HONOLULU -- Michelle Wie will play for the first time in Korea, accepting an invitation Tuesday to play in the SK Telecom Open against the men on the Asian Tour.

K.J. Choi is the defending champion of the tournament, to be held May 4-7 at a course to be determined.

Wie was born and raised in Hawaii, but her parents are from South Korea and it was the first language she learned. At the Sony Open in Hawaii earlier this month, Wie conducted television interviews in Korean and English.

It also will be her eighth time competing on a men's tour.

The 16-year-old high school junior, who turned pro in October, came close to making the cut at the Casio World Open on the Japanese tour in November until bogeys on the last two holes forced her to miss the cut by one shot.

Wie's next event is the Fields Open in Honolulu on the LPGA Tour, which will be played Feb. 24-26 at Ko Olina.

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