Michelle Wie West started her golf career with a bang, and she ended with one as well. The 33-year-old sank a 31-foot putt on the 18th hole of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open on Friday night. Given Wie West announced before the tournament that she would be retiring at its conclusion, her putt also served as the final shot of her professional career.
Sitting 14-over through the first two rounds wasn’t enough for Wie West to make the cut at Pebble Beach, but this highlight is a fitting consolation prize for the Hawaiian and her fans.
Wie West is stepping away from golf after winning five LPGA events, including the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open, over her 14 years on the tour.
She initially burst onto the season at age 10 as the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship; two years later, Wie West became the youngest two qualify for an LPGA event. The next year, at age 13, she became the youngest to make an LPGA cut while tying the amateur record for a women’s major championship with a 66 in the third round.
Wie West went on to become the youngest person to win the U.S. Amateur that year and the youngest player to make the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open. At age 14, she was the…
