Broadcast and Media Operations, and Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour, will be honored with the Sports Leadership and Corporate Leadership Awards, respectively. Each year, March of Dimes honors the outstanding achievements of men and women in the sports industry. Past recipients include New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, NBA Commissioner David Stern, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, baseball greats Mickey Mantle and Cal Ripken, Jr., tennis legends Andre Agassi and Venus Williams, basketball Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing and Lisa Leslie, and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. Since an early age, Michelle Wie has commanded international attention for her prodigious golfing ability and her charisma, making her one of the most influential athletes in women's sports. Michelle graduated from Stanford University in March 2012 with a degree in Communications. She has won four events on the LPGA tour, including her first major championship at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, as well as having shot the lowest round ever recorded by a woman golfer in a men's PGA tour event. In 2000, at the age of 10, Michelle became the youngest qualifier ever at the USGA Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Over the next three years she electrified Hawaiian golf with victories and shattered records for youngest ever in virtually every category. While continuing her education at Stanford in 2009, Michelle entered 19 LPGA tournaments making 17 cuts, eight top-ten's, two third's, two second's and her first career LPGA victory at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational by Banamex and Corona Light, finishing the year with $918,659 in prize money. Michelle also played on the 2009 Solheim Cup USA Team, which defeated the European Team 16 to 12 with Michelle, and her playing partners earning 3.5 of 4 possible points. Michelle’s 2014 campaign has been a “career year.” Just one week after nearly winning the LPGA’s first major of the season at the Kraft Nabisco Championship (she finished second), Michelle returned to her native Hawaii and won the LPGA Lotte Championship for her third-career LPGA win. Two months later, she earned her first major championship victory at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst No. 2. Link to Article:www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/12/march-of-dime-wie.aspx
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Post by bobawiefan on Dec 3, 2014 21:09:51 GMT -5
Michelle Wie retweeted LPGA@LPGA · 9 hrs9 hours ago .@themichellewie to be honored at @marchofdimesny 31st Annual Sports Luncheon #SportsLuncheon bit.ly/1vk5ly6  Michelle Wie retweeted Kraig Kann@KraigKann · 9 hrs9 hours ago Big CONGRATS to @themichellewie ! Being honored today at @marchofdimesny
31st Annual Sports Luncheon. Quite a year .. so deserving. #LPGAMichelle Wie@themichellewie · 9 hrs9 hours ago Heading to the @marchofdimes Sports Luncheon in my amazing Rosie Assoulin dress  Michelle Wie retweeted LPGA@LPGA · 9 hrs9 hours ago .@themichellewie meets with media prior to @marchofdimeny #SportsLuncheon. Wie is being named Sportswoman of the Year  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 8 hrs8 hours ago Today is the day! I’m being honored along with former @nyrangers Mark Messier at the @marchofdimesny #SportsLuncheon  Michelle Wie retweeted LPGA@LPGA · 7 hrs7 hours ago .@themichellewie give her Sportswoman of the Year acceptance speech @marchofdimesny #SportsLuncheon @waldorfnyc  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 6 hrs6 hours ago Team @imggolf @imgworldwide at the @marchofdimesny Sports Luncheon  Michelle Wie retweeted Jamie Kuhn@JamieKuhn · 6 hrs6 hours ago cafx23 mscanlan05 @themichellewie @nickoleraymond Team IMG at The March of Dimes Luncheon today.… http://instagram.com/p/wKCBjnnxLS  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 4 hrs4 hours ago Rollin with the best crew. I have the best team. EVER. img_golf @img @wme #MarchofDimes… http://instagram.com/p/wKOHOTp-lt
Michelle Wie retweeted March of Dimes NY@MarchOfDimesNY · 8 hrs8 hours ago Congratulations to #nyc #SportsLuncheon honorees, @themichellewie @markmessier, Howard Katz and Kevin Plank!  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 4 hrs4 hours ago Great to meet @williegeist today. See you again soon @todayshow! #Marchofdimes #NYC #SportsLuncheon  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 4 hrs4 hours ago "@jamiekuhn: @mike__Scanlan @themichellewie @marchofdimesny Amazing event! #SportsLuncheon #NYC "  Michelle Wie retweeted Molly Gallatin@molly_gallatin · 4 hrs4 hours ago .@themichellewie & @nyrangers Mark Messier talk about what they drank out of the #USWomensOpen & #StanleyCup trophies  Michelle Wie@themichellewie · 4 hrs4 hours ago So honored to have been recognized by the @marchofdimesny as the Sports
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Post by bobawiefan on Dec 9, 2014 14:32:29 GMT -5
Tune in Tonight
Tuesday, June 9, 2014
Tune in for the 2014 Rolex Red Carpet and Awards Ceremony tonight
on the Golf Channel at 6:30 PM ET.
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