Zeng Liqi
Chinese professional golfer (born 2006)
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Zeng Liqi, also known as Liqi Zeng (Chinese: 曾莉棋, born 24 May 2006) is a Chinese professional golfer. A standout amateur player, Zeng joined the LPGA Tour in 2024 after winning four titles on the China LPGA Tour tour and successfully petitioning for a waiver of the tour's age requirements. Zeng currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the Epson Tour.
| Zeng Liqi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 May 2006 |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  China |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tours | LPGA Tour Epson Tour China LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T60: 2026 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Early life and amateur career
Zeng is from Nanchang, China.[1]
Zeng first gained attention as an amateur player. In 2020, she won the Nanshan China Amateur Golf Championship and the Buick National Junior Classic.[2] In 2021, she placed second in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Championship, after a playoff.[3] In January 2022, Zeng won the China Amateur Golf Tour Finals.[2] As an amateur player, Zeng qualified and played at the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur.[4] She placed 30th. At the time of the tournament, she was ranked 30th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, still age 15.[1] Her highest ranking as an amateur player was 7th.[5]
Professional career
In May 2022 at age 16, she turned professional, joining the China LPGA Tour. During her rookie season, she won the Zhangjigang Shuangshan Challenge[6] and the CGA Ladies Championship in successive tournaments.[citation needed] At the end of the season, Zeng was awarded the LPGA of China tour's Order of Merit title.[7][5]
In 2023, Zeng earned her third China LPGA Tour title, winning the Beijing Women's Challenge. She celebrated her 17th birthday while competing in the tournament.[citation needed] The next month, Zeng won her fourth China LPGA Tour title, when she won the Golf Liquor Guangdong Women's Open by three strokes.[8][9] With the win, she became the youngest player in the history of the China LPGA Tour to achieve four wins.[10]
In 2023, Zeng petitioned LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux to be granted a waiver for the minimum age requirements for participating in the LPGA Q-Series. Zeng joined the Epson Tour.[11] In 2024, she earned LPGA Tour status and started her rookie season at 17 years old.[4] In doing so, she became the youngest woman from China to earn a LPGA Tour card.[12] During her rookie season, she participated in 18 LPGA Tour events, and had two top-20 finishes.[4] Zeng finished the season 35th in the Q-Series ranking,[12] and lost her tour card.[13][14]
In 2024, Zeng was named brand ambassador for Li-Ning 1990.[15]
In 2025, Zeng returned to the China LPGA Tour and Epson Tour. In March, she finished T3 at the Mitsubishi Electric Automation Women's Open.[16]
Amateur wins
- 2020 Buick National Junior Classic Leg 5, Nanshan China Amateur Golf Championship
- 2022 China Amateur Golf Tour Finals
Source:[2]
Professional wins (4)
China LPGA Tour wins (4)
- 2022 Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge, CGA Laides Championship
- 2023 Beijing Women's Challenge, Golf Liquor Guangdong Women's Open