Michelle Wie all set for battle at Hoylake
American Michelle Wie has been struggling to regain her winning form since her last victory at CN Canadian Women’s Open in August 2010.
She said that the Ricoh Women’s British Open 2012 reminds her of good times and she is looking forward to doing a good job at this week’s battle, at Hoylake.
The Ricoh Women’s British Open 2012 is scheduled to start from September 13-16, at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Wirral, United Kingdom, with a strong roster featuring most of the top-ranked LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) stars.
Wie, who ranks among the experienced contenders in the Ricoh Women’s British Open roster, will remain under tight scrutiny, as the American golfer is being expected to end her victory drought at Hoylake.
Although pumped up and confident, despite having failed to record a good finish in most of the recent tournaments, Wie said in her pre-tournament interview that she is in high spirits and hopes to do fine at the British Open as she has been to Hoylake before.
“It's funny because Hoylake was I think like the first links golf course I played in my entire life. We came over here for the Curtis Cup and we played a practise round here," she said.
"I remember definitely the holes, the Racetrack Hole. Lots of good memories here. It's tough conditions this morning, so I'm looking forward to it,” Wie said while speaking to the LPGA on Tuesday.
After finishing off the last week’s Kingsmill Championship in sloppy style, as she missed the cut, Wie is eager to bounce back in fine fashion this week.
However, the field is going to be too hard to subdue, due to the presence of big names like, the current world number one Yani Tseng, Paula Creamer, Stacy Lewis, Ai Miyazato and Catriona Matthew of Scotland.
Golf observers said Wie has what it takes to shine at Hoylake, but she still has some consistency issues.
The weather conditions have been a bit rough in Wirral, which indicates that the upcoming battle is not going to be easy for any contender.
“It was brutal (laughing). I think coming from Kingsmill where you hit the ball and it stops right there, there's really no wind,” Wie said of the difficult windy conditions at Hoylake.
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