Wie wistful after honing her 'Kraft'

RANCHO MIRAGE, California: American Michelle Wie had a spring in her step on Tuesday after returning to one of her happiest hunting grounds for this week's Kraft Nabisco Championship.

The Hawaiian teenager, with her first year at Stanford University now behind her, has contended strongly in her four previous appearances in the opening women's major of the season and has always relished playing at Mission Hills Country Club.

"I have a lot of good memories so I'm really thankful about that," Wie, 19, told reporters on Tuesday. "It's just everything about this golf course, all the good shots that I've had.