Michelle Wie West has the secret to success as a working mom.
She revealed it to a lucky group of reporters Tuesday at Riviera Country Club.
"The most important thing to note is almost everything I eat and drink will have caffeine in it," Wie West declared.
That certainly helps as she keeps up with her daughter Makenna and son Jagger, ages 5 and 2, while doing everything from hosting the LPGA Tour's Mizuho Americas Open to entering the golf course architecture world.
Now, Wie West is adding one more thing to her plate: playing in one final U.S.
Women's Open.
It's a bear of a task for anyone to come out of retirement and play the toughest major in golf, but Wie West is doing so not for individual goals, but with her family as her motivation.
For starters, her husband Jonnie is the son of late Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West, who was a member at Riviera and served as the executive director of the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational from 2009-13.
When Wie West won her lone major title at the 2014 U.S.
Women's Open, she received a 10-year exemption into the championship.
A two-year maternity exemption meant her final opportunity to play in the major is this year, coinciding with the first time Riviera is hosting a women's major.
The stars had lined up.
Jagger was not yet born and Makenna was only 2 when Wie West played the 2023 U.S.
Women's Open, her final event before retiring.
She said it....
