Golf World Reacts to LPGA Star’s Viral Announcement

Michelle Wie, who is among the famous names on the LPGA Tour, has competed on the female Tour and has played several events on the PGA Tour. However, recently, the American female professional made a pretty big announcement regarding her professional career.

The 32-year-old professional recently announced her decision to step away from the LPGA Tour. Wie told Golfweek that she plans to tee it up at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles next week. However, Michelle said she would be only stepping away from the Tour after competing in next year’s Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Make no mistake, it will not be a full retirement as she said, “I’m definitely not ruling anything out.”

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Wie stated that she takes immense pride in getting her degree from Standford while competing in the LPGA. Not to mention, she also won the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst Resort. These were the two most significant accomplishments in her long and illustrious golf career.

She said, “Because I accomplished both of those, I think I feel very happy in my decision now,” she said. “I think if I hadn’t won the U.S. Open, I’d still be out there competing week to week trying to get that U.S. Open win.”

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Golf – Women’s Individual – Medal Ceremony – Kasumigaseki Country Club – Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan – August 7, 2021. Gold medalist Nelly Korda of the United States bites her medal. REUTERS/Toby Melville

It will be interesting to see how the LPGA veteran competes with the young names in the sport, going up against the likes of Nelly Korda and Jessica Korda next week.

The golf world reacts to the latest Michelle Wie update

As news broke out, golf Twitter was up in a frenzy. Fans from all parts of the globe had rather mixed reactions to the star’s sudden temporary sabbatical.

While a few fans supported her decision to move away, others didn’t seem to share the same opinion. Overall, fans talked about the immense potential Wie had as a professional golfer.

When did Wie last play in 2022 on the LPGA?

The female professional’s most recent appearance in the 2022 season came at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. However, she did not play as well as would’ve hoped. Wie ended the event with an overall score of 20-over-par; as a result, she had to settle for a tied 28th position finish in the last spot on the leaderboard.

Michelle carded a final round of nine-over-par, 81 to end the event. Her final round included two bogeys and one double-bogey on the opening nine holes; she moved out in four-over-par, 40. Wie made two bogeys and one triple-bogey on the back nine to make the turn in five-over-par, 41.

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