MacKinzie Kline
Encyclopedia
MacKinzie Kline 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
. 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
, and became the first player in LPGA
history to ride a cart during competition. Kline, who was just 15 at the time, scored an 89 and thus will be ineligible to appear in another LPGA event until 2008.
Ventricle (heart)
In the heart, a ventricle is one of two large chambers that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. The Atria primes the Pump...
. The condition causes the blood in one's body to have little oxygen.
Kline participated in her first LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
event in 2007 at the Ginn Tribute
Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika
The Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sörenstam, the event was played in 2007 and 2008 at RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina....
, and became the first player in LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
history to ride a cart during competition. Kline, who was just 15 at the time, scored an 89 and thus will be ineligible to appear in another LPGA event until 2008.