Casie Cathrea – 13 Year Old Has Ace, Shoots 74 in LPGA Challenge

Imagine being only 13 and qualifying for an LPGA event – then firing a hole in one to boot! Casie Cathrea did just that Monday as she qualified for her first LPGA event, the LPGA Challenge

Casie aced the par-3 12th hole on her way to posting a 2-over 74, not bad for someone just a couple years out of elementary school.

While it looks like Cathrea won’t match Michelle Wie’s record of being the youngest player to ever make a LPGA Cut (Wie was 13 years, 5 months, 17 days when she made the weekend at the ‘03 Kraft Nabisco Championship), it is still a pretty incredible way to hit the ground running in professional golf.

Only time will tell how this next golf prodigy may fare throughout her teen years. Will she turn pro before she can drive? Women’s golf is beginning to look like the Women’s tennis world back in the 70’s and 80’s – players are getting younger and younger. Let’s also hope her parents have their heads screwed on straight and don’t push her too fast too soon.