NY Times: An Education With Hard Courses

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An Education With Hard Courses

KAPALUA, Hawaii, Jan. 12 — Nobody questions Michelle Wie's talent, or her potential as a golfer. Wie is 6 feet tall with a lean athletic build, drives the ball close to 300 yards and already has a top-10 finish in an L.P.G.A. major championship. Last year, at age 13, she became the youngest golfer to win an adult United States Golf Association title, capturing the Women's Amateur Public Links Championship.

Professionals who have seen her play marvel at her ability.

"She has probably one of the best golf swings I've ever seen, period," said Davis Love III, one of the world's best players.

But at age 14, is Wie taking on too much, too soon? That is a question being posed to Wie, and her parents, as she prepares to compete in the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday.

An Education With Hard Courses

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