Ssu-Chia Cheng ( zh, c=程思嘉; born 27 October 1997) is a Taiwanese

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who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Cheng started playing golf at the age of 8 and as an amateur won four events on the Taiwan LPGA Tour, three of which were co-sanctioned by the

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. She became the first amateur in Taiwan to capture three wins. She won her first

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event as an amateur at 17, the Xiamen Open International in

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, China. Starting in 2012 at the

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, she also made nine career starts on the LPGA Tour as an amateur, with best finish a tie for 15th at the 2014

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. Cheng represented her country at the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

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, South Korea, and the

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...

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, China, winning the girls' individual silver at the latter.

Professional career

Cheng turned professional at 18 and in 2015, her rookie season on the

, she came close to defending her title at the Xiamen Open International, finishing runner-up. She was also T4 at the

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, and ended the season 14th on the Order of Merit. In January 2016, she climbed into the top 100 in the

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for the first time. Cheng joined the LPGA Tour in 2016 where she made 7 cuts in 16 events, and finished 122nd in the ranking. Her best finish was T31 at the

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. She was a member of the Chinese Taipei team at the

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with a 2–2–0 record. In 2017, she played 16 events and made only one cut, on home soil at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship. Relegated to the

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in 2018, she made 12 cuts in 19 starts with only one top-10 result, a T4 at the Island Resort Championship. Cheng staged a turnaround in form in 2019, and made 21 cuts in 22 starts on the Symetra Tour with seven top-10 performances including her first win as a professional at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship. She led the Symetra Tour with sub-par holes (260) and eagles (9), and was second in birdies (251). She ended the season fourth on the money list to earn LPGA membership for the 2020 season.

Professional wins (6)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

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Xiamen Open International (as an amateur)^ ^Co-sanctioned by the

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Epson Tour wins (2)

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FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship *

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Island Resort Championship

China LPGA Tour wins (1)

Xiamen Open International^ ^Co-sanctioned by the

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (3)

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Chung Cheng Ladies Open (as an amateur)^, Fubon Ladies Open (as an amateur)^ *

Jing-Du Construction Charity Ladies Open (as an amateur)^ ^Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan LPGA Tour.

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Chinese Taipei):

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Professional * International Crown (representing Chinese Taipei):

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References

External links

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