MICHELLE WIE WEST

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Before heading to the final hole on Friday, Wie West spent a brief moment with the Rheaume family. On a forgettable day for Wie West, she knelt down to the wheelchair of 23-year-old Sara and created a moment the family will never forget.

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Lee also birdied the par-5 15th and par-3 17th to pull away from former Stanford player Lauren Kim and Finland's Matilda Castren. She had a 9-under 207 total at Lake Merced in the tour’s second straight event on the San Francisco Peninsula. Lee failed to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open last week at nearby Olympic Club. Switzerland's Albane Valenzuela, another former Stanford player, had a 68 to join 2000 U.S. Women's Open champion A Lim Kim (69) at 6 under. Saso and Women’s Open playoff loser Nasa Hataoka skipped the event at Lake Merced.

Michelle Wie West was back on a major championship leaderboard Thursday at the ANA Inspiration.

Pro golfer Michelle Wie West blasted Rudy Giuliani on Friday night over lewd comments he made about her on Steve Bannon's podcast, "War Room." "On the green is Michelle Wie, and she is getting ready to putt," Giuliani said "Now, Michelle Wie is gorgeous. And she has a strange putting stance. She also addressed his comments on her stance, saying, "My putting stance six years ago was designed to improve my putting stats (I ended up winning the US Open that year), NOT as an invitation to look up my skirt!" We stand with @MichelleWieWest 👏 https://t.co/BGr9wn12ab — LPGA (@LPGA) February 21, 2021Wie has been on hiatus from the tour circuit recently, after giving birth to her daughter last June.

Pro golfer Michelle Wie West blasted Rudy Giulani on Friday night over lewd comments he made about her on Steve Bannon's podcast, "War Room." Wie, who has won 5 LPGA titles, called the story "highly inappropriate" in a note shared on Twitter. "On the green is Michelle Wie, and she is getting ready to putt," Giuliani said "Now, Michelle Wie is gorgeous. And she has a strange putting stance. She also addressed his comments on her stance, saying, "My putting stance six years ago was designed to improve my putting stats (I ended up winning the US Open that year), NOT as an invitation to look up my skirt!"

Michelle Wie West now has a little one of her own. The former U.S. Women's Open champion announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of a daughter born Friday. Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you, Wie, the former U.S. Women's Open champion, wrote on Instagram. They named her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West. Kamalei is a Hawaiian for beloved child.Wie and West, the son of NBA great Jerry West, were married in August.