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Muni He

Muni He
He at the 2022 British Grand Prix
Personal information
Full nameMuni He[1]
NicknameLily[2]
Born (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 25)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality China
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT60: 2022
U.S. Women's OpenT53: 2015
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipT38: 2021

Muni "Lily" He (何沐妮 born 17 June 1999) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.[1]

Early life and education

Muni He was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Her father, a hotelier and restaurateur, introduced her to golf at a young age and by age five, she was already playing competitively. Her family moved to Vancouver and later, San Diego. She studied at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego.[3] In the United States, she was able to play golf more regularly and she joined San Diego and Southern California junior golf tournaments, alongside U.S. Kids' Golf and American Junior Golf Association events.[4] Before turning pro, she spent one year at the University of Southern California,[5] majoring in communications.[6][7]

Career

As an amateur, she won the 2015 Polo Junior Classic and the 2017 Minnesota Invitational. She had four starts on the LPGA Tour and made the cut at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open where she tied for 53rd place.[8] She turned professional in December 2017 and claimed her first Symetra Tour win in July 2018 at the inaugural Prasco Charity Championship in Maineville, Ohio.[9] In November 2019, she won the eight-round LPGA Q-Series to secure her 2020 LPGA Tour membership.[10] She has signed endorsement deals with Nike and WeChat.[5]

Personal life

Muni He has been publicly dating Thai-British Williams Formula One driver Alex Albon since 2019.[11][12]

Amateur wins

  • 2012 Randy Wise Junior Open
  • 2013 PING Phoenix Junior at ASU Karsten
  • 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic
  • 2017 Minnesota Invitational

Source:[13]

Professional wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 1 Jul 2018 Prasco Charity Championship 65-69-67=201 −15 4 strokes United States Becca Huffer 15,000

Results in major championships

! Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open T53 T57 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT T60
The Evian Championship NT T38
Women's British Open CUT
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2019 19 9 0 0 0 0 T26 33,315 141 72.69 132
2020 7 1 0 0 0 0 T63 4,062 169 73.56 119
2021 20 10 0 0 0 0 T11 128,032 101 72.61 124
2022 20 7 0 0 0 1 T5 123,692 109 72.53 130
2023 14 9 0 0 0 2 7 121,855 120 71.08 49
  • Official as of 2023 season[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Muni He – Overview". LPGA. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Best Backyard Driving Range? – "Lily" Muni He, LPGA Tour Pro & EAL Tee Off". Random Golf Club. Retrieved 8 September 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Mell, Randall (9 November 2018). "Muni He: Instagram sensation and LPGA card holder". Golf Channel.
  4. ^ Mickey, Lisa D. (22 July 2015). "Muni He Keeps Climbing Toward Her Ultimate Goal". USGA.
  5. ^ a b Ariton, Geninna (6 May 2020). "The next Tiger Woods is an Asian female model – meet Lily Muni He, the Chinese Instagram influencer and LPGA star the internet is crazy for". South China Morning Post.
  6. ^ Sobti, Tara (14 July 2020). "How Lily Muni He Became One Of The World's Top Female Golfers By Age 20". Asia Tatler.
  7. ^ "Muni He". USC Trojans. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Muni He Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Munie He wins inaugural Prasco Charity Championship". The Nation. 2 July 2018.
  10. ^ Marksbury, Jessica (3 November 2019). "LPGA Q-Series: Instagram star Muni He wins by three; Christina Kim regains card". Golf.com.
  11. ^ "10 Fun Things About Alex Albon". Red Bull. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Formula 1's Alex Albon on his LPGA girlfriend Muni He, Netflix drama and the golf craze that's hit elite race-car drivers". Golfweek. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Muni He". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Muni He – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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