American golfer Michelle Wie wants to see one of the five women's major championships staged in Asia.
The region's heavy interest in the women's game, buoyed by the number of local players at the top of the world rankings, is reflected with seven events on the LPGA schedule in Asia, including the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore from March 3-6.
But the 26-year-old Korean-American said she would like Asia to get in on the major scene, which was boosted to five in 2013 when the French-based Evian Championship joined the British Open and three American-hosted elite championships.
"I think the HSBC tournament is always a really strong field. The players always love to come to Singapore," she told local-based reporters in a call on Saturday when asked if the tournament featuring all of the top 10 merited major billing.
"I think whether or not it should be a major tournament is really not in our hands. The LPGA takes into consideration a lot of guidelines regarding that.
"It would be nice to see Asia have a major championship. Some things need to happen for that - you never know ... it would be really nice to see."
Wie won a breakthrough major at the 2014 US Open but said she had struggled for fitness since to sit 33rd in the world rankings.
She said she had spent the off-season working to improve her health and was targeting a drive back up the rankings and spot on the US team for August's Rio Olympics.
"I'm really excited about 2016. 2015 was tough with injuries so my No.1 goal is to stay healthy and have a season where everything is great and I feel healthy and injury-free," said the former teen prodigy who turned professional at 15 to much fanfare.
"I took a big chunk of the off-season off to try and get my body right and my swing to where it doesn't really hurt me.
"My No.2 goal is to win majors and make big teams. Those are the goals I have."
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