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'''Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu''' (born October 14, 1997) is an |
'''Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu''' (born October 14, 1997) is an American [[professional golfer]] and [[LPGA Tour]] player. In 2023, she rose to number one in the [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] and became [[LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] after winning four titles, including two [[Women's major golf championships|majors]] at the [[2023 Chevron Championship]] and [[2023 Women's British Open]].<ref name="LPGA">{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/lilia-vu/98230/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/36275382/lilia-vu-wins-chevron-championship-playoff-first-major |title=Lilia Vu wins Chevron Championship in playoff for first major |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 23, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Early life, college and amateur career== |
==Early life, college and amateur career== |
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Vuwas born and raised in [[Fountain Valley, California]]. Her parents are both first-generation Vietnamese immigrants. She began playing golf at age 7 after watching her brother and father at the driving range.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu Returns to the LPGA Tour Mentally Stronger |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/lilia-vu-returns-to-the-lpga-tour-mentally-stronger |publisher=LPGA |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> Vu was the winner of the 2013 AJGA Junior at Robinson Ranch, the CIF-WSCGA Championship in 2014, and the 2016 SCGA Women's Amateur. She placed second at the [[Canadian Women's Amateur]] in 2017.<ref name="Bruins">{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Lilia Vu |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/lilia-vu/6953 |publisher=UCLA Bruins |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> |
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Vu enrolled at [[UCLA]] in 2015. As a [[UCLA Bruin]], she was awarded 2016 [[Pac-12 Conference]] Freshman of the Year, and in 2018 she was [[Women's Golf Coaches Association|WGCA]] Player of the Year, Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Year, and [[Honda Award]] finalist. She was also three-time WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac 12 performer, and ranked first on the all-time UCLA career victory list with eight individual titles.<ref name="Bruins"/> |
Vu enrolled at [[UCLA]] in 2015. As a [[UCLA Bruin]], she was awarded 2016 [[Pac-12 Conference]] Freshman of the Year, and in 2018 she was [[Women's Golf Coaches Association|WGCA]] Player of the Year, Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Year, and [[Honda Award]] finalist. She was also three-time WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac 12 performer, and ranked first on the all-time UCLA career victory list with eight individual titles.<ref name="Bruins"/> |
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Vu played in the [[U.S. Women's Open]] and the [[ANA Inspiration]] as an amateur, and at the [[2018 ANA Inspiration]] she was the low amateur with a score of 285 (−3).<ref name=wagr/> She was number one in the [[World Amateur Golf Ranking]] for a total of 31 weeks in 2018 and 2019. Her reign ended when she turned professional in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/news/2019/january/week-3 |title=The Women – Performances of the week – Kupcho moves back to number one |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> |
Vu made a series of successful appearances for the U.S. national team and won the [[2018 Curtis Cup]], earning four points, and won the [[2018 Espirito Santo Trophy]] in [[Ireland]] with [[Jennifer Kupcho]] and [[Kristen Gillman]]. She also won the [[2018 Arnold Palmer Cup]] at [[Evian Resort Golf Club]] in France. Vu played in the [[U.S. Women's Open]] and the [[ANA Inspiration]] as an amateur, and at the [[2018 ANA Inspiration]] she was the low amateur with a score of 285 (−3).<ref name=wagr/> She was number one in the [[World Amateur Golf Ranking]] for a total of 31 weeks in 2018 and 2019. Her reign ended when she turned professional in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/news/2019/january/week-3 |title=The Women – Performances of the week – Kupcho moves back to number one |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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Vu turned professional in January 2019 and finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn status for the 2019 [[LPGA Tour]], where she made one cut in nine starts.<ref name="LPGA"/> |
Vu turned professional in January 2019 and finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn status for the 2019 [[LPGA Tour]], where she made one cut in nine starts.<ref name="LPGA"/> |
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In 2021, she won three titles on the [[Symetra Tour]] and rose into the top 250 in the [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/4504 |publisher=Women's World Golf Rankings |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> In addition to winning the [[Garden City Charity Classic]], the [[Twin Bridges Championship]] and the [[Four Winds Invitational]], she also collected the 2021 Potawatomi Cup and bonus prize money.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu wins Four Winds Invitational |url=https://www.abc57.com/news/lilia-vu-wins-four-winds-invitational |publisher=ABC57 |first=Melissa |last=Hudson |date=August 16, 2021 |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In The Winner's Circle With Lilia Vu - Four Winds Invitational |url=https://www. |
