KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- After two encouraging rounds to start her year, Michelle Wie shot a 6-over 78 on Saturday in the final round of Fields Open to finish 20 strokes behind winner Paula Creamer.
“Obviously I’m a little disappointed with today’s round,” said Wie, who opened with rounds of 69 and 73.
At 4-over 220, she tied for last among the 74 players who made the cut.
“Felt like I was a little rusty out there,” Wie said. “I just got to keep on playing.”
The 18-year-old Wie, who started the round on No. 10 at 2 under, went double bogey-par-triple bogey to fall to 3 over heading into the turn. She rebounded a bit on the final nine, with two birdies and three bogeys, including one on the final hole.
She sighed and shook her head as she walked off the ninth green.
“I kind of hit a couple of shots off-line, found a couple of bad breaks, the putts didn’t fall today,” Wie said. “But I had a lot of positive shots I can bank off of for the next tournament. Obviously, there’s a lot of room for improvement. I felt like I did a pretty good job.”
Wie had troubles off the tee, going way left on several shots.
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