When Michelle Wie turns pro, she cannot accept appearance fees to play tournaments on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour, but there is no such rule for the other professional tours.

Such a loophole could bring Wie as much as $50,000 an appearance, according to insiders.

Although Wie's plans to turn pro are not yet public, her apparent chosen representative, the William Morris Agency, has made inquiries to at least two tournaments asking how much they would pay for her to play, according to a highly placed source with knowledge of the situation who did not want to be identified.

There is speculation that Wie will play in the Casio World Open on the Japan Tour, Nov. 24 to 27.

Wie turns 16 on Oct. 11, two days before she plays on a sponsor's exemption in the $850,000 Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, Calif.