Pei-Yun Chien (born 22 October 1990) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
| Pei-Yun Chien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 22 October 1990 Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Chinese Taipei | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2017) Taiwan LPGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2012) | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Epson Tour | 3 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T40: 2024 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T21: 2022 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T50: 2019 | ||
| Women's British Open | T71: 2024 | ||
| Evian Championship | T7: 2024 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and amateur career
editChien started playing golf at the age of 12.[1]
Professional career
editChien played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 before focusing on playing in Asia, where she won the 2014 Taiwan LPGA Tour Order of Merit.
In 2016, she returned to the Symetra Tour and won the inaugural Kansas City Championship to finish 10th on the Symetra Tour money list and earn LPGA status for 2017. In her LPGA Tour rookie season, she tied for 3rd at the Marathon Classic and finished seventh in the rookie of the year standings. In 2018, she had a season-best finish of a tie for 6th at the Lotte Championship.[1]
In Taiwan, where she won the 2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open and the 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic, and was runner-up at the event the following year, behind Tsai Pei-Ying. In 2021, she played on the Epson Tour, earning a win at the Circling Raven Championship.[2] She tied for 4th at the LPGA Q-Series to return to the LPGA Tour for the 2022 season.[3] She finished tied 4th at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational.
In 2023, Chien shot a 5-under-par round of 67 to lead after the first round at the Chevron Championship ahead of six golfers, including world number 2 Nelly Korda.[4] In September, she led the Kroger Queen City Championship, before finishing in a tie for 5th.[5]
Professional wins (7)
editSymetra Tour wins (3)
editTaiwan LPGA Tour wins (4)
editResults in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T49 | T40 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T60 | CUT | T21 | CUT | T35 | ||
| The Evian Championship | T40 | 72 | NT | CUT | T36 | T7 | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T71 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
References
edit- ^ a b "Peiyun Chien Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Osso, Keith (29 August 2021). "Chien wins Circling Raven Championship on Symetra Tour". KXLY. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Peiyun Chien Coming Up "Money" at Q-Series". LPGA Tour. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Peiyun Chien leads Chevron, Nelly Korda tied for 2nd". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Peiyun Chien surges to the top of Kroger Queen City Championship leaderboard at 14-under". Cincinnati Enquirer. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
edit- Pei-Yun Chien at the LPGA Tour official site
- Pei-Yun Chien at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site