Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Michelle Wie West arrived as a prodigy carrying impossible expectations, qualifying for a USGA championship at ten and dominating headlines before she could drive a car. What moves me is not the early hype but how she absorbed it. She finished Stanford while competing, weathered years of scrutiny and injury, and still claimed a U.S. Women's Open. That long, public arc from phenom to champion reads to me as a study in patience under pressure. I admire her less for the records than for refusing to be defined by the burden placed on her, and for winning on her own timeline.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michelle Wie West
- Name (Japanese)
- ミシェル・ウィー
- Reading
- みしぇる・うぃー
- Born
- October 11, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- golfer / athlete / professional golfer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Michelle Wie West born?
Born October 11, 1989 (age 36).
Where is Michelle Wie West from?
Michelle Wie West is from Honolulu, United States.
What does Michelle Wie West do?
Michelle Wie West works as golfer, athlete, professional golfer.
How tall is Michelle Wie West?
Michelle Wie West is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.