Michelle Wie has been dealing with shoulder issues at the U.S. Women’s Open at Trump Bedminster in N.J.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — It has been evident since Tuesday at Trump National Bedminster that Michelle Wie has been dealing with neck and shoulder pain. She has tape on her upper back and shoulder, she’s moving around stiffly, not turning her head much, swinging with an abbreviated finish. She said she hasn’t hit a full shot since the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship two weeks ago, instead having Danielle Kang hit shots for her during their Wednesday practice round at the U.S. Women’s Open.

The pain seemed to be under control Thursday when she shot a one-over-par 73 during a rain-interrupted opening round to finish seven back of leader Shanshan Feng. But something was clearly wrong when she came back onto the course after a delay that started when the horn blew around 4:45 p.m. Play resumed just after 6:15 p.m.

Wie returned to the course and on the 15th hole, she was getting her shoulder worked on by her dad and then by two LPGA trainers.

Michelle Wie, battling neck pain, says she’s lucky she even played the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open
Source: Golf Digest