| Golf has just been redefined. Michelle Wie, an | | | | Michelle was four when her father first took her to |
| American of Korean descent, has surpassed the | | | | the driving range. Her first swings, taken with a |
| performance of male golfers twice her age and | | | | baseball grip, were so hard she nearly fell over. |
| brought prestige and honor not only to Koreans and | | | | Practicing in the family’s backyard, Michelle |
| Americans, but also to all women golfers everywhere. | | | | eventually straightened out her shots. At age 7, she |
| While Michelle believes that men are competitive and | | | | played her first 18-hole round and finished 14-over |
| agressive players, she stands firm on the green and | | | | par. By the age of 10, she was shooting a 64. |
| continue to beat them through the fairways in the | | | | Since then, Michelle played various levels in golf |
| open tournaments. | | | | tournaments and achieved numerous golf titles |
| Michelle Wie is as strong golf player as her fellow | | | | consecutively in her early teenage years. Aside from |
| contemporary golf prodigy Tiger Woods, but her | | | | joining the women's tournament, she also found her |
| feminine strength, vitality, longevity and resistance | | | | place playing golf against male opponents. |
| makes her a worthy competitor amongst the giants | | | | Through the years, Michelle has been thoroughly |
| of golf. Today she's making a trailblazing mark in the | | | | polishing her golf skills. World titles are stocking up |
| history of women's | | | | and earning her a reputation as the newest golf |
| Born Michelle Sung Wie on October 11, 1989 in | | | | player to watch for not unlike a younger Tiger |
| Honolulu, Hawaii, she is the only child of Byung-Wook | | | | Woods. Michelle Wie is virtually a phenomenon who is |
| (“B.J.”) and Hyun-Kyong (“Bo”), both | | | | now about to turn professional and compete in both |
| of whom emigrated to the U.S. from South Korea. | | | | the LPGA and the PGA against the likes of Anika |
| B.J., a transportation professor at the University of | | | | Sorenstam, Juli Inkster, Karrie Webb, Tiger Woods, |
| Hawaii, came to California in 1983. Bo, a successful | | | | Phil Mickelson and ViJay Singh. Based on an interview, |
| realtor and former Korean amateur golf champion, | | | | Michelle's ultimate goal was to play in the Masters. |
| met B.J. in Los Angeles in 1987, and they married | | | | “I think it'd be pretty neat walking down the |
| soonafter. The couple moved to Honolulu in 1988 and | | | | Masters fairways”, she |
| welcomed Michelle into the world following year. | | | | said.westchestercountygolf. |