Golf-Wie West stepping back from full-time competition


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 26 May 2022

FILE PHOTO: Jun 24, 2021; John's Creek, Georgia, USA; Michelle Wie West plays her shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - American Michelle Wie West is "stepping back" from professional competition, the 2014 U.S. Women's Open winner said on social media on Thursday, after a 14-year career.

The five-times LPGA tour winner said she was partnering with Nike to work as an athlete collaborator and would no longer participate on the tour full-time.

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