Michelle Wie got an apology from Annika Sorenstam, she says, for harsh

Michelle Wie got an apology from Annika Sorenstam, she says, for harsh comments that came out in a recent Golf Magazine interview. ESPN shared the details on April 4 of the recent controversy and how Sorenstam reached out to try to smooth things over with Wie.

Wie says that Sorenstam reached out to apologize, and Annika said that she was misquoted. Michelle Wie says she did not read the interview in question, so she does not know what was said. Some have wondered how Annika could be misquoted when the interview was done in a question-and-answer format. The quote that has many talking is that Annika Sorenstam supposedly said, “What I see now is that the talent that we all thought would be there is not there” regarding Michelle Wie.

Sorenstam also apparently said that Wie’s participation in some men’s tournaments might have hurt her career, as Annika wonders if Wie “jumped in way too deep, and I think it had some tough consequences for her.” Wie has struggled this season, and Sorenstam seems to doubt she can become a standout. Sorenstam is quoted as saying, “There was a time when the LPGA really needed her. I thought she had a lot to bring to the table.” She finished by saying, “Now she’s one out of many.”

Regardless of the criticism, Michelle Wie is taking the apology and moving on it seems. Her play as a youth definitely garnered buzz, and there is no arguing that her current performances have often paled in comparison. Some think that Annika Sorenstam was simply telling it like it is, while others think it is appropriate for her to give Michelle Wie an apology. Will Wie be able to pick up the quality of her play to break out of being “one of many”?