‘Nervous’ Michelle Wie West shoots 82 in first competitive round in 3 years
Wie West hasn’t played since the 2023 U. S. Women’s Open and is using the Mizuho Americas Open to prepare for next month’s U.
S. Women’s Open at Riviera
Michelle Wie West’s return to golf made her appreciate something—these girls are good. Her day didn’t go as planned on Thursday as she shot a 10-over 82 in the first round of the Mizuho Americas Open. Wie West, the host of the LPGA event at Mountain Ridge Country Club in New Jersey, was playing a competitive round for the first time in nearly three years.
Wie West hit just seven of 14 fairways and 10 of 18 greens in regulation. She struggled with 37 putts and four-putted the 11th hole. The greens, to be fair, did seem tricky for many other players.
“I think if you look at my round today, I think the one takeaway that you can get from that is these girls out here are amazing,” she said. “They make these golf courses look a lot easier than they actually are. That pin position on 11 was terrible.