2 0 th ▁birth day , ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁te en ager ▁to ▁win ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Qual ifying ▁Series , ▁the ▁John ▁De ere ▁Classic ▁is ▁a ▁final ▁chance ▁for ▁a ▁player ▁not ▁already ▁ex empt ▁to ▁ear n ▁entry ▁into ▁The ▁Open ▁if ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁attract ▁players ▁who ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁week ' s ▁Open ▁Championship , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁John ▁De ere ▁Classic ▁has ▁spons ored ▁a ▁char ter ▁flight ▁that ▁leaves ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁on ▁Sunday ▁night ▁and ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Britain ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ' s ▁exem ptions ▁for ▁Mich elle ▁Wie ▁Mich elle ▁Wie ▁first ▁received ▁a ▁spons or ' s ▁exem ption ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁John ▁De ere ▁Classic ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁effort ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁cut ▁in ▁a ▁men ' s ▁professional ▁golf ▁event . ▁The ▁tournament ▁attract ed ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors ▁as ▁fans ▁f locked ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁Wie ▁play . ▁She ▁posted ▁a ▁ 7 0 ▁( − 1 ) ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁and ▁was ▁four - under ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁after ▁ 3 2 ▁holes , ▁but ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁double ▁bog ey ▁and ▁bog ey ▁on ▁success ive ▁holes . ▁Wie ▁finished ▁with ▁two ▁par s