- True or false?
Miroku is Korean.
She is 10 years old.
She has no sponsors yet.
She is famous all over the
world.
She traveled to California about 2 years ago.
She was not the winner.
International golf
organizations permit non-professional players to make money from their name or
image.
She will earn over $10,000
this year.
That money will help with
her education.
When she was 16 American Lucy Li appeared in an advertisement for Samsung.
- Fill in the blanks with the verbs in parentheses
Michelle Wie and Tiger
Woods _______ (become) famous as young
children.
Michelle Wie _______ (win) the U.S. Women’s Open in 2014.
Suto _______ (get)
over 10 sponsors.
She _______ (become) well known in Japan because she _______ (take) part in international golf
events for very young children.
Suto recently _______ (go) to
a golf course near San Diego, California to play in the Junior World Golf
Championships.
She _______ (compete)
against other 9- and 10-year-olds and _______ (finish) in 17th place.
She _______(be) 18 shots behind the
winner.
The difference between Suto
and other famous child golfers is that she is already making money. In recent
years, international golf organizations _______ (decide) to permit
non-professional players to make money from their name or image.
She _______ (earn) over
$100,000 this year. The money _______ (help) her with travel and training.
In 2014, American Lucy Li
_______(become) the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open.
Li recently _______(win) her second
professional tournament.
She _______(be) now 19 years old and _______(play) next year on the top women’s tour – the LPGA.
When she ______________(be) 16, Li _______ _______(appear) in an advertisement for the computer and
mobile phone company Apple. At that time, non-professional players _______(be) not
permitted to be in ads. The U.S. Golf
Association _______ (give) Li a warning because she _______(take) money from Apple.
But with the new rules in
place, Suto will not have those concerns.
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