Liu Yan (born 7 July 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer. In 2017, Liu turned professional and joined the Ladies European Tour. In 2023, she joined the LPGA Tour.
Biography Liu was born in Beijing, 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 Ladies European Tour. Liu later admitted she was not ready for the competition, returning to China to compete on the China LPGA Tour. In 2019, she recorded her first professional win, at the 2019 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open.
Liu joined the Epson Tour in 2020. In 2022, Liu won the Four Winds Invitational, 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 Kroger Queen City Championship and finished T3 at the 2023 ShopRite LPGA Classic. During her rookie season, she golfed in 23 events and made 14 cuts.
During the 2025 Chevron Championship, Liu made an albatross 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) 2022 Four Winds Invitational
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipCUTT9T4U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTT19CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT45T59The Evian ChampionshipNTT61CUTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenCUTT19CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied
Team appearances Professional International Crown (representing China): 2025
See also List of albatrosses in notable tournaments
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