Lin Xiyu

Lin Xiyu (林希妤)
Personal information
Born (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
Guangzhou, China
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality China
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (2014–)
Ladies European Tour (2013–)
China LPGA Tour (2011–)
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Ladies Asian Golf Tour2
ALPG Tour1
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT13: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipT3: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT7: 2021
Women's British OpenT17: 2013
Evian ChampionshipT29: 2015
Medal record
Women's Golf
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Women's team

Lin Xiyu (Chinese: 林希妤; born 25 February 1996), also known as Xi Yu Lin and by her English name Janet, is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Professional career

Lin turned professional in 2011 and began playing on the China LPGA Tour, where she has won seven times. She began playing on the Ladies European Tour in 2013 and won the Sanya Ladies Open back to back in 2014 and 2015.[1]

Lin began playing on the LPGA Tour in 2014 and finished tied 5th at the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA. She has made multiple holes-in-one on the LPGA Tour and has lost two playoffs.[2]

Lin competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 38th.[3][4]

In 2023, Lin won the individual title at the weather-shortened Aramco Team Series event at Hong Kong Golf Club in a playoff against Ko Jin-young.[5]

Lin competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.[6][7]

Professional wins (9)

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 16 Nov 2014 Sanya Ladies Open^ 68-67-67=202 −14 5 strokes England Charley Hull
2 8 Nov 2015 Sanya Ladies Open^ (2) 70-68-65=203 −13 2 strokes China Yan Jing
3 8 Oct 2023 Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong 69-66=135 −11 Playoff South Korea Ko Jin-young

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2023 Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong South Korea Ko Jin-young Won with birdie on second extra hole

China LPGA Tour wins (7)

^ Co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour, Ladies Asian Golf Tour and China LPGA Tour.

ALPG Tour wins (1)

  • 2018 ALPG Ballarat Icons Pro Am

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2022 Honda LPGA Thailand Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen Lost to eagle on second extra hole
2 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship Australia Hannah Green
India Aditi Ashok 		Green won with par on second extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Chevron Championship WD T45 CUT T35
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T43 T48
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T26 CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship CUT CUT CUT T29 T30 T37 NT
Women's British Open T17 T62 T61 CUT CUT T51 CUT
Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship T36 T17 T14 T13
U.S. Women's Open T7 T11 T13 T29
Women's PGA Championship T9 T46 T3 T30
The Evian Championship T37 CUT
Women's British Open T28 T21 T55
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 6
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 5
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 2 2 10 6
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 7
Totals 0 0 1 1 3 10 46 28
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2021 Chevron – 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2021 U.S. Women's Open – 2021 Women's PGA)

World ranking

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

Year World
ranking		 Source
2012 347 [8]
2013 194 [9]
2014 80 [10]
2015 53 [11]
2016 76 [12]
2017 174 [13]
2018 256 [14]
2019 123 [15]
2020 98 [16]
2021 57 [17]
2022 15 [18]
2023 10 [19]
2024 21^ [20]

^As of 11 November 2024

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Xiyu Lin upstages Shanshan Feng to retain Sanya Ladies Open title". Sky Sports. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. ^ Herrington, Ryan (26 February 2016). "Watch China's Xi Yu Lin make a surprising hole-in-one at the Honda LPGA Thailand". Golf Digest. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Top Chinese stars ready for Olympic teeoff". China.org.cn. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 individual women - Olympic Golf". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Xiyu Lin Wins Aramco Team Series – Hong Kong". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024 individual women - Olympic Golf". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Lydia Ko wins Olympic gold, qualifies for LPGA Hall of Fame". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 11 November 2024.