Wie finishes 2015 season filled with struggle

NAPLES: Michelle Wie’s final stroke of the season was a long putt from just off the green, and when it dropped she couldn’t wait to retrieve the ball from the cup. Her season, mercifully, was over. Wie hasn’t won a tournament since the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, and wasn’t even close this year. More than half the players on the LPGA Tour finished in the top 10 at least once this season, Wie not among them. She tied for 32nd at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship that ended Sunday, capping her showing with a 5-under 67 that was her best round in weeks. “It was a frustrating season for sure,” Wie said. “After such a great season last year, it’s hard when you want to do well, you want to play well and then you just get injured and you get sick and you just can’t. I’m excited to just get to 100 percent.” That process starts Tuesday, when she heads to Hawaii. She won’t hit another ball until 2016, not even in practice. Mentally, physically and perhaps even emotionally, Wie needs a break. “I’m doing the same thing that I always do: Not going to touch a golf club until Jan. 2,” Wie said.