Michelle Wie grimaced through another challenging round in her comeback from surgery.
Troublingly, there was more than rust in her 5-over-par 77 Wednesday in the first round of the Lotte Championship, back in her Hawaiian home.
With a yelp of pain, Wie watched her shot at the 11th tee sail wide right. She let go of the club, with her surgically repaired right hand going limp.
Afterward, Wie downplayed the pain she clearly felt.
“Just got into an uncomfortable position,” she said. “Just coming back, some shots are going to hurt. Trying to figure my way around that and just trying to get back in the swing of playing again.