Three years ago, at the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach, Michelle Wie West rolls in a 30-foot birdie putt to close out her competitive career.
After her round that Friday along Stillwater Cove, she was asked if she could do it again a day down the line if her daughter Makenna asked to see him play.
“You know, you never say never, but maybe a very small chance,” Wie West said that day at Pebble Beach.
But three years later, it looks like Michelle Wie West has one more tour after all.
Wie West announced on Tuesday that she plans to play in the 2026 US Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club on June 4-7.
“With one final year of eligibility from my 2014 win and the Championship headed to an iconic venue that means so much to me, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be making it to the US Women’s Open at Riviera in June!” Wie West wrote on Instagram.
Despite not playing a competitive tournament in three years, Wie West is eligible to play it at Riviera based on the 10-year exemption from her 2014 US Women’s Open win at Pinehurst No. 2. Wie West’s timeline was extended by two years due to a maternity exception. Wie West and her husband, Jonnie West, welcomed their son Jagger in October 2024.
At Pebble Beach in 2023, Wie West played her last two rounds with Annika Sorenstamwho was also saying goodbye to the tournament that week.
Wie West had Jonnie in that bag that week, with Makenna in a cart off the ropes. She shot consecutive 79s but soaked in every moment of a special week that was supposed to close the book on her competitive career.
“I definitely held back tears the whole round,” Wie West said after her Friday at Pebble. It was a pleasure. It was great to have my last round here at Pebble Beach.
“Nothing has changed and everything has changed at once. It’s definitely a strange and surreal feeling right now.”
This sentiment sent him into competitive retirement. She said she still loved golf and planned to play recreationally with her husband and family. But she believed her competitive career was over. She opened the door with an announcement she has planned compete in WTGL when it launches this fall. Now she will also return to green grass golf.
“Last year I had that in the back of my mind and I don’t have another one in my mind,” Wie West said. “It’s definitely a strange feeling.”
As it turns out, Michelle Wie West also has a US Women’s Open under her belt. She will have her US Women’s Open at the Riviera and then say goodbye.
