Connie Chen

Connie Chen (born 26 October 1992) is a South African professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour.[1][2] She won the 2014 Open De España Femenino, which was her first title on the tour.[3]

Connie Chen
Personal information
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Nationality South Africa
Career
CollegeUniversity of Birmingham
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
China LPGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Achievements and awards
WGSA Amateur
Player of the Year		2010

Career

Chen started playing golf at the age of ten, and first represented South Africa aged 15 at the 2008 Junior Open Championship.[4] She continued her junior international career by playing for South Africa at the Annika Invitational and The British Girls Championship in 2009 and 2010, and then The Duke of York Invitational in 2010. She won over 10 events in 2010 and was the youngest member of South Africa's World Amateur Team, helping the team to a bronze medal. Based on her achievements, she was awarded the 2010 Compleat Golfer South African Woman Golfer of the Year award by the Women's Golf South African Association (WGSA).[5] After her 18th birthday, she turned professional and qualified for the 2011 Ladies European Tour season.[6] Chen made a hole in one at the 2013 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters and walked away with a Mercedes Benz Convertible. The following year she had her maiden win on the Ladies European Tour when she won the Open de España Femenino in Tenerife, Spain. At the end of 2014, Chen started her PGA studies and became a full member of the PGA UK&I in early 2018. In 2020 Chen was featured as one of Golf Digest's Top 75 Best International Teachers.[7] She has been playing on the Chinese LPGA tour over the past several seasons while also coaching around the world.

Ladies European Tour wins

Awards and other recognition
  • Compleat Golfer South African Woman Golfer of the Year award 2010
  • Golf Digest Top 75 International Coach 2020

References
  1. "Connie Chen". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  2. "Golf Live 24: Connie Chen (South Africa)". www.golflive24.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  3. "Connie Chen excited as she bids to defend title". Ladies European Tour. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  4. "Thailand's Moriya wins Junior Open". Golf Monthly. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. "Connie Chen is Compleat Golfer's 2010 Top Women's Amateur". www.wgsa.co.za. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  6. "Connie Chen tees up PGA Qualification". Ladies European Tour. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  7. "Connie Chen Golf Digest 75 Best International teachers". golfdigest.com. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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