Wie withdrew from the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship in Houston today following an even-par 72 in the first round, citing a sprained ankle. Wie had the ankle heavily wrapped last week during her victory, and while didn't do a lot of obvious limping in Mexico there were times when it was obvious the ankle bothered her.
Today, Wie was 3-under par through 12 holes of the very windy afternoon session before hurting the ankle again on the 13th tee. She limped down the stretch - figuratively, losing three strokes to finish at even; and literally, hobbling quite noticeably most of the remainder of the round.
Wie originally tweaked the ankle during the Solheim Cup, then re-injured it a few weeks later during another event. It wasn't an impediment to Wie last week at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, but in Houston today she was clearly in pain in the latter part of her first round.
The Dubai Ladies Masters, Dec. 9-12, is the next event on Wie's schedule. Stay tuned to see if she goes through with the LET tournament or shuts it down for the year.
Golfweek's Beth Ann Baldry reported that Wie will have an MRI, and quoted Wie saying, "I want to make sure that I'm being smart with it, so I will return home to have it looked at by my doctors and follow their advice for treatment."
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