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After a disappointing 72 in the 3rd round of the Navistar LPGA Classic, Michelle Wie dropped to 13 place, dashing almost any hopes of winning her first tournament before she officially turns 20 years old.

Lorena Ochoa, Mexico’s best golfer, shot a blistering 66 on Saturday to hold the lead at a whopping 16 under. The bogey free round was her 3rd round in a row in the 60s. Ochoa has held the lead going into the final round 27 times in her career, winning 19 times and never losing with lead going into the final round since 2007.

Alexis Thompson, the young amateur playing in her first LPGA event, dropped back to 8 under after shooting a mind boggling 65 (remember she is only 14 years old!) the first day of the event. Were Thompson to win this event, she would have become the youngest winner in LPGA history, far surpassing Paula Creamer, who won her first LPGA title when she was 18 years, nine months old in 2005.

One day left, and you never know what’s going to happen in golf. But with Lorena a strong closer, everyone has their work cut out for them to pull of a win this weekend – Michelle included.

Michelle Wie will tee it up this weekend at the Navistar LPGA tournament in Prattville, Alabama. She will soon turn only 20 years old, but already her future seems to be picking up some after her successful debut at the Solheim Cup just outside of Chicago.

After starting classes last week at Stanford, Wie has her mind on golf this weekend however, trying (as is everyone else in the field) to put a tournament win under her belt. Taking some pressure off herself, she commented about winning and personal goals.

“My number one goal is definitely to win, but that’s a goal I can’t really control as much,” said Wie. “More of a personal goal is what I’ve tried to accomplish all year. Try my hardest and play my hardest and end the week, knowing I’ve done that.”

This is Michelle’s first visit to Alabama and seems to enjoy both the food and country music.

“I love the food and the music,” she sadi. “Every other station plays country, so that’s great.”

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.