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Zhang Weiwei (golfer)
Zhang Weiwei (born 15 March 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She has five titles on the China LPGA Tour, including the 2019 Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters.[1] CareerZhang was born in Hubei and started playing golf at 9 years old.[2] She moved to Hainan and began playing on the China LPGA Tour (CLPGA) in 2015. In her rookie season, she was runner-up behind Babe Liu at the Zhuhai Classic, and tied for third at the Bank of Qingdao Golden Mountain Challenge.[3] In 2017, she won her first title on the CLPGA, the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge.[4][5] She played on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2017 and 2018, where her best finish was a tie for 5th at the 2018 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi. She also won a title on the Japan Step Up Tour, the development circuit.[6] She shot a hole-in-one in the third round of the 2017 Earth Mondahmin Cup.[7] Back on the CLPGA in 2019, Zhang collected a record four titles.[8] With her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters she became the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA.[9] In 2021, Zhang joined the Epson Tour, where she recorded four top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the Prasco Charity Championship. At the end of the year she finished T35 in the LPGA Q-School to earn membership for the 2022 LPGA Tour, where her season-best result was a tie for 10th at the Portland Classic.[1] She kept her card for 2023 by finishing T38 at Q-Series.[10] Professional wins (6)China LPGA Tour wins (5)
^ Co-sanctioned by China LPGA Tour, ALPG Tour and Thai LPGA Tour. ALPG Tour wins (1)Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)Japan Step Up Tour (1)
Team appearancesAmateur
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