Driving ahead. (Sports).

Will she or won't she? Fans are wondering if Suzy Whaley will take her shot at golf history.

Last month, Whaley became the first woman to qualify for a Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) tournament. But Whaley has not yet accepted her slot in next summer's Greater Hartford Open, where she would tee off against Tiger Woods and two-time champion Phil Mickelson, among others.

"It would be wonderful to say I [competed against] Phil and Tiger," Whaley says, "but it also has to be the right decision for me and women's golf."

In Hartford, Whaley would have to play on a course much longer than the ones she usually plays. "I'm worried about the [extra distance]," Whaley says. "That would put me at an unbelievable disadvantage. That's one of my biggest concerns."

But even the world's best golfer is encouraging Whaley to compete.

"I think it's pretty cool," says Tiger Woods. "She went out there, and she earned her right. She beat everybody in the field, and that's what you have to do."

Whaley's achievement comes at a time when women are not allowed to play at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Augusta is home to the Masters Tournament, the PGA's most prestigious (important) event.

Martha Burk, who is leading a protest against the PGA and the Augusta club, applauds Whaley. Chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, Burk says that she would like to see Whaley "take her place in the tournament as a just reward for her skill."