Charlie Wi
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"Charlie Wi" is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has also previously played on both the European Tour/European and Asian Tours.

Wi was born in Seoul, and moved to Los Angeles, United States at the age of 10. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, after briefly attending the University of Nevada, Reno and had a successful amateur career before turning professional in 1995.

Early in his career, Wi played all over the world, competing on the European, Asian and Japan Golf Tour/Japanese tours. He had most success on the Asian Tour where he finished second on the money list in 2001, just behind Thongchai Jaidee, having won three times during the season.

Wi earned his place on the PGA Tour for 2005 when he successfully negotiated all three stages of the 2004 qualifying school. However, he did not do well enough in his rookie season to retain his card, and went back to play on the Asian Tour in 2006, finishing 4th on the money list. He also competed on the second tier Nationwide Tour, before returning to qualifying school where he regained his place on the PGA Tour for 2007.

In February 2006, Wi secured the biggest win of his career, when he won the Maybank Malaysian Open, an event co-sanctioned by the European and Asian tours.

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I'm really speechless. Coming in here, I wasn't expecting to win. I got a lot of good breaks today.

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I hit it good in the first two days but didn't make any putts but today, I hit it just as good and was able to convert those 10-12 putts. That was the main difference.

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I have been playing well and hope to work on all aspects of my game as I will be gunning for a strong performance in Korea.

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I was really proud that I was able to deal with that situation in such a calm manner. In the past, I would just have gone for it and get it near the green but I told myself to stay patient and give myself a chance at par.

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I don't think I denied him. He's such a solid player. Even on the last putt, I thought he was going to make it and that I would go into a playoff. Luckily, it turned out my way.

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I'm really speechless. Coming in here, I wasn't expecting to win. I did have a nice practice session but I had no idea that I would make so many putts like I did today.

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