In 2021, she won three titles on the [[Symetra Tour]] and rose into the top 250 in the [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/players/4504 |publisher=Women's World Golf Rankings |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> In addition to winning the [[Garden City Charity Classic]], the [[Twin Bridges Championship]] and the [[Four Winds Invitational]], she also collected the 2021 Potawatomi Cup and bonus prize money.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilia Vu wins Four Winds Invitational |url=https://www.abc57.com/news/lilia-vu-wins-four-winds-invitational |publisher=ABC57 |first=Melissa |last=Hudson |date=August 16, 2021 |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In The Winner's Circle With Lilia Vu - Four Winds Invitational |url=https://www.epsontour.com/news/2021/in-the-winners-circle-with-lilia-vu-four-winds-invitational |publisher=Symetra Tour |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> She finished the season first on the money list, winning [[Symetra Tour Player of the Year]] honors and earning her LPGA Tour card for 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.symetratour.com/news/2021/symetra-tour-championship-final-round-news-and-notes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011060836/https://www.symetratour.com/news/2021/symetra-tour-championship-final-round-news-and-notes |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |title=Symetra Tour Championship Final Round News and Notes |publisher=Symetra Tour |date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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===2023: World No. 1, two times major title=== |
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Vu beat [[Angel Yin]] in a playoff to win her first major at the [[2023 Chevron Championship]].<ref name="ESPN"/> She took her second major with a six shot victory over [[Charley Hull]] at the [[2023 Women's British Open]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38185689/american-lilia-vu-wins-british-open-2nd-major-2023 |title=American Lilia Vu wins Women's Open for 2nd major in 2023 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 13, 2023}}</ref> The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38191334/lilia-vu-rises-no-1-women-world-golf-rankings |title=Lilia Vu rises to No. 1 in women's world golf rankings |work=ESPN |agency=Reuters |date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> |
Vu beat [[Angel Yin]] in a playoff to win her first major at the [[2023 Chevron Championship]].<ref name="ESPN"/> She took her second major with a six shot victory over [[Charley Hull]] at the [[2023 Women's British Open]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38185689/american-lilia-vu-wins-british-open-2nd-major-2023 |title=American Lilia Vu wins Women's Open for 2nd major in 2023 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 13, 2023}}</ref> The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38191334/lilia-vu-rises-no-1-women-world-golf-rankings |title=Lilia Vu rises to No. 1 in women's world golf rankings |work=ESPN |agency=Reuters |date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> |
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===2024: Injury and comeback=== |
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On March 8, 2024, Vu withdrew from the [[Blue Bay LPGA]] after the first round.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-lpga-tour-injury-update-lilia-vu-quits-blue-bay-event-despite-confirming-illness-recovery/ |title=LPGA Injury Update: Lilia Vu Quits Blue Bay Event Despite Confirming Illness Recovery |work=EssentiallySports |first=Khambe Huda |last=Imran |date=May 7, 2024}}</ref> After three months, returned to the tour at the [[Meijer LPGA Classic]], recovering from a back injury.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/you-take-golf-for-granted-and-then-hit-a-wall-former-world-no1-lilia-vu-on-her-comeback-after-injury |title='You Take Golf For Granted And Then Hit A Wall' - Former World No.1 Lilia Vu On Her Comeback After Injury |magazine=Golf Monthly |first=Alison |last=Root |date=June 12, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Amateur wins== |
==Amateur wins== |
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Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |title=Lilia Kha-Tu Vu |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/lilia-kha-tu-vu-17116 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> |
Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |title=Lilia Kha-Tu Vu |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/lilia-kha-tu-vu-17116 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==Professional wins ( |
==Professional wins (8)== |
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'''LPGA Tour playoff record ( |
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==LPGA Tour career summary== |
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^ Official as of |
^ Official as of June 16, 2024<ref>{{cite web |access-date=June 16, 2024 |title=Lilia Vu stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/lilia-vu/98230/stats}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/lilia-vu/98230/results |title=Lilia Vu results |publisher=LPGA |access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/statistics/money/career-money |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><br> |
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==U.S. national team appearances== |
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| Full name | Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-10-14) October 14, 1997 (age 26) Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
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| College | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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| LPGA Tour | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Epson Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | Won: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T34: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | Won: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu (born October 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. In 2023, she rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings and became LPGA Tour Player of the Year after winning four titles, including two majors at the 2023 Chevron Championship and 2023 Women's British Open.[1][2]
