There were a ton of stories at the U.S. Women’s Open this week at Pinehurst, but none bigger than the performance of Michelle Wie in winning her first major title.

Wie has been scrutinized, eulogized and written about since she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship at the age of 10 in 2000.

She was a child prodigy with the gift of great length and golfing prowess, but was castigated over the years for wasting her talents chasing dreams playing in PGA Tour events rather than learning to win against other women.

All of that will be forgotten now that she has won the big one, the U.S. Women’s Open.

Wie has seen a new resurgence in her game this season. This is her second win of the year and she has nine top-10 finishes in her 13 starts in 2014.

Wie dominated from the second round through to the end of the tournament. A double-bogey at the par-4 No. 16 in the final round added some drama and reduced her lead to just a single shot over No. 1 in the world Stacy Lewis, who was in the clubhouse at even par.

Wie made the ultimate bounce-back birdie at No. 17 by rolling in a 26-foot birdie to give her a two-shot advantage with just one hole to play.

A solid stinger drive followed by an accurate short iron to the middle of green led to a routine two-putt par for the win.

It was her first major championship victory in 39 tries. She had finished runner-up on several occasions, most recently to Lexi Thompson at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in March.

The win moves Wie to No. 7 in the Rolex Rankings and edges her closer to Stacy Lewis for the lead in the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe.

The LPGA Tour has seen tremendous growth over the past three years. Michelle Wie has the charisma and star power to bring the “Tiger Woods Affect” to the LPGA Tour and draw even more deep-pocket sponsors.

Every golf fan has to be happy for Wie and can’t wait to see if she can reach the summit of the ladies game to become No. 1.