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Family decisions likely derailed Wie

By Eric Adelson
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Eric Adelson's new book, "The Sure Thing: The Making and Unmaking of Golf Phenom Michelle Wie." No woman had ever qualified to play in the U.S. Open -- the men's version -- or any other men's major golf tournament. In fact, no woman had ever emerged from local qualifying prior to the 2006 U.S. Open. Michelle Wie tackled that stage in Honolulu only a week after returning from making the cut in a men's tournament, the SK Telecom in South Korea. S ...

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