Zhang Weiwei (golfer)
Chinese professional golfer
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Zhang Weiwei (born 15 March 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She has five titles on the China LPGA Tour, including the 2019 Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters.[1]
China| Zhang Weiwei | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 March 1997 Hubei, China |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sporting nationality | China |
| Residence | Arcadia, California, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tours | LPGA Tour (joined 2022) Epson Tour (joined 2021) LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2017) China LPGA Tour (joined 2015) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T13: 2024 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2024, 2025 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | T49: 2024 |
| Evian Championship | T70: 2025 |
Career
Zhang was born in Hubei and started playing golf at 9 years old.[2] She moved to Hainan and began playing on the China LPGA Tour (CLPGA) in 2015. In her rookie season, she was runner-up behind Babe Liu at the Zhuhai Classic, and tied for third at the Bank of Qingdao Golden Mountain Challenge.[3]
In 2017, she won her first title on the CLPGA, the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge.[4][5] She played on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2017 and 2018, where her best finish was a tie for 5th at the 2018 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi. She also won a title on the Japan Step Up Tour, the development circuit.[6] She shot a hole-in-one in the third round of the 2017 Earth Mondahmin Cup.[7]
Back on the CLPGA in 2019, Zhang collected a record four titles.[8] With her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters she became the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA.[9]
In 2021, Zhang joined the Epson Tour, where she recorded four top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the Prasco Charity Championship. At the end of the year she finished T35 in the LPGA Q-School to earn membership for the 2022 LPGA Tour, where her season-best result was a tie for 10th at the Portland Classic.[1] She kept her card for 2023 by finishing T38 at Q-Series.[10]
Professional wins (6)
China LPGA Tour wins (5)
- 2017 (1) Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge
- 2019 (4) Hangzhou International Championship, Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge, Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic, Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters^
^ Co-sanctioned by China LPGA Tour, ALPG Tour and Thai LPGA Tour.
ALPG Tour wins (1)
Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)
Japan Step Up Tour (1)
- 2017 Sky Ladies ABC Cup
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T13 | T14 | T67 | |||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | CUT | T70 | |||||||
| Women's British Open | T49 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2012
Professional
- International Crown (representing China): 2025