Ryan Yip

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Ryan Yip
Personal information
Born (1984-12-07) December 7, 1984 (age 39)
Calgary, Alberta
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence Calgary, Alberta
Career
College Kent State University
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Asian Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2013
The Open Championship DNP

Ryan Yip (born December 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Web.com Tour.

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Amateur career

Yip was born in Calgary, Alberta. He won the 2002 Alberta Amateur and in 2006 was a semifinalist at the U.S. Amateur and the Canadian Amateur. He played college golf at Kent State University where he won three tournaments. While at Kent State he was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year in 2003 and the MAC Co-Golfer of the year in 2005. He was also named to the All MAC first team from 2003 to 2006 and was named to the All Mid-West team in 2005 and 2006. He turned professional in 2006.

Professional career

Yip has played on PGA Tour Canada since 2007, when it was known as the Canadian Tour. He picked up his first professional win in a non-tour event at the Alberta Open in May 2009. In August he picked up his first Canadian Tour victory at the Jane Rogers Championship.

Yip played on the Web.com Tour in 2012 but made only four cuts in 17 tournaments and lost his tour card. [1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 9, 2009 Roxul Jane Rogers Championship 73-68-68-69=278−6Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cuzzort, Flag of the United States.svg Trey Denton

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 27, 2014 Port Dickson Championship I169-67-65-63=264−201 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Khor Kheng Hwai

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2013
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Yip only played in the U.S. Open.

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References

  1. ↑ "Web.com Tour Season – Ryan Yip". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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