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Golf starlet Michelle Wie has been given a wild card exemption to play the Canadian Women’s Open in August.

The Royal Canadian Golf Association have announced that the event sponsors have invited Wie to take part in the $2.25 million event which takes place between 14th August to 17th August 2008 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Canada.

The Tournament Director Sean Van Kesteren praised the global pull of Wie

“Michelle’s global notoriety will no doubt attract a following at Ottawa Hunt and I’m sure golf fans will offer her a tremendous welcome as she challenges the world’s best players,”

Michelle Wie will join a star studded field which includes the Canadian Women’s Open defending champion and World Number one Lorena Ochoa, Swedish Golf Superstar Annika Sorenstam will make her Canadian Open Swan Song . Also lined up to play are US Womens Golf Stars Karrie Webb, Paula Creamer and Meg Mallon.l Home Crowd support comes from Canadians Lorie Kane, Dawn Coe Jones and Alena Sharp

Canadian Women’s Open Details

Tournament Date: Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 Aug 2008
Canadian Womens Open Prize Money $2,250,000
CN Canadian Womens Open Winners purse $337,000 ( 2007)
First Played - 2001.
Format: 72 holes Stroke Play
Course: Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
City: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,433

The LPGA tour has stopped off in Canada since 1966. The Canadian tournaments have being played under various guises but the Canadian Women’s Open was created in 2001 in its present form.
The Canadian Open event is hosted at a different course around Canada, to help promote the game and also to help local childrens charities at each event.

Recent Winners of Womens Canadian Open

2007 Lorena Ochoa Royal Mayfair Golf Club
2006 Christie Kerr London Hunt and Country Club
2005 Meena Lee Glen Arbour Golf Course
2004 Meg Mallon Legends on the Niagara
2003 Beth Daniel* Point Grey Golf & Country Club
2002 Meg Mallon Summerlea Golf & Country Club

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