10! Qualifier For U.S. Women's Am Was Born This Century
/I had to double check this one a few times before I believed what I was reading, but you can get the backstory on Latanna Stone, all 4'8", 100 pounds and 10 years old qualifying for the U.S. Women's Amateur. 10!
Golf Digest's Stina Sternberg with the news, the backstory, a link to a Golfweek profile and her concerns:
Stone's accomplishment is indeed remarkable, but it also gives me pause. The girl has a professional website that lists her very active tournament schedule, a Twitter account (@LatannaStone) and a "fan community." I first heard of her five years ago, when I was an editor at Golf For Women magazine and received an e-mail with a link to a television news segment featuring the then-kindergartner