Robyn Choi (born 17 March 1998) is an Australian

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and

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player.

Early life and amateur career

Choi was born in

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to Korean parents, and grew up in

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. She won the Queensland Amateur Championship in 2015 and 2016, and reached the semi-finals of the 2015 Australian Women's Amateur. She finished 3rd at 2018 the

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. Choi represented Australia at the 2016 Queen Sirikit Cup where the team finished second behind Korea, and the

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, alongside Karis Davidson and Hannah Green. After graduating from

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, Choi played college golf at the

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with the

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women's golf team for two and a half years 2016−2018, where she was named co-MVP and All-American. She qualified for both the

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and 2018 U.S. Women's Open, where she missed the cut.

Professional career

Choi turned professional after she obtained a card at the LPGA Tour Q School in November 2018 by finishing tied 45th. She joined the 2019

and in her rookie season played in 12 events and made three cuts. Playing in the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open she finished in a tie for 6th. In 2020, she played mainly on the

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, where she was runner-up at the

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, a stroke behind Kim Kaufman, and finished 13th in the rankings. In 2021, her season-best result was a solo 3rd place at the Four Winds Invitational, behind

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and Ruixin Liu. She was runner-up at the 2022 Circling Raven Championship, and at the 2023 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, behind Natasha Oon. In 2023, playing on the

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, she was the leading woman at the Webex Players Series South Australia. Choi earned her card for the 2024

through

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, where she was the medalist, outpacing runner-up

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by three strokes.

Amateur wins

*2015 Katherine Kirk Classic, Queensland Amateur Championship, Queensland Girls Amateur, Greg Norman Junior Masters *2016 Queensland Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (1)

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

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

Team appearances

Amateur * Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 2016 *

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(representing Australia):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Robyn Australian female golfers LPGA Tour golfers ALPG Tour golfers Colorado Buffaloes women's golfers Golfers from the Gold Coast, Queensland 1998 births Living people