Wu Chia-yen (golfer)

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Wu Chia-yen
Personal information
Born (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004
Taipei, Taiwan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sporting nationality Chinese Taipei
Career
Turned professional2020
Current toursLPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2023)
Taiwan LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour2
Other10

Wu Chia-yen (吳佳晏, born 25 March 2004) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Amateur career

In the quarter-finals of the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur, Wu prevailed over Lauren Stephenson to win in a 30-hole match, the longest in United States Golf Association history.[1] It broke the previous record of 28 holes set at the 1930 U.S. Amateur and 1960 U.S. Junior Amateur.[2]

At only 13 years and four months, she became the youngest player in history to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur.[3]

Professional career

Wu turned professional in 2020 and won seven times on the Taiwan LPGA Tour before joining the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2023, where she quickly secured three victories on the tour's development circuit, the StepUp Tour.[4] By the end of 2023, she had advanced to 152nd in the Women's World Golf Rankings, and was the second highest ranked Taiwanese player behind Chien Pei-yun.[5]

Wu won the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in 2025, her first title on the LPGA of Japan Tour.[6]

Amateur wins

  • 2018 Swinging Skirts Dream Cup - Spring, International Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 2
  • 2019 Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 5
  • 2020 Yeangder Amateur Classic Leg 9

Source:[7]

Professional wins (12)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 23 Nov 2025 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open 69-67-66-67=269 −15 3 strokes Japan Shuri Sakuma [8]
2 12 Apr 2026 Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open 68-68-70=206 −10 2 strokes Japan Akie Iwai
Japan Shuri Sakuma		 [9]

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 5 Oct 2018 Party Golfer Ladies Open
(as an amateur)		 67-71-71=209 −7 1 stroke Taiwan Liu Yi-chen [10][11]
2 23 Jul 2020 WPG Ladies Open 67-69-68=204 −12 1 stroke Taiwan Phoebe Yao [12]
3 27 Aug 2020 Yichen Future Open 65-70-68=203 −13 5 strokes Taiwan Chen Hsuan
Taiwan Chang Ya-chun (a)		 [13]
4 26 Sep 2021 CTBC Invitational 20 holes Taiwan Jessica Peng [14][15]
5 15 Oct 2021 Wistron Ladies Open 71-65-68=204 −12 5 strokes Taiwan Shih Cheng-hsuan [16]
6 5 Nov 2021 Party Golfers Ladies Open 67-64-70=201 −15 12 strokes Taiwan Tsai Hsin-en
Taiwan Lee Hsin		 [17][18]
7 23 Dec 2022 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open 65-67-67=199 −17 5 strokes Taiwan Hou Yu-sang [19]

LPGA of Japan Step Up Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 18 Jun 2023 Yupiteru Shizuoka Shimbun & Shizuoka Broadcasting System Ladies 70-69-67=206 −10 5 strokes Japan Yuki Ichinose
Japan Seira Oki		 [20]
2 28 Jul 2023 Castrol Ladies 68-65-68=201 −15 2 strokes Japan Mitsuki Kobayashi [21][22]
3 23 Sep 2023 Chugoku Shimbun Chupea Ladies Cup 70-70-66=206 −10 2 strokes Japan Riko Inoue
Japan Rena Ishikawa		 [23][24]

References

  1. Herrington, Ryan (12 August 2017). "This 30-hole(!) U.S. Women's Amateur match included the most 'vagaries of match play' moment ever". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. Herrington, Ryan (29 December 2017). "13 things you might not remember actually happened in golf in 2017". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. Zink, Vanessa (11 August 2017). "Wu's 30-Hole Quarterfinal Win Makes USGA History". USGA. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. "Chia Yen Wu". LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. "Women's World Golf Rankings as of 31 December 2023". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. Chen, Jung-chen; Yeh, Joseph (23 November 2025). "Rising Taiwanese golfer Wu wins first JLPGA title". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 November 2025. Republished as: "Rising golfer Wu Chia-yen wins first JLPGA title". Taipei Times. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. "Chia Yen Wu". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. "The 44th DAIO PAPER elleair LADIES OPEN: Leaderboard". LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  9. "Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open: Full Leaderboard". LPGA of Japan Tour. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  10. 14歲業餘小將吳佳晏寫下台巡賽最年輕冠軍得主記錄 [14-year-old amateur Wu Chia-yen becomes youngest winner on Taiwan tour]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  11. 歡樂友緣高球賽》14歲吳佳晏封后創台巡賽史上最幼齒職業賽冠軍 [14-year-old Wu Chia-yen wins Party Golfer Ladies Open]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. "2020 WPG Ladies Open: Results". The LPGA of Taiwan. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. "2020 YICHEN Future Open: Results". The LPGA of Taiwan. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  14. 「2021中國信託邀請賽」年僅17歲吳佳晏勇奪冠軍 [17-year-old Wu Chia-yen wins 2021 CTBC Invitational]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  15. 中信邀請賽》吳佳晏2度延長賽擊敗彭婕抱回300萬元獎金 [CTBC Invitational: Wu Chia-yen defeats Jessica Peng on second playoff hole]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  16. 高爾夫》吳佳晏未逢敵手 生涯第五冠到手 [Golf: Wu Chia-yen wins Wistron Ladies Open by five strokes]. Braveathlete (in Chinese). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  17. 2021歡樂友緣女子公開賽最終回》大贏12桿吳佳晏摘今年第5冠 [2021 Party Golfers Ladies Open final round: Wu Chia-yen wins by 12 strokes]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  18. 歡樂友緣女子高球賽 吳佳晏2度封后 [Wu Chia-yen wins Party Golfers Ladies Open for second time]. Merit Times (in Chinese). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  19. 吳佳晏喜獲2022台灣大哥大女子公開賽冠軍 [Wu Chia-yen wins 2022 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  20. "Yupiteru･The Shizuoka Shimbun & Shizuoka Broadcasting System Ladies". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  21. 吳佳晏日職次巡賽嘉實多女子高球賽奪冠 [Wu Chia-yen wins Castrol Ladies on JLPGA Step Up Tour]. TBO Taiwan (in Chinese). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  22. "Castrol Ladies". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  23. 高球》從14名到第1！吳佳晏最終輪66桿 大逆轉奪旅日第3冠 [Wu Chia-yen shoots final-round 66 to win third JLPGA Step Up Tour title]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  24. "The Chugoku Shimbun Chupea ladies Cup". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.