Xiyu Lin

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

2016 RIO OLYMPICS (THIRTY-EIGHTH PLACE)

Rookie Year 2014

Personal

Lin is 5’6” and started playing golf at the age of 8. She credits her father and LPGA player Shanshan Feng as the people who influenced her career the most. Lin enjoys billiards, bowling, listening to music and cooking. 

2016

• Has two consecutive seasons on the LPGA Tour with 20 or more rounds in the 60s

• Seven top-10 finishes in three seasons on the LPGA Tour

• Member of Team China at the UL International Crown, recording a 1-1-1 overall record

2015

• Tallied a career-best tie for fifth at the Blue Bay LPGA

• Defended her title at the Sanya Ladies Open — a Ladies European Tour (LET) event — in her home country of China

2014

• Season-best finish was T9 at the Portland Classic

• Winner of the Sanya Ladies Open