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Muni "Lily" He (何沐妮 born 16 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; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...
,
Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
,
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. Her father, a hotelier and restaurateur, introduced her to golf at a young age and by age five, she was already playing competitively. Her family moved to
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and later,
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. She studied at Torrey Pines High School 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
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
, 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 2015 U.S. Women's Open where she tied for 53rd place. She turned professional in December 2017 and claimed her first Symetra Tour win in July 2018 at the inaugural Prasco Charity Championship in Maineville, Ohio. In November 2019, she won the eight-round LPGA Q-Series to secure her 2020 LPGA Tour membership. She has signed endorsement deals with Nike and
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Personal life

Muni He has been publicly dating Thai-British Williams
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driver Alex Albon since 2019.


Amateur wins

*2012 Randy Wise Junior Open *2013 PING Phoenix Junior at ASU Karsten *2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic *2017 Minnesota Invitational Source:


Professional wins (1)


Symetra Tour wins (1)


Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied


Summary


LPGA Tour career summary

Official as of 2024 season


References


External links

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