Zeng Liqi

Zeng Liqi
Personal information
Born (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationality China
Career
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Epson Tour
China LPGA Tour
Professional wins4

Zeng Liqi, also known as Liqi Zeng (Chinese: 曾莉棋, born 24 May 2006) is a Chinese professional golfer. A standout amateur player, Zeng joined the LPGA Tour in 2024 after winning four titles on the China LPGA Tour tour and successfully petitioning for a waiver of the tour's age requirements. Zeng currently plays on the LPGA Tour and the Epson Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Zeng is from Nanchang, China.[1]

Zeng first gained attention as an amateur player. In 2020, she won the Nanshan China Amateur Golf Championship and the Buick National Junior Classic.[2] In 2021, she placed second in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Championship, after a playoff.[3] In January 2022, Zeng won the China Amateur Golf Tour Finals.[2] As an amateur player, Zeng qualified and played at the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur.[4] She placed 30th. At the time of the tournament, she was ranked 30th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, still age 15.[1] Her highest ranking as an amateur player was 7th.[5]

Professional career

In May 2022 at age 16, she turned professional, joining the China LPGA Tour. During her rookie season, she won the Zhangjigang Shuangshan Challenge[6] and the CGA Ladies Championship in successive tournaments. At the end of the season, Zeng was awarded the LPGA of China tour's Order of Merit title.[7][5]

In 2023, Zeng earned her third China LPGA Tour title, winning the Beijing Women's Challenge. She celebrated her 17th birthday while competing in the tournament. The next month, Zeng won her fourth China LPGA Tour title, when she won the Golf Liquor Guangdong Women's Open by three strokes.[8][9] With the win, she became the youngest player in the history of the China LPGA Tour to achieve four wins.[10]

In 2023, Zeng petitioned LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux to be granted a waiver for the minimum age requirements for participating in the LPGA Q-Series. Zeng joined the Epson Tour.[11] In 2024, she earned LPGA Tour status and started her rookie season at 17 years old.[4] In doing so, she became the youngest woman from China to earn a LPGA Tour card.[12] During her rookie season, she participated in 18 LPGA Tour events, and had two top-20 finishes.[4] Zeng finished the season 35th in the Q-Series ranking,[12] and lost her tour card.[13][14]

In 2024, Zeng was named brand ambassador for Li-Ning 1990.[15]

In 2025, Zeng returned to the China LPGA Tour and Epson Tour. In March, she finished T3 at the Mitsubishi Electric Automation Women's Open.[16]

Amateur wins

  • 2020 Buick National Junior Classic Leg 5, Nanshan China Amateur Golf Championship
  • 2022 China Amateur Golf Tour Finals

Source:[2]

Professional wins (4)

China LPGA Tour wins (4)

  • 2022 Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge, CGA Laides Championship
  • 2023 Beijing Women's Challenge, Golf Liquor Guangdong Women's Open

References

  1. ^ a b Ke, Shen (23 February 2022). "Zeng Augusta-bound for top women's amateur showcase". Shine. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Liqi Zeng". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ^ Robinson, Spencer (1 November 2021). "15-Year-Old Zeng Edged Out in Play-Off". Asian Golf Industry Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Liqi Zeng – Bio". LPGA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Zeng Clinches China LPGA Tour Order of Merit Crown". APGC. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  6. ^ Qui, Liu, ed. (25 November 2022). "Rookie pro golfer wins maiden title in Jiangsu". Shine. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  7. ^ "女子中巡,CLPGA,女子中巡官网,女子高尔夫赛事,女子中巡赛官网". www.clpga.org. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ Qi, Liu, ed. (30 June 2023). "Zeng toast of Guangdong after Women's Open triumph". Shine. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  9. ^ "中国排名：曾莉棋夺冠升至第七位 殷若宁位居榜首". sports.sina.cn. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Teenager Zeng wins her fourth China LPGA Tour title in Zhuhai". China Daily – Hong Kong. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  11. ^ 董欣怡. "Chinese golfers get set for historic face-off". China Daily. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Teeing up for a Xiamen showdown". China Daily – Hong Kong. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Chinese golfer Ji wins at Mitsubishi Electric Automation Women's Open". People's Daily Online. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  14. ^ 新浪高尔夫 (12 March 2025). "衡泰信女子公开赛强将云集 曾莉棋激动重返女子中巡". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Li-Ning 1990 tees off with Zeng Liqi". Jing Daily. 16 June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Chinese golfer Ji wins at Mitsubishi Electric Automation Women's Open". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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