WASHINGTON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Michelle Wie, who made the cut in a men's event in South Korea last month, could continue her bid to qualify for the men's U.S. Open next month in Summit, New Jersey.
Wie, the 16-year-old schoolgirl from Honolulu who became the first woman to advance from local U.S. Open qualifying on Monday, will be the major draw card when she tees off at Canoe Brook Country Club on June 5 for 36 holes of sectional qualifying, according to reports from Los Angeles on Tuesday.
"We don't want to get too far down the road," U.S. Golf Association president David Fay told a news conference after Wie led two other qualifiers in a 40-strong field with a level-par 72 at Turtle Bay Resort & Golf Club on Oahu.
"We realize we could have a heavy gallery and some parking problems to address but we'll sort it all out. Canoe Brook is no stranger to big-time golfers."
Wie, who qualified for the weekend in a men's tournament for the first time in eight attempts at this month's SK Telecom Open in South Korea, faces a high-pressure week in early June. Enditem
