| Lilia Vu | |
| Fullname: | Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Fountain Valley, California, U.S. |
| College: | UCLA |
| Yearpro: | 2019 |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) |
| Extour: | Symetra Tour |
| Prowins: | 8 |
| Lpgawins: | 5 |
| Letwins: | 1 |
| Futwins: | 3 |
| Majorwins: | 2 |
| Nabisco: | Won: 2023 |
| Lpga: | T2: 2024 |
| Wusopen: | T34: 2022 |
| Wbritopen: | Won: 2023 |
| Evian: | T26: 2024 |
| Award1: | Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year |
| Year1: | 2016 |
| Award2: | Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year |
| Year2: | 2018 |
| Award3: | WGCA Player of the Year |
| Year3: | 2018 |
| Award4: | Potawatomi Cup |
| Year4: | 2021 |
| Award5: | Symetra Tour Player of the Year |
| Year5: | 2021 |
| Award6: | Rolex Annika Major Award |
| Year6: | 2023 |
| Award7: | LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
| Year7: | 2023 |
| Award8: | LPGA Tour Money Winner |
| Year8: | 2023 |
Lilia Kha-Tu Du Vu (born October 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. In 2023, she rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings and became LPGA Tour Player of the Year after winning four titles, including two majors at the 2023 Chevron Championship and 2023 Women's British Open.[1] [2]
Vu was born and raised in Fountain Valley, California. Her parents are both first-generation Vietnamese immigrants.[3] She began playing golf at age 7 after watching her brother and father at the driving range.[4] Vu was the winner of the 2013 AJGA Junior at Robinson Ranch, the CIF-WSCGA Championship in 2014, and the 2016 SCGA Women's Amateur. She placed second at the Canadian Women's Amateur in 2017.[5]
Vu enrolled at UCLA in 2015. As a UCLA Bruin, she was awarded 2016 Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, and in 2018 she was WGCA Player of the Year, Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Year, and Honda Award finalist. She was also three-time WGCA First Team All-American and All-Pac 12 performer, and ranked first on the all-time UCLA career victory list with eight individual titles.[5]
Vu made a series of successful appearances for the U.S. national team and won the 2018 Curtis Cup, earning four points, and won the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy in Ireland with Jennifer Kupcho and Kristen Gillman. She also won the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup at Evian Resort Golf Club in France. Vu played in the U.S. Women's Open and the ANA Inspiration as an amateur, and at the 2018 ANA Inspiration she was the low amateur with a score of 285 (−3). She was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a total of 31 weeks in 2018 and 2019. Her reign ended when she turned professional in January 2019.[6]
Vu turned professional in January 2019 and finished T27 at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn status for the 2019 LPGA Tour, where she made one cut in nine starts.[1]
In 2021, she won three titles on the Symetra Tour and rose into the top 250 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time.[7] In addition to winning the Garden City Charity Classic, the Twin Bridges Championship and the Four Winds Invitational, she also collected the 2021 Potawatomi Cup and bonus prize money.[8] [9] She finished the season first on the money list, winning Symetra Tour Player of the Year honors and earning her LPGA Tour card for 2022.[10]
Vu beat Angel Yin in a playoff to win her first major at the 2023 Chevron Championship.[2] She took her second major with a six shot victory over Charley Hull at the 2023 Women's British Open.[11] The win moved her to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[12]
On March 8, 2024, Vu withdrew from the Blue Bay LPGA after the first round.[13] After three months, returned to the tour at the Meijer LPGA Classic, recovering from a back injury.[14]
Source:[15]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Major championships (2) | |
| Other LPGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 26, 2023 | Honda LPGA Thailand | 66-70-66-64=266 | −22 | 1 stroke |  Natthakritta Vongtaveelap | 255,000 | |
| 2 | Apr 23, 2023 | Chevron Championship | 68-69-73-68=278 | −10 | Playoff |  Angel Yin | 765,000 | |
| 3 | Aug 13, 2023 | AIG Women's Open | 72-68-67-67=274 | −14 | 6 strokes | Charley Hull | 1,350,000 | |
| 4 | Nov 12, 2023 | The Annika | 67-66-62-66=261 | −19 | 3 strokes | Alison Lee Azahara Muñoz | 487,500 | |
| 5 | Jun 16, 2024 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 69-70-68-65=272 | −16 | Playoff |  Grace Kim Lexi Thompson | 450,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Chevron Championship | Angel Yin | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 2 | 2023 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | Angel Yin | Yin won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 3 | 2024 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Grace Kim Lexi Thompson | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2, 2021 | Garden City Charity Classic | −8 (69-70-69=208) | 1 stroke | Beth Wu | |
| 2 | Jul 25, 2021 | Twin Bridges Championship | −8 (70-67-68=205) | 2 strokes | Rachel Rohanna | |
| 3 | Aug 15, 2021 | Four Winds Invitational | −12 (68-69-67=204) | 2 strokes |  Ruixin Liu |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 shot deficit | −10 (68-69-73-68=278) | Playoff | Angel Yin | |||
| Tied for lead | −14 (72-68-67-67=274) | 6 strokes | Charley Hull |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T46 | T40LA | CUT | 1 | ||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T34 | CUT | |||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T10 | CUT | T2 | |||||||||
| The Evian Championship | NT | CUT | T42 | T26 | ||||||||
| T41 | 1 |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins (Majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T72 | 3,830 | 176 | 74.88 | n/a | |
| 2020 | Did not play | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not play | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 918,939 | 30 | 70.20 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 19 | 15 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3,502,303 | 1 | 69.81 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 558,825 | 18 | 70.04 | 5 | |
| Totals^ | 60 | 45 | 5 (2) | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4,983,897 < | -- $ Earnings --> | 85 | ||
^ Official as of June 16, 2024[16] [17] [18]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 548 | [19] | |
| 2015 | 921 | [20] | |
| 2016 | n/a | [21] | |
| 2017 | n/a | [22] | |
| 2018 | 623 | [23] | |
| 2019 | 1,007 | [24] | |
| 2020 | n/a | [25] | |
| 2021 | 244 | [26] | |
| 2022 | 43 | [27] | |
| 2023 | 1 | [28] | |
| 2024 | 2^ | [29] |
^ As of June 17, 2024
Amateur
2018 (winners)
2018 (winners)
2018 (winners)
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–0 def. M. Sagström 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Kupcho 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ L. Thompson 1 dn lost w/ D. Kang 2&1 | 1.0 | 25.0 |