Teen star Wie sets sights on a shot at the men’s majors

TEENAGE sensation Michelle Wie made a pleasing debut in the Weetabix Women’s British Open but she has already targeted playing in the men’s event in the near future.

The 15-year-old amateur from Hawaii tied for third at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, having finished joint second in the Evian Masters in France the previous week.

Wie coped with ease with everything the Southport links could throw at her and, in atrocious first round weather, retained her composure with a 75 before adding scores of 67, 67 and 69 for a 10-under-par total, leaving her six behind winner Jeong Jang of South Korea.