Wie West will join WTGL, a new team-style women’s golf league operation in partnership with the LPGA. The WTGL will launch next winter, TMRW Sports announced Monday morning.
“As an investor in Los Angeles Golf Club and a fan of TGL, I am excited for the opportunity to compete again through WTGL, which will be a powerful platform for women’s golf,” Wie West said in a statement.Advertisement
“I am passionate about growing the game and TGL has shown how new formats through the lens of innovation and creativity can bring golf to a broader audience. The team aspect, combined with the unique environment of the SoFi Center, is something I want to be a part of and it will be incredibly fun to challenge myself, this time alongside my teammates, to compete against the best in the world.”
Wie West is a five-time LPGA Tour winner, taking home a major in 2014 at the US Women’s Open at Pinehurst and was a mainstay of the US Solheim Cup team in five editions. WGTL is backed and supported by Alex Morgan’s Trybe Ventures and is TMRW Sports’ second project.
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Wie West will add star power to an eight-player roster that already includes No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, Charley Hull, three-time major champion Lydia Ko, Lottie Woad, Rose Zhang and Lexi Thompson. Between them, these golfers have 66 victories on the LPGA Tour and seven major championships.