| Golfer Michelle Wie has gained worldwide
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| | PGA Tour event (also the first female to
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| attention for her attempts to compete in
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| | score a sub-70 round in PGA Tour history)
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| the men's PGA Tour, about how she has
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| | - 68 (2004 & 2006 Sony Open)l youngest
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| come so close (one stroke short of
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| | player to play in Curtis Cup history -
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| qualifying for the 2004 PGA Tour Sony
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| | age 14 (2004); youngest female to make a
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| Open) yet never quite made the cut. But
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| | cut in any professional male tour event -
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| let's not forget that she also deserves
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| | age 16 (2006 SK Telecom Open); first
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| our attention for her outstanding golf
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| | female medalist in a men's US Open
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| prowess and for her remarkable
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| | qualifying tournament - age 16 (2006 US
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| accomplishments to date. She may not yet
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| | Open Local Qualifying at Turtle Bay
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| have what it takes to compete with the
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| | Hawaii).Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
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| big boys, but Michelle Wie is the real
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| | on October 11, 1989 and is of Korean
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| deal.Witness the amazing records that the
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| | descent. Like most great golfers, she
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| 16-year-old prodigy has set in such a
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| | began playing the game of golf almost as
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| short time: youngest player ever to
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| | soon as she could get around on her own
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| qualify for an adult USGA-sanctioned
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| | two feet, at age four. At age 10, she
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| tournament -age 10 years, 9 months, 24
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| | shot a personal-best 64 in 18 holes at
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| days (2000 Women's U.S. Amateur Public
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| | the 5,400-yard Olomana Golf Links, one of
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| Links); youngest player ever to qualify
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| | Hawaii's most difficult courses. That
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| for an LPGA tournament - age 12 (2002
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| | year (1999), she became the youngest
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| LPGA Takefuji Classic); The youngest
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| | player to qualify for a USGA amateur
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| winner (male or female) of an adult
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| | championship and also advanced into match
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| USGA-sanctioned tournament - age 13 (2003
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| | play at the Women's U.S. Amateur Public
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| Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links);
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| | Links Championship using her
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| youngest player to make a cut in an LPGA
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| | grandmother's clubs.Clearly, Wie has
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| tournament and major - age 13 (2003
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| | already accomplished much, but the
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| Nabisco Championship); youngest player to
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| | general consensus is that the world has
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| play in a PGA Tour event - age 14 (2004
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| | yet to see the best that Michelle Wie has
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| Sony Open);lowest round by a female in a
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| | to offer.
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