{"id":292509,"date":"2023-10-30T13:25:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292509"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:25:30","slug":"michelle-wie-hints-she-could-unretire-after-just-four-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/golf\/michelle-wie-hints-she-could-unretire-after-just-four-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Wie hints she could UNRETIRE &#8211; after just four months"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>American golf star Michelle Wie West hints she could UNRETIRE &#8211; just four months after stepping away from the sport:\u00a0&#8216;Never say never!&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Michelle Wie called time on her career after the US Women&#8217;s Open in July 2023<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Still only 34, the former proidigy has teased a possible return to the course\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Michelle Wie West has teased a possible return to golf, less than five months after calling time on her career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Never say never,&#8217; the 34-year-old told TMZ this week when quizzed on whether she could one day be back out on the course.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wie West claimed earlier this year that she was relishing the chance to put her clubs in the &#8216;darkest corner of her garage&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, the mother of one revealed she still finds time to play. She just no longer puts in the hard yards required to cut it on tour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I definitely don&#8217;t practice, that&#8217;s for sure,&#8217; she said. &#8216;I just play.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77173587-12688455-image-a-14_1698669959111.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Wie West teased a possible return to golf, four months after retiring from the sport<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77173819-12688455-image-a-24_1698670220991.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She had been relishing the chance to put her clubs in the &#8216;darkest corner of her garage&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Honolulu native made history when, aged just 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for the USGA Women\u2019s Amateur Public Links Championship. She played her first LPGA Tour event at the age of 12.<\/p>\n<p>She turned professional in 2005 &#8211; when still only 15 &#8211; and made nearly $7million in career earnings before stepping away from the sport in July.<\/p>\n<p>Wie West won the US Women&#8217;s Open back in 2014 and had four other top-five finishes in major championships. Back in 2004, she also played in the men&#8217;s Sony Open, narrowly missing the cut.<\/p>\n<p>But she retired, aged 33, after failing to make the weekend at this year&#8217;s US Women&#8217;s Open at Pebble Beach. It came after the five-time LPGA Tour winner endured tough times with injury and illness.<\/p>\n<p>Wie West told TMZ she now spends her time gardening and being a mother to her young daughter, Makenna.\u00a0&#8216;I&#8217;m a mom &#8211; I don&#8217;t relax!&#8217; she added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77173137-12688455-image-m-4_1698669021213.jpg\" height=\"714\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Still only 34, the former golf prodigy turned professional back in 2009 &#8211; when she was just 15<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/12\/77173139-12688455-image-a-3_1698668997008.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The American&#8217;s first and only major championship win came at the 2014 US Women&#8217;s Open\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-12688455\/Michelle-Wie-West-hints-return-months-golf-retire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American golf star Michelle Wie West hints she could UNRETIRE &#8211; 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