West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) - Michelle Wie says she's ready to head back to the golf course again. Maybe this time, she'll actually make it all the way through a tournament.
Next week, she hopes that a passport stamp and a change of scenery might help her get back on track. Wie plans on playing in the LPGA's Evian Masters in France.
She also anticipates staying overseas for the following week when she will participate at the Ricoh Women's British Open.
The Evian Masters is the site of the last time that Wie was under par. It's been over a year and 23 rounds since she was able to get in the red.
The 17-year-old has had to retire from her last two tournaments that she started, citing a lingering wrist injury as an explanation for her withdrawing from the Ginn Open and the U.S. Open.
Wie withdrew from the Ginn Open in the first round after she recorded a 14-over par through 16 holes.
She nearly replicated that performance at the U.S. Open when she shot 17-over par through 27 holes.
Wie's recent struggles can mostly be attributed to her wrist injury that she sustained when she fell while out for a jog. Since returning from the injury in May, she's played 115 holes and has recorded a score of 52 over par.
Wie has to focus on staying in the tournament and avoiding yet another withdraw to prevent harming her already tenuous image on the LPGA Tour. Her consecutive withdraws drew the ire of LPGA great Annika Sorenstam, who viewed Wie's actions as unprofessional.
Rumors have circulated that Wie may have used her wrist injury as an excuse to get out of the tournament to prevent herself from getting barred from the LPGA for a year. Under LPGA rules, non-tour golfers who shoot over an 88 in a round are to be banned from the tour for a year.

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