ORLANDO, Fla. – Michelle Wie West has two simple goals for this week’s LPGA season opener: have fun and make a lot of birdies.
Wie West earned her spot in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions field courtesy of her victory at the 2018 HSBC Women’s World Championship. The limited-field kickoff event, now held at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, typically invites winners from the previous two years to participate. But because of the pandemic, the LPGA stretched that criterion to three years for the 2021 edition, which the 32-year-old Wie West subsequently missed while on maternity leave.