Jing Yan
{{Short description|Chinese professional golfer}}
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Jing Yan (born c. 1996) is a Chinese professional golfer. A standout amateur golfer, Yan joined the LPGA Tour in 2015 after playing one season at the University of Washington.
Amateur career
Yan was born in China and moved with her family to Singapore when she was four years old.{{Cite news |date=2016-05-02 |title=Former Husky Jing Yan hoping a return to the Northwest kick starts her pro career |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/golf/former-husky-jing-yan-hoping-a-return-to-the-northwest-kick-starts-her-pro-career/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |first=Scott |last=Hanson}} Yan was a standout junior amateur golfer. In 2013, she won the Girls Amateur Championship at Fairhaven Golf Club and then the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Prestwick.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-02 |title=Wanted by 24 US Coaches |url=https://womenandgolf.com/news/coachs-fight-over-fiona-liddell |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=Women & Golf}}
Yan was recruited by Mary Lou Mulflur to play collegiate golf at the University of Washington, becoming one of the university's top recruits. Yan would only play three tournaments for Washington. In 2014, she won on her second outing at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational.{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Viking Golf Team Wraps Up Fall Play With Eighth Place Finish |url=https://goviks.com/news/2014/10/14/WGOLF_1014140625.aspx |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Portland State University Athletics}}
Professional career
In 2015, Yan turned professional at age 19, joining the Epson Tour. Later that year, Yan joined the LPGA tour after earning her tour card when she finished 34th as an amateur at the Final Qualifying Tournament.{{Cite web |title=Jing Yan |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/jing-yan/98284/bio |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=LPGA}}{{Cite web |date=2015-01-20 |title=Women's Golf To 'Hunker In The Bunker' |url=https://gohuskies.com/news/2015/1/20/209857774 |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=University of Washington Athletics |first=Mason |last=Kelley}} Yan shared that her decision to turn pro so quickly after arriving at Washington was in an effort to represent team China at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Yan would play only a few tournaments in her rookie season, after beginning the season on conditional status.{{Cite magazine |title=I played in an LPGA pro-am and it was way better than I expected |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/i-played-in-an-lpga-pro-am-and |access-date=2025-05-31 |magazine=Golf Digest |date=29 May 2015 |first=Alex |last=Myers |archive-date=12 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312094913/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/i-played-in-an-lpga-pro-am-and |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2016-06-25 |title=Former Washington Huskies player Jing Yan is tied for 3rd in LPGA Tour event |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/golf/former-washington-huskies-player-jing-yan-is-tied-for-3rd-in-lpga-tour-event/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802073957/http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/golf/former-washington-huskies-player-jing-yan-is-tied-for-3rd-in-lpga-tour-event/ |url-status=live }}
In 2016, Yan represented China at the International Crown.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-19 |title=Former Husky Jing Yan set to Compete at the 2016 UL International Crown |url=https://gohuskies.com/story.aspx?filename=womens-golf-former-husky-jing-yan-set-to-compete-at-the-2016-ul-international-crown&file_date=7-19-2016 |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=University of Washington Athletics}} In 2019, she played in 25 events and earned three top-10 finishes. In 2024, she finished T27 at the LPGA Q-Series, earning her card for the 2025 LPGA Tour season.
Team appearances
- International Crown (representing China): 2016
References
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External links
- {{LPGA player|jing-yan/98284}}
- {{WWGR|id=3793}}
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Category:Chinese female golfers