From ‘dark' places to a touching gesture: Inside Michelle Wie West's return
Michelle Wie West's "nervy" return to competitive golf sent her to "dark" places. But in the end, a heartwarming gesture told the story. Getty Images WEST CALDWELL, N.
J. — Michelle Wie West thought she was prepared to step back into the competitive golf ring . Five wins, a U.
S. Women’s Open title and countless professional starts told the 36-year-old that Thursday’s return to the LPGA after three years away wouldn’t feel any different. Then came 7:37 a.
m. at Mountain Ridge Country Club . As she went to tee it up in the first round at the Mizuho Americas Open , her hand shook as she began her first real preparation for next month’s U.
S. Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club , which is expected to be her final goodbye to competitive golf. “It was funny, I wasn’t nervous going in, and I get to the first tee, and I’m like, Holy s–t ,” Wie West said while laughing after her first round on Thursday.
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