Golf
Golf, surely many of us know about the expensive game. Today we are talking about American women golfer Michelle Wie, interested and successful in the golf since her childhood,i.e. at the age of 10. Currently, 28-year-old, Michelle Wie plays in the LPGA tour (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and is the winner of the 2014 U.S Women's Open and 2018 HSBC Women's World Championship.
Along with her successful career of 10 years, Michelle is estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $12 million. Wanna know more about her career earnings and prize money? Let's dig down and know all about Michelle's salary, earnings, net worth and career along with her awards.
Well, Michelle Wie is reported to have earned the professional career earnings of $6,801,108. Also, her earnings get the support from her endorsements with brands like Nike, Omega; Michelle is assumed to be enjoying the net worth of $12 million as of 2017. Though, the net worth of Michelle as of 2019 is still under review.
As we know that professional golfers are not paid salary, they get the prize money for their participation and wins in the tournaments. So probably you are curious to know more about Michelle Wie earnings and her endorsement deals? Scroll down for details.
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As mentioned above, Michelle fond of playing golf, started her amateur career at the age of 10 by participating in the USGA amateur championship. Later in 2003, Michelle became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
Besides this, Michelle is also the youngest women to qualify for an LPGA Tour event in 2010, though she was under 18, she was not officially a professional player. Although some players such as Morgan Pressel and Aree Song have successfully petitioned for an exemption to join at age 17, unlike Michelle.
Michelle Wie [ SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal ]In 2009, Michelle turned professional and started to play in the LPGA, and it is reported that till 2008, she earned $816,708 before the LPGA. Also, she earned $4,303 playing the SK Telecom Open and $13,563 from the Ladies German Open in 2006 and 2008 respectively.
Soon after her debut in the LPGA tour, Michelle earned the prize money of $918,659 in 2009. The same year, Michelle also earned $1,354 from Lotte Mart Open in April and $72,990 from Omega Dubai Ladies Master in December.
Reportedly, while playing in the LPGA tour till the end of 2013, Michelle earned the prize money of $2,030, 352. Although, Michelle Wie's $6,760 earnings at the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand was not included as the official LPGA earnings.
In 2014, Michelle won the 2014 U.S Women's Open leaving behind her collegemate Stacy Lewis, which earned her $720,000. Furthermore, at the end of her LPGA tour in 2014, her earnings were reported to be $1,924,796.
As per The Richest, in the year 2014, Michelle was reported to be enjoying the net worth of $4 million.
Then in 2015, with her LPGA tour, Michelle earned $348,918 followed by her earnings of $76,109 and $930,575 in 2016 and 2017 respectively. As of the running year 2018, Michelle is reported to have earned $551,815 which includes $225,000 from 2018 HSBC Women's World Championship, $30,644 from Honda LPGA Thailand and $21,836 from Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic and many more.
Have a look at the 2018 HSBC Women's World Championship winner Michelle Wie with her trophy.
Yeah, the victory tastes sweet!
Here is the table of Michelle Wie career earnings in the LPGA tour.
| Year | Ranking | Earnings |
| 2009 | 9 | $918,659 |
| 2010 | 18 | $888,017 |
| 2011 | 24 | $627,936 |
| 2012 | 92 | $158,546 |
| 2013 | 36 | $355,853 |
| 2014 | 3 | $1,924,796 |
| 2015 | 53 | $348,918 |
| 2016 | 116 | $76,019 |
| 2017 | 25 | $930,175 |
| 2018(Until March) | 4 | $551,815 |
We do also have the information on Michelle's earnings outside the LPGA tour.
| Year | Event | Earnings |
| 2006(May 4-7) | SK Telecom Open | $4,303 |
| 2008(May 29-June 1 ) | Ladies German Open | $13,563 |
| 2009(April 15-17) | Lotte Mart Open | $1,534 |
| 2009(Dec 9-12) | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters | $72,990 |
| 2010(Dec 8-11) | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters | $16,250 |
| 2011(Dec 14-17) | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters | $9,599 |
| 2012(Dec 5-8) | Omega Dubai Ladies Masters | $7,753 |
Let's know about her endorsement deals too.
Michelle has not only got success and money with her gameplay, but her earnings also get a lot of economic support with her endorsement deals as well. Nearly before Michelle's 16th birthday, on October 5, 2005, she signed a sponsorship deal with Nike and Sony.
Well, the worth of the deal is not disclosed, but as reported, the deal earned Michelle worth more than $10 million per year. However, in 2016, after Nike announced to stop producing golf products, Michelle signed an endorsement deal with Callaway.
Michelle who endorses McDonalds also signed with StarKist on a year deal to promote tuna and salmon products in 2016. Currently, Michelle is the ambassador of the Omega, a successful watch company.
Really time and hard dedication can change anything.
Well, Michelle seems quite a low profiled person when it comes to disclosing her property. As reported, Michelle owns a house in Jupiter, Florida, however, the worth and purchase detail of the house is not disclosed.
Probably, the mansion costs thousands of dollars or maybe millions too. Have a look.
Michelle Wie's house in Jupiter, Florida ][ SOURCE: Virtual Globetrotting ]And talking about her cars, Michelle is reported to have a BMW and a Kia, and for Kia, she has done commercials as well.
If you are willing to know the car's price, the worth of BMW ranges from $30,000 to $103,225 and for Kia, it's reported to be a maximum of $27,000.
Successful and kind Michelle has kept herself engaged with charity works. In October 2005, Michelle donated $500,000 to the Hurricane Katrina relief fund, which was co-administrated by the former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton accepting the check ][ SOURCE: English.chosun ]Actively participating in the philanthropy works, Michelle Wie also supports and donates to charities like Bethesda Hospital Foundation, Education is Freedom (EIF), Kay Yow Cancer Fund and Women Sports Foundation.
Really, Michelle is a combo of beauty and generosity.
The youngest winner of U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, Michelle Wie before joining the LPGA represented the United States in the Curtis Cup in 2004, where the team became victorious. After being professional in 2009, Michelle Wie, on November 15, 2009, won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational against Paula Creamer.
Then later on August 29, 2010, she won CN Canadian Women's Open. Michell won her fourth LPGA event and first major champion on June 22, 2014, which was U.S. Women's Open following her victory in LPGA Lotte Championship against Angela Stanford on April 19, 2014.
Michelle Wie wins 2014-U.S. Women's Open ][ SOURCE: YouTube ]Though Michelle finished 2nd in the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, she won the inaugural Rolex Annika Major Award for her great performance. Also, Michelle represented the United States in Solheim Cup where the team holds the victorious record of 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Her biggest achievement again shined in her favor after she won HSBC Women's World Championship on March 4, 2018, leaving behind Brooke Henderson, Danielle Kang, Nelly Korda, and Jenny Shin.
Let's wish her best for further and stay tuned for more updates!
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