Michelle Wie
- Net worth $25 million
- Birthday October 11, 1989
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Golfer
How much is Michelle Wie Worth? Michelle Wie Net Worth in 2026
Michelle Wie’s net worth is estimated at $25 million as of November 2026. Now competing as Michelle Wie West, she won $6.8 million in LPGA prize money across her career, and she had contracts potentially worth more than six times that before she could legally buy a beer. The fortune was built on being famous at 15, and the golf was almost a side income.
| Net worth | $25 million (our estimate) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $1.5 million (our assumption: Nike and other partnerships, terms undisclosed) |
| Born | October 11, 1989, Honolulu, Hawaii (age 37) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion, turned pro at 15 |
| Main income sources | Endorsements, LPGA prize money, golf investments |
How Michelle Wie built it
- Signed with Nike at 15. Spectrum News described the 2005 deal as $20 million over four years.
- Won a major in 2014. The U.S. Women's Open helped make 2014 her best prize-money year at $1.9 million.
- Bought into team golf. She became a limited partner in the Los Angeles Golf Club ownership group.
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Our estimate is $25 million, with a wide range of about $20 million to $41 million. This is a rough estimate: her prize money is on the record, but little of her endorsement income is. Public estimates vary because a few treat her teenage contracts as money she banked in full, while others count mainly prize money and miss the contracts altogether.
How we got to $25 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| LPGA prize money after costs | $3.4 million | Documented $6,825,282 through 2023. We assume half went to tax, caddies and travel. |
| 2005 Nike and Sony contracts after costs | $22.5 million | Reported $20 million over four years from Nike, plus Sony at a speculated $5 million a year for five years: $45 million gross. We assume she kept half after tax and commissions. |
| Later endorsements after costs | $13 million | Assumption: $2 million a year for 13 years (2010 to 2022), so $26 million gross, kept at 50 percent. |
| Investment returns | $7 million | Assumption: $14 million invested, earning a simple 5 percent a year for 10 years. |
| Spending | Minus $21 million | Assumption: $1 million a year for 21 years since turning pro in 2005. |
| Total | About $25 million | The rows add to $24.9 million. Only the prize money is firm. |
By our calculation, $45 million in reported contract value against $6.825 million in career prize money is a ratio of 6.6 to 1. Her best prize-money year was 2014, at $1.9 million, the year she won her only major. Add Nike’s reported $5 million a year to Sony’s speculated $5 million and the 2005 deals ran at about $10 million a year, about five times that peak.
The contract that outran the career
She announced she was going pro on October 5, 2005, days before her 16th birthday. An AFP report at the time put the Nike and Sony deals at nearly $10 million combined, with no time period given, and called her the wealthiest woman in golf. Spectrum News later described the Nike deal as $20 million over four years. The Sony figure is softer: the Honolulu Advertiser wrote in January 2007 that speculation put the five-year deal near $5 million a year, and neither side would confirm it.
That same 2007 article cited estimates of about $19.5 million a year in non-golf earnings, attributed to Golf Digest and the Chicago Tribune. We did not build on it, because it is far above the sum of the two contracts we can trace. If it held for four years, that is $78 million gross, or $39 million at our 50 percent keep rate. Swap that in for our $22.5 million row and the total climbs to about $41 million, which is where the top of our range comes from.
Born too early for the purses
Front Office Sports reported in October 2025 that total LPGA prize money rose from about $56 million in 2014 to more than $133 million in 2025, a multiple of about 2.4. Apply that to her $1.9 million peak year and, by our math, the same season would pay roughly $4.5 million now. The same report said she made tens of millions off the course and invested in Los Angeles Golf Club, one of the six TGL teams.
What 2026 added
On February 23, 2026, she committed to WTGL, the women’s indoor team league launching in winter 2026-27, and the release described her as a limited partner in the Los Angeles Golf Club ownership group. No dollar amounts were disclosed. She also returned for the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera in June and missed the cut at 7 over par, so the week changed her story more than her balance sheet.
The stake is the number to watch. A disclosed price for that limited partnership, or a sale of it, could move our figure more than anything she does on a course. WTGL pay, once public, would add a smaller amount.
Michelle Wie net worth FAQ
How much did Michelle Wie make from Nike?
Spectrum News reported $20 million over four years for the deal she signed in 2005. In 2022 she became a Nike Athlete Collaborator and joined its Think Tank on product design, with terms undisclosed.
How much prize money did Michelle Wie win?
Her LPGA Tour earnings total $6,825,282 through the 2023 season, from five wins. Her late seasons paid little: $15,377 in 2019 and $24,174 in 2021.
Is Michelle Wie still playing golf?
She retired after Pebble Beach in 2023, played Riviera in June 2026 on an exemption from her 2014 win, and has committed to WTGL for its first season.
Does Michelle Wie own part of a golf team?
She is a limited partner in the Los Angeles Golf Club ownership group in TGL. Her stake and its price have not been disclosed.
How old is Michelle Wie?
She was born on October 11, 1989, in Honolulu, so she is 37.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.