Michelle Wie has finally done it, she has made the cut in a major mens tournament, in Korea no less:

Sixteen-year-old Michelle Wie on Friday became the first women to make the cut in a major men’s tour event for 61 years at Incheon, South Korea.

Wie fired four birdies on her way to a three-under 69 in the second round of the Asian Tour’s SK Telecom Open to put at her at five under.

The last woman to make the final two rounds of a senior men’s event was Babe Zaharias at the 1945 Los Angeles Open.

The Hawaiian schoolgirl had been bidding to make her first halfway cut in eight appearances against the men.

I will be more impressed when she win’s a major women’s tournament.  It just seems to me that she should be focusing more on being the best LPGA golfer which she is not, before taking on the PGA tour.

The Chosun has an interesting article on the revenue that Michelle Wie is bringing in for the appearance in Korea:

SK Telecom levered the golf tour to the international level in terms of scale and significance by inviting Choi, last year¿s champion, and global sports star Wie. But the cost was steep. In addition to the US$700,000 appearance fee for the pair, the company had to fork out for air tickets, accommodation and security for Wie, her parents and her four staff.

But the company seems happy, having already recovered the appearance fee for Wie with the W700 million(US$700,000) MBC paid for the broadcasting rights for all four rounds.

Kia Motors offered more than W100 million to SK Telecom for golf lessons from Wie for its customers. Unlike past golf tours, the event is expected to break even from ticket sales alone.

All this money for someone who hasn’t won anything unlike the Korean female golfers that have multiple major LPGA tournament championships.  The marketing of Michelle Wie is really amazing.  I bet very few people even know she hasn’t won anything yet.

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