What happened to female golfer Michelle Wie?

What happened to female golfer Michelle Wie?

Last week, Wie West announced she was stepping away from competitive golf after this week’s championship. She has no plans to play another L.P.G.A. tournament in 2022. The only other event she expects to enter is the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Did Michelle Wie ever win a major?

Only 32, Wie West has competed on the LPGA for 13 years. During that time, she earned five wins, including her lone major at Pinehurst No. 2. She will cap off her professional career with two U.S. Women’s Open starts, this week at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club and next year at Pebble Beach.

Has a woman ever made the cut in a PGA tournament?

A grand total of six women have teed it up on the PGA Tour. However, only one has ever made a cut. That would be the great Babe Didrikson Zaharias. A late adaptor to golf, Zaharias turned to the sport in 1935 after winning gold in track and field in the 1932 Olympics.

Why did Michelle Wie retire?

But now, according to Golfweek, Wie West is pulling away from the LPGA as she can no longer put in the hours of practice and rehab required to play competitively. “At times, if I do play a lot of golf,” Wie West told Golfweek. “I’m just in bed. Or I can’t lift (her child, Makenna) up, and that scared me.”