Michelle Wie, a young amateur from Hawaii, is the biggest story in golf since the rise of Tiger, and could carry women's golf right along with her. Not yet 15 years old, she can already drive the ball over 300 yards. At a recent pro-am she outdrove Nicklaus on all but two holes.

But the most astonishing thing is a comment from Fred Couples: "When you see her hit a golf ball . . . there's nothing that prepares you for it. It's the scariest thing in the world."

Fred Couples is one of the most powerful hitters on the PGA Tour. For him to say that is like Bill Gates gaping in awe at someone else's net worth.