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Michelle Wie, 66-70-73=209 (-7)
Hole 4, 180-yard, par 3: birdie – 8-iron to 20 feet
Hole 9, 511-yard, par 5: birdie – chip to 18 feet
Hole 11, 396-yard, par 4: double bogey – drive right into water hazard, 5-wood over the green, bad chip
Hole 17, 406-yard, par 4: bogey – 5-wood plugged into bunker, two-putt from 12 feet

MIKE SCANLAN: Michelle, second place in your first tournament as a member; not a bad way to start. Might be a little bit disappointed, but just take us through your day and how you feel right now.
MICHELLE WIE: You know, I felt like I played pretty solid, just had one bad hole that I just, you know, kind of was disappointed about.

But I guess there are a lot of positive things I can take from this week. You know, I shot pretty solidly in the wind in tough conditions. It was pretty tough out there today. And it's not a bad start. It's not what I wanted, the outcome today, but it's just the beginning. And I think there's a lot more good stuff to come out of it.

Q. Do you feel like you had a lot of support out there today?
MICHELLE WIE: For sure. Like I said, there's a lot of familiar faces out there. And I just feel people rooting me on, and it felt great. It felt really I had a lot of fun today. It was really fun to be in that position and to, you know, be playing that well again.

Q. Did you pick up anything from Angela out there today?
MICHELLE WIE: She had a really good ball flight into the wind. She made a lot of good putts and is a very good player. I learned a lot of things from her, playing with her today.

And, you know, the more good players I play with, the more game experience I get. And, like, different players can, you know, give me different kind of, not like I can learn different stuff from different players. And I learned a lot from Angela today.

Q. What did you do to prepare last night?
MICHELLE WIE: I pretty much became a vegetable and just sat in front of the TV and just kind of just passed out. Tried to drink a lot of water. Had a nice dinner. And I just, you know, talked to some friends and just did the usual I guess. Nothing too special.

Q. You got a late start on Solheim Cup points. Your thoughts on trying to make the team?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah. It would be a great honor if I, you know, got to play on the team, and it's definitely a goal of mine. And I think it would be a lot of fun. And hopefully I'll get in.

Q. What is your confidence level right now?
MICHELLE WIE: I'd have to say it's pretty high. Every good shot that I hit I'm putting in the positive memory bank and gaining confidence a little bit by little bit.

I feel pretty good with my game. Obviously, right now I am a little disappointed, but I can take a lot of positive thoughts from this week. And I think I know exactly what to work on. I know, like, what I have to do to go to the next level. And I think this is just going to just missing the trophy by a little bit is going to motivate me to work even harder for the next one.

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Michelle Wie, 66-70=136 (-8)
Hole 10, 391-yard, par 4: birdie – 8-iron to 40 feet
Hole 17, 406-yard, par 4: bogey – 9-iron to 50 feet, 3-putt
Hole 2, 376-yard, par 4: birdie – 5-wood into greenside rough, chip-in from 35 feet
Hole 3, 452-yard, par 5: birdie – sand wedge to 9 feet
Hole 4, 180-yard, par 3: birdie – 7-iron to 40 feet
Hole 8, 155-yard, par 3: bogey – 9-iron to 45 feet, 3-putt

MIKE SCANLAN: Michelle, a great round, especially in that wind today. You're on top of the leaderboard after the morning wave. If you would, just talk about the conditions and how you felt today.
MICHELLE WIE: It was pretty tough. I thought the wind was blowing pretty hard yesterday and today I was almost blown off my feet. But it was pretty tough conditions out there today, but I just tried to play patiently and tried to not be too greedy.

Q. What are your key thoughts on the wind?
MICHELLE WIE: Patience. I think I'm just repeating that. I think that's the most important thing.

There were a couple of hard pins out there today, and I just tried not to be greedy, just hit solid shots and that's it.

Q. Any other expectations other than winning?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah. I just wanted to have fun out here and to just be patient, and just try my hardest out here.

I think that's all that I have of myself. If I try my hardest and if things go my way, then great. If they don't, I know that I tried my hardest. I think tomorrow I really tried to play hardest out there today and do the best I can for each one and I want to do the same thing tomorrow.

Q. What would your first win mean?
MICHELLE WIE: It would be great. I just don't want to get that engrained in my head just yet. I feel like everyone has been asking me that, and it's still a day left, and I just want to do the same thing, play as hard as I can, and obviously it would mean a lot. So I'm just going to try and have fun out there.

Q. Does it feel different to be in contention this time?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, I mean another thing is I don't really feel I mean I'm not like thinking I'm on top of the leaderboard right now. I'm thinking about things that I want to accomplish before I leave the golf course today, and I'll just like I have a game plan tomorrow.

