Yu Liu (born 15 November 1995) is a Chinese professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour.[1]
| Yu Liu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 15 November 1995 Beijing, China | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  China | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Duke University | ||
| Turned professional | 2014 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2018) | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2015) | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Epson Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
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Amateur career
editLiu 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
editLiu 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
edit- 2009 CITIC Bank China Amateur Tour Final
- 2010 CITIC Bank China Amateur Tour Final, Tee Up Junior Challenge, Killington Junior Golf Championship
- 2011 Under Armour/Vicky Hurst Championship
- 2012 Chongqing Challenge
- 2014 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Professional wins (2)
editSymetra Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jul 2017 | Tullymore Classic | −16 (64-68-68=200) | 1 stroke |  Sophia Popov,  Lindsey Weaver, Jessica Welch
|
China LPGA Tour wins (1)
edit- 2013 Srixon XXIO Ladies Open (as an amateur)
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T21 | T22 | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T5 | CUT | T46 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | CUT | T25 | CUT | T47 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T30 | NT | CUT | T43 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T7 | T29 | CUT | T44 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editProfessional
- International Crown (representing China): 2023
References
edit- ^ a b c "Yu Liu Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Women's Golf Roster: Yu Liu". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Yu Liu Player Profile". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Yu Liu: My Journey". Golf Digest. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Yu Liu Player Profile". WAGR. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
edit- Yu Liu at the LPGA Tour official site
- Yu Liu at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site