Kelly Tan

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Kelly Tan
Personal information
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 29)
Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T37: 2020
Women's PGA C'ship T13: 2020
U.S. Women's Open T32: 2016
Women's British Open CUT: 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022
Evian Championship T43: 2022
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Vientiane Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Vientiane Women's Team

Kelly Tan (born 26 October 1993) is a Malaysian professional golfer who competes on the LPGA Tour. [1]

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Tan is a former member of the Malaysian junior national team. [2]

Tan earned her LPGA Tour card for 2014 via qualifying school. [3]

Tan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics [4] and the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5]

Tan's first professional win came at the 2019 Florida's Natural Charity Classic on the Symetra Tour.

Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Professional wins

Symetra Tour wins

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T50T37T63CUTCUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT53T30CUTT13CUTT40
U.S. Women's Open CUTT32CUTCUT
The Evian Championship CUTT70CUTNTT43
Women's British Open CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

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References

  1. Paul, Rajes (April 13, 2014). "Michelle has high hopes as pro golfer". The Star . Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. Gilchrest, Ryan (May 16, 2015). "'Everything just seemed to come my way,' Tan says of third-round 64". Daily Press . Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. "Kelly Tan bio". LPGA. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. "Malaysian golfers qualify for Rio Olympics". Malay Mail . July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. "Tokyo 2020 women's golf individual results".
  6. "Kelly Tan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 21, 2016.