Muni "Lily" He (何沐妮 born 17 June 1999) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based

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Early life and education

Muni He was born in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

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. Her father, a hotelier and restaurateur, introduced her to golf at a young age and by age 5, she was already playing competitively. Her family moved to

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and later,

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. She studied at

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in San Diego. In the United States, she was able to play golf more regularly and she joined San Diego and Southern California junior golf tournaments, alongside U.S. Kids' Golf and American Junior Golf Association events. Before turning pro, she spent one year at the

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, majoring in communications.

Career

As an amateur, she won the 2015 Polo Junior Classic and the 2017 Minnesota Invitational. She had four starts on the LPGA Tour and made the cut at the

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where she tied for 53rd place. She turned professional in December 2017 and claimed her first

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win in July 2018 at the inaugural Prasco Charity Championship in

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. In November 2019, she won the eight-round LPGA Q-Series to secure her 2020 LPGA Tour membership. She has signed endorsement deals with

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and

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Personal life

Muni He has been publicly dating Thai-British Williams

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driver

Alex Albon Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...

since 2019.

Amateur wins

*2012 Randy Wise Junior Open *2013 PING Phoenix Junior at ASU Karsten *2015 Polo Golf Junior Classic *2017 Minnesota Invitational Source:

Professional wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

LPGA Tour career summary

* Official as of 2023 season

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:He, Muni Chinese female golfers USC Trojans women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Chengdu Sportspeople from Vancouver Golfers from San Diego Chinese emigrants to Canada Chinese emigrants to the United States 1999 births Living people