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