Shannon Tan (born 9 April 2004) is a Singaporean professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2023 Singapore Ladies Masters on the China LPGA Tour, and in 2024 won the Magical Kenya Ladies Open in her LET debut.[1]
| Shannon Tan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 April 2004 Singapore |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Singapore |
| Career | |
| College | Texas Tech University |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2024) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T60: 2024 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2024 |
Early life and amateur career
editTan was introduced to golf by her father when she was five.[2] When she was 14, her parents quit their jobs and moved the family to Australia to support her golf development.[3] In 2018, she triumphed at the Tasmanian Amateur Championship, defeating Isabelle Simpson, 9 and 8, in the final.[4] She represented Singapore at the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy and at the Queen Sirikit Cup (the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship) between 2018 and 2022, where she was individual runner-up in 2021, a stroke behind Mizuki Hashimoto.[5]
Tan attended Charters Towers State High School in Queensland, Australia before enrolling at Texas Tech University in the fall of 2022, to start playing with the Texas Tech Red Raiders women's golf team.[6] She closed out her freshman year by finishing tied-fourth at the NCAA Division I regionals.[7]
In July 2023, Tan won the Singapore Ladies Masters at Laguna National, a China LPGA Tour event, while still an amateur. She became only the second Singaporean to win on the CLPGA after Amanda Tan won the 2017 Beijing Heritage.[2][8]
Professional career
editTan turned professional in January 2024 after she earned her card for the Ladies European Tour (LET) by finishing tied 8th at Q-School, the first Singaporean to earn an LET card.[9]
In January, she was runner-up at the Webex Players Series Murray River, two strokes behind Kazuma Kobori in her professional debut. In February, she won the Magical Kenya Ladies Open in her LET debut.[1] By April, she climbed into the top-200 on the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time.
Amateur wins
edit- 2018 Tasmanian Amateur Championship
- 2020 EFG Singapore Junior Masters, SGA 4th National Ranking Game
- 2021 Singapore Junior Development Tour Ranking Series 2, Singapore Junior Masters Spring Tournament, LLDSports International Invitational Series, CarTimes Singapore Junior Development Tour Championship, Singapore Junior Development Tour International Series, EFG Singapore Junior Masters
Source:[10]
Professional wins (2)
editLadies European Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Feb 2024 | Magical Kenya Ladies Open | 73-70-67-70=280 | −12 | 4 strokes |  Alessandra Fanali
|
China LPGA Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jul 2023 | Singapore Ladies Masters (as an amateur) |
68-72-66=206 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Ji Yu-ai
|
Results in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | |
| U.S. Women's Open | |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T60 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
edit- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Singapore): 2018
- Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Singapore): 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2023
Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Ganesan, Deepanraj (11 February 2024). "Teenage Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan lands historic win on Ladies European Tour debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b Ang, Ervin (9 July 2023). "Amateur Shannon Tan wins inaugural Singapore Ladies Masters". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (18 February 2024). "Shannon Tan's parents quit their jobs, moved to Australia to support her golfing dreams". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Shannon Tan Wins 2018 Salamanca Inn Women's Amateur Championship of Tasmania". Singapore Golf Association. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Robert, Godfrey (1 June 2022). "Singapore teen golfer Shannon Tan buoyed by runner-up finish at Queen Sirikit Cup". The Business Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly (11 May 2023). "Singapore golfer Shannon Tan finishes joint fourth in NCAA Division 1 regionals". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Amateur Shannon Tan sweeps the pros and makes history by winning inaugural Singapore Ladies Masters". The Star. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (21 December 2023). "Singapore golfer Shannon Tan earns card to play on 2024 Ladies European Tour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Shannon Tan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit- Shannon Tan at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Shannon Tan at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site