The Change Mariner

At 13, She Already Has Tiger in Her Sights

New York Times:

[Michelle] Wie, who is six feet tall, averages about 290 yards off the tee with her driver. ...

Next to Annika Sorenstam, who shot 71 and 74 in a PGA Tour event in Fort Worth last month, Wie — who started playing golf at age 4 — is now the world's most-talked-about female golfer.

She has said she "wants to win the Masters," although a woman has never played in that tournament, much less won it. Then again, Tiger Woods has won it three times.

"And Tiger is her benchmark," said Wie's father and caddie, B. J., a professor of transportation at the University of Hawaii. "Not women — Tiger."