10 things to know about the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

Michelle Wie West hasn’t teed it up in an official LPGA event since last year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles, where she officially announced that she was stepping away from the tour.

But that wasn’t her final goodbye. Wie West, the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion, knew then that she couldn’t pass up an opportunity to play Pebble Beach with her husband, Jonnie, on the bag and the rest of her family watching.

It’s fitting that the most well-known player in the women’s game in recent years will take part in what could be the most important championship in U.S. Women’s Open history.

In early May, Wie West took part in Women’s Open media day, playing nine holes there for the first time in blustery conditions.

“I didn’t dream of this to be the last one,” she said, “but if I could this would be the way to go.”