Lin Xiyu zh, 林希妤; born 25 February 1996), also known as Xi Yu Lin and by her English name Janet, is a Chinese
professional golfer
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who plays on the
LPGA Tour.
Professional career
Lin turned professional in 2011 and began playing on the
China LPGA Tour, where she has won seven times. She began playing on the
Ladies European Tour
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in 2013 and won the
Sanya Ladies Open
The Sanya Ladies Open was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Ladies European Tour from 2010 to 2017. It was played at the Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, China.
Winners
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back to back in 2014 and 2015.
Lin began playing on the
LPGA Tour in 2014 and finished tied 5th at the 2015
Blue Bay LPGA. She has made multiple holes-in-one on the LPGA Tour and has lost two playoffs.
She competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
, finishing 38th.
In 2023, Lin won the individual title at the weather-shortened
Aramco Team Series event at
Hong Kong Golf Club in a playoff against
Ko Jin-young.
Professional wins (9)
Ladies European Tour wins (3)
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)
China LPGA Tour wins (7)
*2012 (2) Tian Jing Challenge, Srixon XXIO Ladies Open
*2013 (1) Sanya's Hills Ladies Classic
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2014
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(2) Sanya's Hills Ladies Classic,
Sanya Ladies Open
The Sanya Ladies Open was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Ladies European Tour from 2010 to 2017. It was played at the Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, China.
Winners
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2015
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(1)
Sanya Ladies Open
The Sanya Ladies Open was a golf tournament co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour, Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Ladies European Tour from 2010 to 2017. It was played at the Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, China.
Winners
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2019
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(1)
Macalline Women's China Open
The Women's China Open is a women's professional golf tournament in China sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour and formerly the LPGA of Korea Tour.
The tournament, which is China's national championship, debuted in 2006. Lin Xiyu
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^ Co-sanctioned by
Ladies European Tour
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,
Ladies Asian Golf Tour
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and
China LPGA Tour.
ALPG Tour wins (1)
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2018
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Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
World ranking
Position in
Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
^ as of 26 June 2023
Team appearances
Professional
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International Crown (representing China):
2016
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,
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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References
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Chinese female golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Ladies European Tour golfers
Olympic golfers for China
Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in golf
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Golfers at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Guangzhou
1996 births
Living people
21st-century Chinese women
21st-century Chinese people