Lilia Vu

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.

Individually, she was runner-up at the 2014 AJGA Girls Championship behind Lauren Stephenson and won the 2016 Women's Southern California Amateur Championship.

She was solo third at the SCGA Women's Amateur Championship and tied for third at the Canadian Women's Amateur.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vu beat Angel Yin in a playoff to win her first major at the 2023 Chevron Championship.

She took her second major with a six shot victory over Charley Hull at the 2023 Women's British Open.

The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

Source:

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results not in chronological order.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament

T = tied

^ Official as of March 10, 2024

* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

^ As of March 11, 2024

Amateur

Professional