5’5”...Started playing golf at the age of four…Credits her father in most influencing her career, because he worked for many years as a golf commentator at ESPN and he influenced her to take up golf and enabled her to meet many of my inspirations, including Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam...Enjoys film and movies...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.

International Crown (1)

2016

2023 in a Nutshell

14 events, six cuts made, $65,674 (146)
Finished T17 in the LPGA Q-Series

Career Highlights

2022:

Played in eight events
Finished T34 in the LPGA Q-Series

2021:

23 events, 12 cuts made, $85,632 (117)

2020:

16 events, nine cuts made, $58,794 (103)

2019:

25 events, 18 cuts made, $517,412 (40)
Earned three top-10 finishes with a season-best finish of t4 at the TOTO JAPAN Classic to go with solo eighth at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic and 10th at the Marathon Classic presented by Dana
Earned career-best major finishes at the ANA Inspiration (T12) and the AIG Women's British Open (T16)

2018:

21 events, seven cuts made, $18,529 (150)
Finished T23 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn Priority List Category 14 status for the 2019 season

2017:

23 events, 12 cuts made, $261,402 (66)
Recorded her career-best finish, a second place showing, at the MCKAYSON New Zealand Women's Open

2016:

26 events, 16 cuts made, $237,003 (72)
Tallied her best finish, a tie for fourth, at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
Member of Team China in the UL International Crown, posting a 2-1-0 record

2015:

14 events, 7 cuts made, $51,590 (112)
Recorded a season-best T11 at the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC

2014:

Finished 34th as an amateur at the Final Qualifying Tournament as an amateur to earn Priority List Category 17 for the 2015 season

Amateur

Competed one season for the University of Washington in 2014 and won just her second collegiate start at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational
In 2013, won the Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship at Fairhaven Golf Club and the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Prestwick
Made five starts in LPGA events an amateur since 2012 and did not miss a cut; finished T20 at the 2014 Evian Championship
Amateur Asian Games Individual and Team Silver Medal for China

Education

University of Washington

Jing Yan

JingYan

Jing is 28 years old and first joined the LPGA Tour in 2015.