Michelle Wie had a big day today. First, she made it through local qualifying for the US Open—notice I didn’t say the US Women’s Open. Well, okay, she didn’t just make it through, she won medalist honors, beating out the other 40 competitors—including her own former coach, Casey Nakama. As my good friend Putt4Par would say, that's pretty cool beans.

According to the USGA, this makes her the first woman ever to get through local qualifiers. No, she’s not in the tournament yet. She still has to play a 36-hole sectional qualifier in New Jersey on June 5.

She shot her even-par 72 on the Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort on her home island of Oahu. Yes, that’s the same Palmer Course at the same Turtle Bay Resort where Ashley Prange just beat up Jeanne Cho 5 and 4 to win Big Break V.

If Wie makes it through sectionals, she'll be playing in two US Opens within two weeks of each other. She's already accepted an exemption for the US Women's Open that will be played June 29-July 2nd. It's looking to be a good summer for golf fans.

Wie also announced today that she’ll be competing in her first European tour event later this year: the Omega European Masters. Hopefully the big sparkly watch logo on the first tee won’t distract her too much.

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