{"id":499433,"date":"2026-02-23T19:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499433\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:41:09","slug":"michelle-wie-west-to-come-out-of-retirement-for-wtgl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/499433\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Wie West To Come Out Of Retirement For WTGL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michelle Wie West has confirmed she will compete in the inaugural WTGL<\/a> season beginning later this year.<\/p>\n

The 2014 US Women’s Open champion retired from professional golf in 2023 after a career that included a Major victory, four other LPGA Tour wins and five appearances for the USA Solheim Cup team.<\/p>\n

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Wie West last played at the 2023 US Women’s Open to draw a conclusion on her time as a pro after joining the paid ranks at the age of 15.<\/p>\n

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The American will come out of retirement in the SoFi Center when WTGL gets underway, with Wie’s name adding to a star-studded list of competitors including Jeeno Thitikul, Lexi Thompson, Charley Hull, Lydia Ko, Lottie Woad, Brooke Henderson and Rose Zhang.<\/p>\n

One high-profile LPGA Tour name not yet confirmed is that of Nelly Korda. It remains to be seen if she does join the league after the World No.2 and two-time Major winner recently called WTGL an “unbelievable miss.”<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI have mixed feelings on it if I’m being very honest\u2026and I’m surprised no other girls have, or no one’s really spoken out about it. I think it’s a huge and unbelievable miss that we’re not playing alongside the men,” the 15-time LPGA Tour winner told Golfweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“There’s no greater way to grow the game, and it would have been revolutionary. It would have been the first time, I think, that men and women are on the same playing field, playing for the same exact amount of money.<\/p>\n

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“But I also think it’s great that we are getting this opportunity, so that’s my mixed feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michelle Wie West after winning the US Women’s Open in 2014<\/p>\n

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Wie West missed the cut in her final professional appearance in 2023, opting to walk away from the game due to injuries and becoming a mother.<\/p>\n

She did say back then that she will keep her game in shape and may be tempted to tee it up at the US Women’s Open this year – which heads to Riviera Country Club for the first time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRiv is kind of tempting, I have to say, but, yeah, I think this might be the farewell, for now. I\u2019m not closing any doors definitely, but, yeah, most likely a farewell,” she said in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an investor in Los Angeles Golf Club and a fan of TGL, I\u2019m excited for the chance to compete again through WTGL, which will be a powerful platform for women\u2019s golf,\u201d Wie West said when announcing her WTGL commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m passionate about growing the game, and TGL has proved how new formats through the lens of innovation and creativity can bring golf to a broader audience.<\/p>\n

“The team aspect, matched with the unique environment at SoFi Center, is something I want to be part of and it\u2019s going to be incredibly fun to challenge myself, this time alongside teammates, to compete against the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michelle Wie West has confirmed she will compete in the inaugural WTGL season beginning later this year. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-499433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/499434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}