Michelle Wie West realizes a dream as host of LPGA event at Liberty National
msn.comThe Mizuho Americas Open marks another dream realized for Michelle Wie West, who is serving as the host at his week's newest LPGA Tour event at Liberty National.
She's helping set the bar for what week-to-week events can look like on the LPGA. Its $2,750,000 purse is the fifth-largest on tour of its non-majors, along with providing substantial off-course perks and a famed venue draped with the New York City skyline and the history of hosting the Presidents Cup in 2017. "It's been a dream come true for me," Wie West said. "Always something that I dreamt doing since I was a little girl, since I was a junior.
Just so, so honored that Mizuho Americans has asked me to be the host of this event. Something that I thought would happen 10, 20 years from now, but it happened so fast and it's amazing. "MORE: Our favorite tips from top LPGA playersThe Mizuho Americas Open takes care of tour players on a level most other tournaments on the LPGA fail to match.
They're putting the field up at a hotel in New York, an expensive endeavor considering players pay for their housing most weeks.
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