Michelle Wie: Pro Golfer

Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer of Korean descent. She was born in Honolulu, HI, and began golfing at age four. When she was ten, she became the youngest golfer ever to qualify for the Women's U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. At eleven, she won two awards; the Hawaii State Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the Jennie K. Wilson Women’s Invitational, which is Hawaii's most prestigious women's amateur championship.

In 2004, Michelle Wie was 14 and became the youngest ever to play in a PGA Tour, and the youngest woman ever to play on the U.S. Curtis Cup team, giving her the best known trophy for women amateur golfers. Many of those who have played in the Curtis Cup went on to become professional golfers, which was the path Michelle got whisked away in. Now, it was time for the big leagues.

Michelle Wie had reached 6'1" by her midteens, with an average drive of 280 yards. Fred Couples, American pro golfer and former World Number 1 Male Golfer, said, "When you see her hit a golf ball…there's nothing that prepares you for it. It's just the scariest thing you've ever seen."

She entered and dominated a field that was not set up for an Asian American women, and gives great inspiration to a lot of young girls. Michelle Wie became the first female to qualify for a USGA championship in 2005, which is played generally by males. She proceeded to win many firsts for women, and youngest ever, in golfing.