Megan Khang
Megan Khang (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and is the first player of Hmong and Laotian descent to do so.[1]
| Megan Khang | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 23, 1997 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2015 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T9: 2023 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 2023 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4: 2021 |
| Women's British Open | T11: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | T8: 2019 |
Khang's parents were refugees from the Vietnam War from Laos and came to the United States with their respective families in the 1970s.[1][2] Khang was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1997 and learned the sport from her father. She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 14.[3] She won several events as a junior golfer and played on the United States Junior Solheim Cup team in 2015.[4]
Khang finished T-6 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 2015 to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2016 season. She has maintained her card ever since. Her first LPGA Tour win came in her 191st start on August 27, 2023, in a playoff at the CPKC Women's Open over Ko Jin-young.[5]
She was a member of the 2019, 2021 and 2023 United States Solheim Cup teams.
Personal life
Khang is good friends with actress Kathryn Newton as they were competing against each other at AJGA events when they were younger. Newton would play golf right up until graduating high school when she put sole focus on her acting career.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2012 Northern Junior Championship
- 2013 PING Invitational, Faldo Series Grand Final
- 2014 Faldo Series Grand Final, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
- 2015 Eastern Amateur Championship
Source:[4]
Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27, 2023 | CPKC Women's Open | 71-66-68-74=279 | −9 | Playoff |  Ko Jin-young |
375,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | CPKC Women's Open | Ko Jin-young |
Won with par on first extra hole (2 strokes win) |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T47 | CUT | T26 | T59 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T35LA | CUT | T27 | T10 | T39 | 5 | |
| The Evian Championship | T22 | T58 | T24 | T8 | NT | ||||
| Women's British Open | T11 | T49 | CUT | T44 | T22 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T10 | CUT | T9 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T27 | CUT | T3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4 | T8 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T43 | T9 |
| Women's British Open | T39 | T28 | T30 |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 28 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2018 Evian – 2020 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2020 U.S. Open – 2021 U.S. Open)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 77.50 | n/a |
| 2013 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 77.00 | n/a |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | n/a | n/a | 71.25 | n/a |
| 2016 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 336,016 | 57 | 72.02 | 70 |
| 2017 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | T3 | 456,319 | 43 | 71.04 | 40 |
| 2018 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | T4 | 614,164 | 35 | 71.44 | 49 |
| 2019 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | T4 | 646,367 | 32 | 70.70 | 25 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 377,242 | 30 | 71.56 | 41 |
| 2021 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T4 | 723,799 | 26 | 70.47 | 26 |
| 2022 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1,025,005 | 26 | 70.15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1,228,340 | 13 | 70.88 | 18 |
| Totals^ | 187 (2016) | 146 (2016) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 5,407,252 | 74 | ||
^ official as of August 27, 2023[8][9][10]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 478 | [11] |
| 2016 | 74 | [12] |
| 2017 | 94 | [13] |
| 2018 | 66 | [14] |
| 2019 | 44 | [15] |
| 2020 | 49 | [16] |
| 2021 | 36 | [17] |
| 2022 | 28 | [18] |
| 2023 | 13^ | [19] |
^ as of August 28, 2023
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2015 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019, 2021, 2023
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 10 | 4–3–3 | 2–0–1 | 2–2–1 | 0–1–1 | 5.5 | 51.4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Hull | 0–2–0 lost w/ A. Park 2&1 lost w/ D. Kang 4&3 |
0–0–0 | 0.5 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–0 def. S. Popov 3&2 | 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Ewing | 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Korda 1 dn | 1.5 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3–0–1 | 1–0–0 def. L. Grant 1 up | 2–0–0 won w/ L. Thompson 2&1 won w/ L. Thompson 1 up |
0–0–1 halved w/ R. Zhang | 3.5 | 87.5 |
References
- Andrews, Dave. "Rising LPGA Star Megan Khang". WomensGolf.com.
- Mell, Randall (November 14, 2017). "Secret war, forbidden love and a treacherous journey to the LPGA". Golf Channel.
- "Golf notes: Megan Khang into US Women's Open". Boston Globe. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- "Megan Khang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- Paisley, Kent (August 27, 2023). "Megan Khang tops Jin Young Ko for elusive first LPGA victory". Golf Digest.
- Rogers, Amy (June 5, 2021). "HBO and CBS star Kathryn Newton at U.S. Women's Open to watch childhood friend Megan Khang". Golf Channel.
- "Connecticut Women's Open Champions". Connecticut State Golf Association. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- "Megan Khang stats". LPGA. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- "Megan Khang results". LPGA. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". August 28, 2023.
External links
- Megan Khang at the LPGA Tour official site
- Megan Khang at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site