I can't really control what other people shoot today. I can't control the conditions for the rest of the day. I know what I shot today. I know what I have to do to improve for tomorrow, and that's what I'm going to focus on right now.

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Michelle Wie, 33-33=66 (-6)
Hole 1, 383-yard, par 4: birdie – 5-iron to 12 feet
Hole 2, 376-yard, par 4: bogey – pulled driver left to a bad lie, chip out, wedge to 20 feet, 2-putt
Hole 3, 452-yard, par 5: birdie – 3-wood into left rough, pitch out to 20 feet
Hole 8, 155-yard, par 3: birdie – 9-iron to 20 feet
Hole 9, 511-yard, par 5: birdie – lob wedge to 30 feet
Hole 11, 396-yard, par 4: bogey – pulled driver left, chip out, 8-iron to 15 feet, 2-putt
Hole 12, 493-yard, par 5: birdie – 3-wood just short of green, chip to 6 inches
Hole 16, 378-yard, par 4: birdie – sand wedge to 12 feet
Hole 17, 406-yard, par 4: birdie – sand wedge to 15 feet
Hole 18, 539-yard, par 5: birdie – sand wedge to 8 feet

MIKE SCANLAN: Michelle, thank you so much for coming in. What a great way to start off the year, right at the top of the leaderboard going into the second round tomorrow. If you would, just take us through the day. How do you think you played and how are you feeling right now?
MICHELLE WIE: I think I had a couple of shaky driver shots, but overall I played pretty solid. I made a couple of good putts, and I'm excited for the next two days.

Q. Talk about the first tee. Were you nervous? Were you excited?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, I was a little nervous. That tree looked taller than usual. I felt really excited. You know, a new beginning, a lot of excitement.

Q. When did you get your confidence back last year?
MICHELLE WIE: I think I started getting my confidence back when my wrist stopped hurting. Every time I hit a good shot I gained confidence a little bit, and I realized you don't gain confidence overnight. It's definitely a work in progress.

And I felt like, especially after Q School and all of that, when things started going my way, I got a lot more confidence.

Q. How much did local knowledge help this afternoon, with only a few golfers going low?
MICHELLE WIE: I guess I did have local knowledge since I grew up here and stuff. But I haven't played in Hawaii in a really long time, so I guess I do have a lot from back then, but I guess the thing I felt really comfortable with today was the fact that I was playing in front of a home crowd.

There were so many familiar faces out there, and to see them rooting me on and just to know that they've been rooting me on for the last how many years? So I just felt really comfortable playing in front of them, so I'm really grateful and happy to see all of them.

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MIKE SCANLAN: All right, Michelle. Thanks so much for coming in. Welcome to Turtle Bay, and congratulations on becoming a member this year. If you would just talk a little bit about your first LPGA tournament as a member and what you're looking forward to.
MICHELLE WIE: I'm real excited. It feels a little different being a rookie out here.. I'm glad I got to come back home for it. I'm really excited. It's going to be an exciting three days.

Q. You have a history of playing well here at Turtle Bay, second place as an amatuer. What's it like to be back here?
MICHELLE WIE: I'm just glad I got to come back home. I haven't been home in around six months or so, so I'm just loving home, loving the weather, loving the golf course.

I’ve never seen the golf course in better condition. They've done a really good job with it, and it's going to be exciting. Hopefully the wind won't be that brutal, but I've had some good moments here in the past, and hopefully I can do better this year.

Q. Do you feel like a rookie?
MICHELLE WIE: It's a strange feeling. I feel like a rookie because I went to my first player meeting on Monday. That was interesting. (Laughs). It's just it's different. Your picture is posted of the rookie class.

At the same time I played a lot before. So it's a whole new beginning for me. It's a completely new slate. I'm not thinking about the past and not really thinking too much in the future. Just thinking about this week, tomorrow, and just going to think about what I can do best in each moment.

Q. Talk about your rookie class.
MICHELLE WIE: It's a great class. It's a great year. I met a couple at orientation and stuff. And there's all different kinds of people out there. We all have different games, all have different histories. We're all playing for the same prize. So it's interesting to see the competition that's out there. And it's going to be tough out there, but I'm just going to try my hardest, and I think the rookie class is great.

Q. What are your goals this year?
MICHELLE WIE: I just want to work hard and play hard. I just want to have fun with it. Obviously try to become the best player I can be. Obviously all those awards and stuff, I have those in the back of my mind, but the main thing I'm focused on is just playing as hard as I can, trying to play the best golf out there and work really hard and be happy with my results.

Q. You seemed loose out there today. How is your confidence level?
MICHELLE WIE: You know I'm pretty confident. I feel pretty comfortable here. I feel a little bit of nerves, but I do feel a huge dose of excitement. So I think I'm probably as well. But I'm looking forward to it. I want to have fun out there again.

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