Ryan Yip (born December 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional

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er who currently plays on the

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Amateur career

Yip was born in

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. He won the 2002 Alberta Amateur and in 2006 was a semifinalist at the

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and the

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. He played college golf at

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where he won three tournaments. While at Kent State he was named the

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Freshman of the Year in 2003 and the MAC Co-Golfer of the year in 2005. He was also named to the All MAC first team from 2003 to 2006 and was named to the All Mid-West team in 2005 and 2006. He turned professional in 2006.

Professional career

Yip has played on PGA Tour Canada since 2007, when it was known as the Canadian Tour. He picked up his first professional win in a non-tour event at the

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in May 2009. In August he picked up his first Canadian Tour victory at the Jane Rogers Championship. Yip played on the

in 2012 but made only four cuts in 17 tournaments and lost his tour card.

Amateur wins (1)

*2002 Alberta Amateur

Professional wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Other wins (1)

*2009

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Yip only played in the U.S. Open.''

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