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]
| Lilia Vu | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1997 Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA | ||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | T10: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T34: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | Won: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T42: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life, college and amateur career
editVu 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. Individually, she was runner-up at the 2014 AJGA Girls Championship behind Lauren Stephenson and won the 2016 Women's Southern California Amateur Championship.[3] She was solo third at the SCGA Women's Amateur Championship and tied for third at the Canadian Women's Amateur.[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 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).[3] 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.[5]
Professional career
editVu 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.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9]
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.[10] The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[11]
Amateur wins
edit- 2016 Women's Southern California Amateur Championship
- 2017 Battle at the Beach, Pac-12 Championship, Silverado Showdown, Anuenue Spring Break Classic, Bruin Wave Invitational
- 2018 Pac-12 Championship, Arizona Wildcat Invitational, Bruin Wave Invitational, Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
Source:[3]
Professional wins (8)
editLPGA Tour wins (5)
edit| Legend |
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| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
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| 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 Munoz | 487,500 |
| 5 | Jun 16, 2024 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 69-70-68-65=272 | −16 | Playoff | Lexi Thompson  Grace Kim | 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 | Lexi Thompson Grace Kim | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Symetra Tour wins (3)
edit| 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 |
Results in LPGA majors
editWins (2)
edit| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 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 timeline
editResults not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Chevron Championship | T46 | T40LA | CUT | 1 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T10 | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T34 | CUT | |||||||
| 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
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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| Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times, current)
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins (Majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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| 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[12][13][14]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
editPosition in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
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| 2014 | 548 | [15] |
| 2015 | 921 | [16] |
| 2016 | n/a | [17] |
| 2017 | n/a | [18] |
| 2018 | 623 | [19] |
| 2019 | 1,007 | [20] |
| 2020 | n/a | [21] |
| 2021 | 244 | [22] |
| 2022 | 43 | [23] |
| 2023 | 1 | [24] |
| 2024 | 2^ | [25] |
^ As of June 17, 2024
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Curtis Cup: 2018 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2018 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 2018 (winners)
Professional
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
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| 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Lilia Vu Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lilia Vu wins Chevron Championship in playoff for first major". ESPN. Associated Press. April 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lilia Kha-Tu Vu". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Golf Roster: Lilia Vu". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "The Women – Performances of the week – Kupcho moves back to number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Lilia Vu". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Hudson, Melissa (August 16, 2021). "Lilia Vu wins Four Winds Invitational". ABC57. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "In The Winner's Circle With Lilia Vu - Four Winds Invitational". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Symetra Tour Championship Final Round News and Notes". Symetra Tour. October 10, 2021. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021.
- ^ "American Lilia Vu wins Women's Open for 2nd major in 2023". ESPN. Associated Press. August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Lilia Vu rises to No. 1 in women's world golf rankings". ESPN. Reuters. August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Lilia Vu stats". LPGA. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Lilia Vu results". LPGA. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". June 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Lilia Vu at the LPGA Tour official site
- Lilia Vu at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site