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Charlie Wi |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (41) / 1/3/1972
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 175
College: South Korea

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Charlie Wi is in the field at TPC Four Seasons for the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
Wi snapped a streak of four missed cuts in 2013 with a T55 at TPC Sawgrass last week. This is his seventh attempt to capture this title, with a T7 in 2008 his closest call. His ball-striking numbers are predictably bad, with his 44th strokes gained-putting ranking par for the course. May 14 - 11:23 PM
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Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi enters the RBC Heritage having missed his last two cuts.

After a perfect seven-for-seven to start the season, Wi has dropped into a small slump. He’s made the cut in each of his four trips to Harbour Town, never cracking the top 50. The likely best-case scenario for this week is that he snaps his missed-cut streak, but don’t expect him to be on the front page of Sunday’s leaderboard.
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Apr 16 - 7:08 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi will tee it up in the Tampa Bay Championship having cashed checks in five of his six previous trips.

Wi’s best effort on the Copperhead Course came in 2009 when he tie for fourth, and he has a couple of other top 25s to go with it. His 2013 PGA TOUR line reads similar to that of his Tampa Bay chart. He’s made each of his six cuts this year with two top 25s to date.
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Mar 12 - 9:30 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi spun a bogey-free, 8-under-par 33-30=63 in his second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Wi hit all 18 greens at TPC Scottsdale today. He holed eight birdies, including a run of five in a row beginning at No. 2 (during his second nine). That stretch featured conversions from 15'4", 12'11" and 25'3" at 4, 5 and 6, respectively. Earlier, he also poured a birdie in from 15'1" at the 16th hole. With 13 birdies through two rounds, he's an aggregate 11-under, one stroke off the 36-hole clubhouse lead but several back of runaway leader, Phil Mickelson.
Feb 1 - 6:47 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi crafted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 34-32=66 at Torrey Pines North in his second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Wi opened with a 71 on the South Course, circling three birdies (all on par 5s) to offset two bogeys. Today's loop on the North also included three birdies on par 5s, but he picked off three more elsewhere while keeping his card clean. He reached the midpoint in 7-under 137, four strokes back of the overnight lead.
Jan 25 - 7:01 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi had a steady 2012 on the PGA TOUR, securing four top 10s and making 18 (of 25) cuts.

Wi is known as a solid putter, and that is likely why he makes more than his fair share of cuts. In 184 events, he's seen the weekend on 125 occasions. He has five runner-ups but has yet to post a win, making his resume very similar to that of the Aussie, Greg Chalmers.
Sat, Dec 22, 2012 08:44:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi nabbed a top 10 with his 1-under-par 34-37=71 in the final round of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, but the drama was less about him and more about how his final hole impacted the top 125.

When Wi hit his approach onto the 18th green, Jerry Kelly needed Wi to make a bogey or worse to overtake Kevin Chappell for the 125th place on the money list. With a 20'2" birdie attempt facing the TOUR's 51st best putter from 20-25 feet, he calmly stepped over the putt lagged it to tap-in range for a par. It was his fourth top 10 of the season, and likely earned him a steak dinner from Chappell.
Sun, Nov 11, 2012 03:45:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi had a busy day on Disney's Magnolia Golf Course en route to a 2-under-par 35-35=70 in the third round of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, reaching the final round in a tie for second at 11-under 205.

Wi is a five-time runner-up on the PGA TOUR, but has yet to hoist a trophy. If he is to snap that streak, he will have to do better than the four bogeys per round he's racked up on days at the host venue. His 1.629 putting average is among the best this week, which is in line with his reputation as a stellar putter.
Sat, Nov 10, 2012 03:51:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Overnight leader Charlie Wi chased his opening 64 at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic with a 1-under-par 34-37=71 on the Magnolia Course in his second round, reaching the midpoint with a share of the 36-hole clubhouse lead at 9-under 135.

Sometimes, the late-early draw is the place to be, but he didn't capitalize even though scoring conditions are much better today. Wi hit 11 greens for the second straight round but he required six more putts (28). He wiped off four bogeys with five birdies, including a 27'10" conversion at 16 and a hole-out from off the green at the second.
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 02:01:00 PM
Charlie Wi

With an 8-under-par 30-34=64 in his opening round at the Palm Course, Charlie Wi has grabbed outright possession of the lead at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.

Wi hit only 11 greens in regulation today but converted an eagle (at the par-5 seventh hole) inside eight birdies. He played the par 5s in bogey-free 5-under. He suffered just two bogeys thanks to a taut greenside game that included a field-low 22 putts.
Thu, Nov 8, 2012 04:54:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi posted a 5-under-par 33-33=66 in his second round of the CIMB Classic to reach the midpoint in 7-under 135, good for a share of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.

Wi is the fourth to hold a piece of the lead. He's buried 10 birdies -- half on par 5s -- and swallowed three bogeys thus far. The 40-year-old is still a non-winner on the PGA TOUR, but the first of his nine international titles occurred at the 1997 Kuala Lumpur Open. Meanwhile, his most recent victory came back in 2006 at the Maybank Malaysian Open, so there's a bona fide comfort zone for the native South Korean this week.
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 01:19:00 AM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi already owns five top-five finishes worldwide in 2012 and looks to add another at the CIMB Classic.

Wi notched a runner-up early in the PGA TOUR season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and added a T4 at the Valero Texas Open and a T3 at The Greenbrier Classic before slowing down for a spell. He’s heated back up in his last two events with a T5 in the CJ Invitational Hosted by K.J. Choi followed by a third at The 28th Shinhan Donghae Open, improving him to 101st in the world rankings. He’s 33rd on the PGA TOUR in Strokes Gained-Putting.
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Tue, Oct 23, 2012 09:32:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi advanced to the third leg of the FedExCup Playoffs at the BMW Championship despite recent missed cuts.

Wi has missed four of his last five cuts, with the lone payday a T58 at the Wyndham Championship. Despite that, he ranks 61st in the FedExCup standings due in large part to a T3 at The Greenbrier Classic and a runner up at Pebble Beach. Ranking 126th in driving distance, Crooked Stick could prove to be a little to long for the veteran.
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Tue, Sep 4, 2012 10:58:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi is set to try and tackle the Black Course at Bethpage in the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs at The Barclays.

He enters the week 36th in the standings thanks in large part to a runner-up finish at Pebble Beach and a T3 at The Greenbrier Classic. Not known for his length, the big ballpark that is this week's venue could serve as a challenge. Offsetting his 128th driving distance rankings is a 36th in Strokes Gained-Putting.
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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 11:08:00 PM
Charlie Wi

Charlie Wi fired a 5-under-par 33-32=65 in the final round of The Greenbrier Classic to take a seat as the clubhouse leader at 14-under 266.

Wi snuck up the leaderboard and really wasn't noticed until he circled an eagle on the par-5 17th. To go with that eagle, he circled four birdies and only swallowed one bogey. He had a chance to take it one lower on the finishing hole, but a putt from 5'9" would not fall. While his 12 GIR were decent at best, his 27 putts and 1.667 putting average tipped the scales in his favor. He will now wait to see if his 177th PGA TOUR start will be the one that produces his first win.
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 05:25:00 PM