MacKinzie Kline

MacKinzie Kline (born March 30, 1992 in La Jolla, California) is an American female golfer who suffers from a heart defect known as heterotaxy syndrome as a result of being born with only one ventricle [cite news |first=Gaby |last=Wood |title=Teen spirit|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/jul/01/golf.features |work= The Observer |date=2007-07-01|accessdate=2008-09-09 ] . The condition causes the blood in one's body to have little oxygen.

Kline participated in her first LPGA event in 2007 at the Ginn Tribute [cite web|url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=11200|title=Final Results: Glenn Tribute hosted by Annika|accessdate=2008-09-09|publisher=LPGA] , and became the first player in LPGA history to ride a cart during competition [cite news |first=Tom |last=Spousta |title=Teen golfer Kline plays on despite heart defect|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2006-07-10-cart-approved_x.htm |work= USA Today |date=2007-05-09|accessdate=2008-09-09 ] [cite news |first=Jason |last=Sobel |title=On the Hot Seat: Mackinzie Kline|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/columns/story?columnist=sobel_jason&id=2886263 |publisher= ESPN |date=2007-05-30|accessdate=2008-09-09 ] . Kline, who was just 15 at the time, scored an 89 and thus will be ineligible to appear in another LPGA event until 2008.

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* [http://www.mackline.com/bio.asp Bio from her website"]