Injured Wie out a while

Michelle Wie has a finger injury that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Championship next week at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, N.Y., and will sideline her three to five weeks.

Wie has a stress reaction in a bone in her right index finger. The U.S. Women’s Open champion withdrew from the Meijer LPGA Classic on Thursday after playing nine holes in the first round. LPGA Tour: Inbee Park made two long birdie putts on the back nine and finished with a 3under 68 to remain a stroke ahead after the third round of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Mich.

The third-ranked South Korean player had a 13-under 200 total at Blythefield Country Club. Mirim Lee is second, with Suzann Pettersen another stroke back. U.S. Women’s Amateur: Kristen Gillman and Brooke Mackenzie Henderson won semifinal matches to advance to the 36-hole final at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, N.Y.

Gillman, 16, of Austin, Texas, beat Andrea Lee, 15, of Hermosa Beach (Los Angeles County) 4 and 3. The Canadian Henderson, 16, edged Hannah O’Sullivan, 16, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., 1 up.