Vu was born and raised in Fountain Valley, California. Her parents are both first-generation Vietnamese immigrants. She began playing golf at age 7 after watching her brother and father at the driving range.[3] Vu was the winner of the 2013 AJGA Junior at Robinson Ranch, the CIF-WSCGA Championship in 2014, and the 2016 SCGA Women's Amateur. She placed second at the Canadian Women's Amateur in 2017.[4]
Vu enrolled at UCLA in 2015. As a UCLA Bruin, she was awarded 2016 Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, and in 2018 she was WGCA Player of the Year, Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Year, and Honda Award finalist. She was also three-time WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac 12 performer, and ranked first on the all-time UCLA career victory list with eight individual titles.[4]
Vu made a series of successful appearances for the U.S. national team and won the 2018 Curtis Cup, earning four points, and won the 2018 Espirito Santo TrophyinIreland with Jennifer Kupcho and Kristen Gillman. She also won the 2018 Arnold Palmer CupatEvian Resort Golf Club in France. Vu played in the U.S. Women's Open and the ANA Inspiration as an amateur, and at the 2018 ANA Inspiration she was the low amateur with a score of 285 (−3).[5] She was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a total of 31 weeks in 2018 and 2019. Her reign ended when she turned professional in January 2019.[6]
Vu turned professional in January 2019 and finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn status for the 2019 LPGA Tour, where she made one cut in nine starts.[1]
In 2021, she won three titles on the Symetra Tour and rose into the top 250 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time.[7] In addition to winning the Garden City Charity Classic, the Twin Bridges Championship and the Four Winds Invitational, she also collected the 2021 Potawatomi Cup and bonus prize money.[8][9] She finished the season first on the money list, winning Symetra Tour Player of the Year honors and earning her LPGA Tour card for 2022.[10]
Vu beat Angel Yin in a playoff to win her first major at the 2023 Chevron Championship.[2] She took her second major with a six shot victory over Charley Hull at the 2023 Women's British Open.[11] The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[12]
On March 8, 2024, Vu withdrew from the Blue Bay LPGA after the first round.[13] After three months, returned to the tour at the Meijer LPGA Classic, recovering from a back injury.[14]
Source:[5]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 26, 2023 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 66-70-66-64=266 | −22 | 1 stroke |  Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
|
255,000 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 2023 | Chevron Championship | 68-69-73-68=278 | −10 | Playoff |  Angel Yin
|
765,000 |
| 3 | Aug 13, 2023 | AIG Women's Open | 72-68-67-67=274 | −14 | 6 strokes |  Charley Hull
|
1,350,000 |
| 4 | Nov 12, 2023 | The Annika | 67-66-62-66=261 | −19 | 3 strokes | Alison Lee Azahara Muñoz
|
487,500 |
| 5 | Jun 16, 2024 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 69-70-68-65=272 | −16 | Playoff |  Grace Kim Lexi Thompson
|
450,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Chevron Championship | Angel Yin
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2023 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | Angel Yin
|
Yin won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2024 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Grace Kim Lexi Thompson
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2, 2021 | Garden City Charity Classic | −8 (69-70-69=208) | 1 stroke | Beth Wu
|
| 2 | Jul 25, 2021 | Twin Bridges Championship | −8 (70-67-68=205) | 2 strokes | Rachel Rohanna
|
| 3 | Aug 15, 2021 | Four Winds Invitational | −12 (68-69-67=204) | 2 strokes |  Ruixin Liu
|
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chevron Championship | 4 shot deficit | −10 (68-69-73-68=278) | Playoff | Angel Yin
|
| 2023 | Women's British Open | Tied for lead | −14 (72-68-67-67=274) | 6 strokes | Charley Hull
|
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T46 | T40LA | CUT | 1 | |||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T34 | CUT | ||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T10 | CUT | T2 | ||||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | CUT | T42 | ||||||||
| Women's British Open | T41 | 1 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Women's British Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 |
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins (Majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T72 | 3,830 | 176 | 74.88 | n/a |
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 918,939 | 30 | 70.20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 19 | 15 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3,502,303 | 1 | 69.81 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 558,825 | 18 | 70.04 | 5 |
| Totals^ | 60 | 45 | 5 (2) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4,983,897 | 85 | ||
^ Official as of June 16, 2024[15][16][17]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 548 | [18] |
| 2015 | 921 | [19] |
| 2016 | n/a | [20] |
| 2017 | n/a | [21] |
| 2018 | 623 | [22] |
| 2019 | 1,007 | [23] |
| 2020 | n/a | [24] |
| 2021 | 244 | [25] |
| 2022 | 43 | [26] |
| 2023 | 1 | [27] |
| 2024 | 2^ | [28] |
^ As of June 17, 2024
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. M. Sagström 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Kupcho 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 1 dn lost w/ D. Kang 2&1 |
1.0 | 25.0 |
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Chevron Championship winners (major era only)
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† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire |
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Women's British Open champions (major era only)
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† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire |
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Player in italics denotes current number one |
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Tied: 14–14 | ||
