'I SHUDDER'
PROFESSIONAL golfer Michelle Wie West has been happily married for just under two years.
Wie West spoke out against Rudy Giuliani after he shared an "unsettling" golfing story involving her and Rush Limbaugh on a podcast.
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Who is Michelle Wie West?
Michelle Wie West is a professional golfer. She is a five-time winner on the LPGA.
At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship.
The 31-year-old from Honolulu is the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
So far, her only major tournament win was the US Women's Open in 2014.
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Wie West hasn't competed on the LPGA since withdrawing from last June's KPMG Women's PGA.
She underwent surgery in October 2018 to repair an avulsion fracture, bone chips and nerve entrapment in her right hand.
Is she married?
In March 2019, Wie West announced that she was engaged to Jonnie West, the Director of Basketball Operations for the Golden State Warriors and the son of NBA legend Jerry West.
They married a few months later that year in a private Beverly Hills home in California.
On June 19, 2020, West gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Makenna Kamalei Yoona West.
"Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you," she wrote on Instagram at the time. "Makenna Kamalei Yoona West, your daddy and I love you more than any words can describe. You are our entire [world], we can’t wait to watch you grow."
What did Rudy Giuliani say about her?
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on February 18.
Towards the end of the interview, he recollected an unsavory story involving West.
“Do you have time for a funny story?” Giuliani began.
He then proceeded to recount a golf story with the late Rush Limbaugh at a charity fundraiser in which the paparazzi was “driving us crazy.”
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Giuliani went on to explain how he believed photographers were actually in pursuit of a photo of their playing partner Michelle Wie, who “bends all the way over and her panties show” when she putts.
"It's not me," he recalled of the photographers interest. "It's her panties."
At the conclusion of his disturbing story, Giuliani said, “Is that OK to tell that joke? I’m not sure.”
A straight-faced Bannon, who looked increasingly uncomfortable, replied, “We already told it, so I don’t know.”
What did Michelle Wie West say in response?
Wie West took to Twitter to denounce Giuliani for his crude story.
“What this person should have remembered from that day,” she wrote, “was the fact that I shot 64 and beat every male golfer in the field leading our team to victory.
"I shudder thinking that he was smiling to my face and complimenting me on my game while objectifying me and referencing my ‘panties’ behind my back all day.”
Wie West went on to say how elite skill level of female professionals should be the topic of discussion, rather than what they wear or their appearance.
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She addressed her putting stance that Giuliani mentioned in his story.
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“My putting stance six years ago was designed to improve my putting stats,” Wie wrote, noting that she won the U.S. Women’s Open that year.
“NOT as an invitation to look up my skirt!”