Megan Khang

Megan Khang (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and is the first player of Hmong and Laotian descent to do so.[1]

Megan Khang
Personal information
Born (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997
Brockton, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT26: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT10: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2018
Women's British OpenT11: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT8: 2019

Khang's parents were refugees from the Vietnam War from Laos and came to the United States with their respective families in the 1970s.[1][2] Khang was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1997 and learned the sport from her father. She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 14[3] She won several events as a junior golfer and played on the Unites States Junior Solheim Cup team in 2015.[4]

Khang finished T-6 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 2015 to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2016 season. She has maintained her card ever since. Her best finish on tour is a T-3 at the 2017 Blue Bay LPGA.[5] In 2019, she qualified for the 2019 Solheim Cup team.

Amateur wins
  • 2013 PING Invitational, Faldo Series Grand Final
  • 2014 Faldo Series Grand Final, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
  • 2015 Eastern Amateur Championship

Source:[4]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019
ANA Inspiration CUT T47 CUT T26
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T35LA CUT T27 T10 T39
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T10
The Evian Championship T22 T58 T24 T8
Women's British Open T11 T49 CUT T44
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000042
U.S. Women's Open00001174
Women's PGA Championship00001141
The Evian Championship00001344
Women's British Open00000143
Totals0000362314
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2018 Evian – 2019 British, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2019 WPC – 2019 Evian)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 3 0–2–1 0–0–1 0–2–0 0–0–0 0.5 16.7
2019 3 0–2–1 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Hull 0–2–0 lost w/ A. Park 2&1
lost w/ D. Kang 4&3		 0.5 16.7

References
  1. Andrews, Dave. "Rising LPGA Star Megan Khang". WomensGolf.com.
  2. Mell, Randall (November 14, 2017). "Secret war, forbidden love and a treacherous journey to the LPGA". Golf Channel.
  3. "Golf notes: Megan Khang into US Women's Open". Boston Globe. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. "Megan Khang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. "Megan Khang – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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