1Golf is no longer the sport of rich, middle-aged, white men. 2Young people
around the world isare taking up'up the game, and some of them isare taking it over.2
30ne of the young stars areis Sergio Garcia, a fascinating young golfer from Spain.
4Sergio was born in 1 980 and started playing golf at the age of 3three. 5He became
a professional golfer in 1 999 at the age of 19. 6Sergio became famous by hitting
a golf shot at a target from behind a tree with his eyes closed. 7Two other young
golf stars are Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie. 8Both Tiger and Michelle started
playing golf at very young ages, and both hashave ethnic backgrounds. 9Tiger, born
in California in 1 975, is Thai-African-American-Native-American. 10Michelle,
born in Hawaii in 1 989, is Korean-American. 11 Each of these two young
Americans hdV'-have shocked the world of golf in different ways. 12Tiger shocked
everyone by becoming the best golfer in the world while still in his early twenties.
13Michelle shocked everyone by competing against men-and beating many
of them-at the age of fourteen. 141t is clear that all three of these young golfers
hashave a great futuresfuture ahead of them.