Michelle Wie - Young LPGA Surprise

Michelle Wie born on October 11, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents  Byung-Wook  and Hyun-Kyong were from South Korea.

Michelle Wie started playing golf at four and she shot a personal-best 64 in 18 holes from the 5,400-yard tees at the one of Hawaii's most difficult courses - Olomana Golf Links.

Michelle Wie wins State Open Women's Division by 13 shots over LPGA pro Cindy Rarick in 2002 and also became the youngest player to qualify for an LPGA event, the Takefuji Classic.

In 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship Michelle Wie became the youngest player ever to make a cut in a LPGA event and shot a 66 in the 3rd round, tying the amateur record for a women's major championship, and placing her in the final group alongside Annika Sorenstam - the eventual winner. Later Michelle Wie earned an historic victory at the Women's Amateur Public Links tournament, becoming the youngest person ever to win a USGA event for adults, male or female.

In 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii, Michelle Wie became the youngest ever and only the fourth female, to play in an event on the PGA TOUR. Michelle Wie was named to the U.S. team for the Curtis Cup - the youngest woman ever selected to the play for a winning U.S. team. In Kraft Nabisco Championship Michelle Wie finished fourth.

In 2005 Michelle Wie started the LPGA Tour by finishing second at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay. At the one of the women's majors - LPGA Championship she placed second. Also Michelle Wie became the first female golfer to qualify for a USGA national men's tournament, when she tied for first place in a 36-hole qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Public Links. Michelle Wie finished tied for 23 at the U.S. Women's Open. Wie played in the John Deere Classic in her third attempt to make the cut at a PGA Tour event, where she missed the cut by two strokes.

In Hawaii on 5 October 2005, just before her 16th birthday, Michelle Wie announced that she was turning professional.