More than a golf champion, Michelle Wie West is a pioneer who traded record-breaking scorecards for a seat at the table, forever changing how the world sees—and values—female athletes. By 10 years old, she was the youngest player to ever qualify for a USGA amateur event, and by 13, she became the youngest person to make a cut in an LPGA event. The Stanford graduate is a 5-time winner on the LPGA and a major championship winner (U.S. Women’s Open). She competed on five Solheim Cup teams, one International Crown, was the 2014 Rolex Major Award winner and now hosts the Mizuho Americas Open.
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