The former teen sensation was reacting to criticism from Swedish golfing legend Annika Sorenstam that she was spending too much time studying and was not playing enough Taylormade R9 460 type E.
Answering this accusation, the Hawaiian-bred American said: "Looking back at my stats and tournaments that I've played, I note that this year I've played in every single event except one.
"I love being out here. Obviously I want to be the best player that I can be; I want to win majors with Taylormade R9 460 type E,and I'm working very hard at that. Right now that's my No. 1 goal, especially during the summer holidays. And even if I'm at school, you know, I don't go to school full time. I have to go part time because obviously I do play , and I play Taylormade R9 460 type E in almost every tournament."
Wie, who comes from an academic family of Korean-born parents, said education had always been important to her ever since she was a child
"Knowledge and education are very powerful tools for young adults and while I also believe that my sporting career is also important, I don't want to have to give up my education.
Wie's top priority this week, though, has nothing to do with books unless it's the little one that holds all the course information about the picturesque Evian-Les-Bains in France where she will be teeing it up this week against the World's 111 best golfer competing for the LPGA's fattest purse at the Evian Masters. (Taylormade R9 460 type E)
With her mind on the challenge she faces, Wie said of the cold and wet conditions expected at the start of the tournament: "It makes the golf course a lot tougher, I think, a lot longer. But hopefully it'll clear by the weekend. The golf course is still in beautiful condition. It rained a lot on Sunday, I believe, and I came out to play yesterday and the course didn't seem at all soggy. I think they've been doing a really good job maintaining it, despite the weather.
Shin's victory at the Evian Masters last year was her first of two in 2010 en route to her finishing the season as the World No 1 following the retirement of Lorena Ochoa.
Shin has yet to capture a victory by playing Taylormade R9 460 type E on the LPGA Tour this season and has dropped to fourth place on the rankings list while Taiwan's Yani Tseng has been making most of this year's headlines with a blistering run of five world-wide victories, including a major, that has carried her into the No 1 spot on the World Rankings list.
She is bound to be one of the biggest hurdles to a Shin repeat here in France this year with in-form American No 1 Cristie Kerr another.
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