Liu Yan (born 7 July 1997) is a Chinese

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. In 2017, Liu turned professional and joined the

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. In 2023, she joined the

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Biography

Liu was born in

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, China on 7 July 1997. She began playing golf at age 11, after being introduced to the game by her mother, a keen amateur player. At age 19, she turned professional, joining the

. Liu later admitted she was not ready for the competition, returning to China to compete on the

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. In 2019, she recorded her first professional win, at the 2019 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open. Liu joined the

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in 2020. In 2022, Liu won the

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, her first win on the Epson Tour. That year, Liu finished ninth in the Epson Tour money list and earned her LPGA Tour card. During her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she made a hole-in-one at the 2023

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and finished T3 at the 2023

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. During her rookie season, she golfed in 23 events and made 14 cuts. During the 2025 Chevron Championship, Liu made an

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to give her an early lead in the event. The rare feat had only been accomplished 30 times on the LPGA Tour between 1971 and 2023.

Professional wins (2)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

*2019 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open

Epson Tour wins (1)

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Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Yan Chinese female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Beijing 1998 births Living people 21st-century Chinese sportswomen