Liu Yan (golfer)
Chinese professional golfer (born 1997)
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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.
China| Liu Yan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 July 1997 Beijing, China |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Sporting nationality | China |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour |
| Former tours | 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 | T4: 2026 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T45: 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | T19: 2025 |
| Evian Championship | T61: 2023 |
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.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T9 | T4 | ||||||||
| 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
Team appearances
Professional
- International Crown (representing China): 2025