While dealing with a lingering wrist and hand injury, Michelle Wie withdrew from the Women’s British Open on Thursday after 12 holes. (Getty Images) Michelle Wie got through more than half of her round on Thursday morning at the Women’s British Open, but then hit her wall. Wie withdrew after 12 holes on Thursday, walking off the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club after a right hand and wrist injury that had been bothering her for weeks became too much to play through. “I have been doing everything humanly possible (besides giving it proper rest) this past couple of weeks to get my hand healthy enough to play this event, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough,” Wie tweeted. “I gave it my all today, but I just couldn’t handle the pain any longer. I am devastated that I had to withdraw mid-round, but I felt that if I kept pushing through the pain, I would have injured my hand further. “I have been trying to manage/push through the pain almost all year, but my team and I think it’s finally time to take some time off to get my hand back to being healthy. I am confident that with the right treatment, I will be back stronger than ever.” The 28-year-old was at 7-over par when she called it quits, marking her first withdrawal in over a year. Wie, who is ranked No. 18 in the world, said now she will take some time off to let her hand fully recover. Her playing partner, Anna Nordqvist, said the conditions on the course could have played a big factor on Thursday, too. “The conditions weren’t easy,” Nordqvist told the Golf Channel. “With the ground being firm, if you have any sort of wrist problems, it’s not going to be favorable.” 10-time LPGA winner Paula Creamer failed to qualify for the British Women’s Open this year for the first time since she turned pro. She was, however, named the first alternate earlier this week. Had Wie withdrew from before play started on Thursday, Creamer’s streak of playing in The Open would have would have hit 13 straight. Minjee Lee of Australia held the early lead at The Open after firing a 7-under on Thursday. More from Yahoo Sports: • Dan Wetzel: Urban Meyer might be done at Ohio State • Tim Brown: Who gets blame for Nationals’ disappointing season? • Charles Robinson: Response to failure will reveal if Jimmy G is worth $137M • Michael Lee: Isaiah Thomas back in familiar spot of proving himself to NBA world<doc-sep>"I have been doing everything humanly possible (besides giving it proper rest) this past couple of weeks to get my hand healthy enough to play this event, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough," Wie said in a statement. "I gave it my all today but I just couldn’t handle the pain any longer. I’m devastated that I had to withdraw mid-round, but I felt that if I kept pushing through the pain, I would have injured my hand further.<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>
Michelle Wie was forced to withdraw mid-round from the Women’s British Open due to a hand injury. The 28-year-old was "devastated" to pull out 12 holes into her opening round at Royal Lytham and St Annes, with Wie seven over par when she decided she could not continue. Wie was one of the early starters on Thursday morning In a statement realised on social media, Wie said: "I have been doing everything humanly possible (besides giving it proper rest) this past couple of weeks to get my hand healthy enough to play this event. "Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. I gave it my all today but I just couldn't handle the pain any longer. I'm devastated that I had to withdraw mid-round, but I felt that if I kept pushing through the pain, I would have injured my hand further. "I have been trying to manage/push through the pain almost all year, but my team and I think it's finally time to take some time off to get my hand back to being healthy. I am confident that with the right treatment, I will be back stronger than ever." Wie, who finished tied-third as a 15-year-old in her Women's British Open debut in 2005, has now withdrawn mid-round on five separate occasions from majors. Wie's last major title came at the 2014 US Women's Open The American had been playing alongside Sweden's Anna Nordqvist - who carded an opening-round 72 - and Japan's Sakura Yokomine, who posted a five-over 77. Watch the Women's British Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage continues on Friday from 11am on Sky Sports Golf.