15th July 2006
16-year-old Michelle Wie pulled out of the John Deere Classic as her fifth attempt to make the cut on the PGA Tour came to an end after suffering heat exhaustion.
Wie shot an opening round of 6-over 77 on Thursday to all but ensure Babe Zaharias in 1945, would remain the last female player to make the cut on the PGA Tour.
Wie was 13 strokes behind the leaders after the opening round and pulled out of the event after the ninth hole when two over for the day.
Wie's agent, Ross Berlin, said in a statement, "She suffered a number of different symptoms, including stomach pains, nausea, dizziness and breathing problems which worsened as the round continued,"
"Michelle was diagnosed with heat exhaustion and is now resting and in very good spirits."
Wie will next try to make the cut on the PGA Tour at the 84 Lumber Classic in September.
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| Date | Tournament | 2004 Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27-30 | Chrysler Championship | Vijay Singh |
| Nov 3-6 | The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola | Retief Goosen |
| Nov 10-13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Hank Kuehne/Jeff Sluman |
| Nov 17-20 | WGC World Cup | England |
| Nov 26-27 | Merrill Lynch Skins Game | Fred Couples |
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | FIJ |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | USA |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | SAf |
| 5 | Ernie Els | SAF |
| 6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | USA |
| 8 | Adam Scott | AUS |
| 9 | Chris DiMarco | USA |
| 10 | David Toms | USA |
Adam Scott is regarded as the most exciting young Australian golfer since Greg Norman. At the age of 23 years, eight months and 12 days, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on the US PGA Tour, an event considered by many to be the game's fifth Major.
Scott is a four-time winner on the US PGA Tour. His initial breakthrough came at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship after a second round 62 set up a four stroke win and saw Adam break into the top 20 in the World Rankings for the first time.