Liu Yan (golfer)

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Personal information
Born (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)
Beijing, China
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour
China LPGA Tour
Epson Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Epson Tour1
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.

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Biography

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)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

Epson Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship CUTT9
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUTT19
Women's PGA Championship CUTCUTT45
The Evian Championship NTT61CUTCUT
Women's British Open CUTT19
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hall, Mike (27 April 2025). "Yan Liu Facts: 10 Things To Know About The LPGA Tour Pro". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Yan Liu – Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Yan Liu On Her Road to the LPGA". LPGA. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 "Yan Liu – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Skelton, Jack (26 April 2025). "Chevron Championship: Yan Liu leads after rare albatross in second round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Leonard, Tod (25 April 2025). "LPGA player pulls off one of the rarest feats in golf". Golf Digest. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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