Former US Open champion Michelle Wie West says she is coming out of retirement to play at the major later this year.
West is a five-time winner on the LGPA Tour with her sole major triumph coming at Pinehurst in 2014.
The 36-year-old last competed on the Tour at the US Open three years ago, but aims to play again at the major, which begins on 4 June in Pacific Palisades, California, to make use of her final year of eligibility.
Players who win the US Open are invited back to compete for the following 10 years, but Wie West’s stint was extended by two years to 2026 due to maternity leave.
“With one final year of eligibility from my victory in 2014 and the championship headed to an iconic venue that means so much to me, I am excited to announce that I’ll be teeing it up at the US.Women’s Open at Riviera in June,” she wrote on X.
Wie West rose to prominence at an early age and was once tipped to emulate men’s 15-time major-winner Tiger Woods’ sporting success.
She was the youngest to win an adult USGA championship at 13, and the youngest to make the cut at an LPGA major in the 2003 Kraft Nabisco, aged 14.
After more than 20 years in the spotlight, Wie West, who has two children, left the sport adding that her body was struggling to cope with the rigours of professional golf.
Wie West’s return to the Tour follows her announcement in February that she will be competing in the women’s version of the TGL at the end of the year.
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