Posted on: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Teen titans
Advertiser Staff
Tadd Fujikawa and Michelle Wie are two talented teenagers in this week's Sony Open in Hawai'i. He turned 16 on Monday; she turned 17 last October. But that's where most of the similarities end. Fujikawa was born 3 1/2 months premature and has persevered all his life. Wie was born with a gift for hitting a golf ball. Here, they meet for the first time.
TADD FUJIKAWA
DOB: 1/8/1991
BIRTHWEIGHT: 1 pound, 15 oz. (premature)
HEIGHT: 5 feet 1
AGE: 16
SIBLINGS: None
SCHOOL: Moanalua
CLASS: Sophomore
COLLEGE ASPIRATION: To be decided
AVERAGE DRIVING DISTANCE: 285 yards
DRIVER'S LICENSE: No
HOW HE GOT INTO SONY: Qualified as low amateur
MARKETING DEALS: None
MONEY MATTERS: Medical bills of $500,000 after premature birth
FUN FACT: National judo champion at 8, 9, 10, 11
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MICHELLE WIE
DOB: 10/11/1989
BIRTHWEIGHT: 7 pounds, 10 oz.
HEIGHT: 6 feet 1
AGE: 17
SIBLINGS: None
SCHOOL: Punahou
CLASS: Senior
COLLEGE ASPIRATION: Accepted to Stanford
AVERAGE DRIVING DISTANCE: 280 yards
DRIVER'S LICENSE: Yes
HOW SHE GOT INTO SONY: Sponsor's exemption
MARKETING DEALS: Nike, Sony, Omega
MONEY MATTERS: Estimated $20.2 million earnings in 2006
FUN FACT: Took first swing at age 4, ball traveled 100 yards
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GREGORY YAMAMOTO | The Honolulu Advertiser |
