Pei-Yun Chien (born 22 October 1990) is a Taiwanese

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who plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Chien started playing golf at the age of 12.

Professional career

Chien played on the

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in 2012 before focusing on playing in Asia, where she won the 2014 Taiwan LPGA Tour Order of Merit. In 2016, she returned to the

and won the inaugural Kansas City Championship to finish 10th on the

money list and earn LPGA status for 2017. In her

rookie season, she tied for 3rd at the

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and finished seventh in the rookie of the year standings. In 2018, she had a season-best finish of a tie for 6th at the

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. In Taiwan, where she won the 2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open and the 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic, and was runner-up at the event the following year, behind Tsai Pei-Ying. In 2021, she played on the Epson Tour, earning a win at the Circling Raven Championship. She tied for 4th at the LPGA Q-Series to return to the LPGA Tour for the 2022 season. She finished tied 4th at the 2022

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. In 2023, Chien shot a 5-under-par round of 67 to lead after the first round at the

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ahead of six golfers, including world number 2

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. In September, she led the

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, before finishing in a tie for 5th.

Professional wins (5)

Symetra Tour wins (3)

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Kansas City Championship *

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Circling Raven Championship

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (2)

*2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open *2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic

Results in LPGA majors

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

References

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