Yu Liu (golfer)

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Yu Liu
Personal information
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 29)
Beijing, China
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Career
College Duke University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2015)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T19: 2021
Women's PGA C'ship T25: 2021
U.S. Women's Open T5: 2019
Women's British Open T7: 2018
Evian Championship T30: 2019
Achievements and awards
ACC Rookie of the Year2014

Yu Liu (born 15 November 1995) is a Chinese professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour. [1]

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Amateur career

Liu was born in Beijing and had a successful junior career where she won several tournaments in the U.S. and China. She reached the semifinals of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship in 2011, won by Ariya Jutanugarn. [2]

Liu attended Duke University and played golf with the Duke Blue Devils women's golf team for the 2013–14 season, where she was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. [2]

Liu secured her first victory in a professional tournament at the 2013 Srixon XXIO Ladies Open on the China LPGA Tour. [3]

Professional career

Liu turned professional in 2014 and joined the Symetra Tour in 2015. In 2017, she was runner-up at the Florida's Natural Charity Classic, Guardian Championship and Symetra Tour Championship. She won the Tullymore Classic to become the third player from China to ever win on the Symetra Tour, joining Yueer Cindy Feng (2014) and Hong Mei Yang (2004). She finished fifth on the money list to earn LPGA Tour membership for 2018. [1]

In her rookie LPGA Tour season, she made 21 cuts in 27 events, to finish 49th on the money list and third in the Rookie of the Year standings. She had three top-10 finishes including a tie for 7th at the 2018 Women's British Open. [1]

In 2019, she finished tied 5th at the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, and was runner-up at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. She finished 20th on the money list and reached a high of 31st in the Women's World Golf Rankings. [3]

By 2021, she had pocketed almost $2 million in career earnings. [4]

Amateur wins

Source: [2] [5]

Professional wins (2)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
12 Jul 2017 Tullymore Classic −16 (64-68-68=200)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Popov, Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Weaver,
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Welch

China LPGA Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024
Chevron Championship T21T22T19CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T5CUTT46
Women's PGA Championship CUTT43CUTT25CUTT47CUT
The Evian Championship CUTT30NTCUTT43CUT
Women's British Open T7T29CUTT44
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yu Liu Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Women's Golf Roster: Yu Liu". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Yu Liu Player Profile". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Yu Liu: My Journey". Golf Digest. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Yu Liu Player Profile". WAGR. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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