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[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] The SBS marks Wie’s first event as a full-fledged member of the LPGA. It also is her first LPGA start since July when she was disqualified from the State Farm Classic, one shot behind going into the final round, when it was determined she left the scoring area without signing her card after the second round.

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[TheGolfChannel Headlines] Leadbetter bullish on Wie debut - February 09, 2009: Calling it a “new dawn” top 100 instructor David Leadbetter pronounced Monday that Michelle Wie was fit and “rarin’ to go” for her LPGA rookie debut later this week at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay in Hawaii.

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