Liu Yan (golfer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1997 Beijing, China |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  China |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour China LPGA Tour Epson Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T9: 2025 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T45: 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | T19: 2025 |
| Evian Championship | T61: 2023 |
Liu Yan (born 7 July 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer. In 2017, Liu turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour. In 2023, she joined the LPGA Tour.
Biography
[edit]Liu was born in Beijing, China on 7 July 1997.[1] She began playing golf at age 11,[2] after being introduced to the game by her mother, a keen amateur player.[3] At age 19, she turned professional, joining the Ladies European Tour.[1] Liu later admitted she was not ready for the competition, returning to China to compete on the China LPGA Tour.[4] In 2019, she recorded her first professional win, at the 2019 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open.[1][5]
Liu joined the Epson Tour in 2020.[2] In 2022, Liu won the Four Winds Invitational, her first win on the Epson Tour.[6] That year, Liu finished ninth in the Epson Tour money list and earned her LPGA Tour card.[7]
During her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she made a hole-in-one at the 2023 Kroger Queen City Championship and finished T3 at the 2023 ShopRite LPGA Classic.[1] During her rookie season, she golfed in 23 events and made 14 cuts.[7]
During the 2025 Chevron Championship, Liu made an albatross to give her an early lead in the event.[8][9] The rare feat had only been accomplished 30 times on the LPGA Tour between 1971 and 2023.[10]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit]Epson Tour wins (1)
[edit]Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T9 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T19 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T45 | |||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | T61 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T19 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hall, Mike (27 April 2025). "Yan Liu Facts: 10 Things To Know About The LPGA Tour Pro". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Yan Liu – Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Raj, Abhijit (25 April 2025). "'Not Fun': LPGA Pro Who Upstaged Nelly Korda & Lydia Ko at Chevron Gets Real About Her Equation With Golfer Mom". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Yan Liu On Her Road to the LPGA". LPGA. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Prentice, Noel (12 May 2019). "Hong Kong Open winner horrified Old Course will be sacrificed". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Fineran, John (14 August 2022). "Liu birdies 18th hole twice to earn Four Winds Invitational victory at South Bend". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Yan Liu – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Yan Liu Has an Albatross and a Late Birdie to Hang Onto the Lead in The Chevron Championship". LPGA. Associated Press. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Skelton, Jack (26 April 2025). "Chevron Championship: Yan Liu leads after rare albatross in second round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (25 April 2025). "LPGA player pulls off one of the rarest feats in golf". Golf Digest. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Yan Liu at the LPGA Tour official site
- Yan Liu at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site