In back-to-back weeks, 15-year-old Chinese amateur Liu Yujie secured her first two points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway standings. She finished tied for 12th at the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan Island, China, marking her best result on the tour. The previous week, she placed tied for 34th at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore.
Liu Yujie, a 15-year-old amateur from China, has made significant strides in professional golf competitions. At the Blue Bay LPGA held at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course in Hainan Island, she completed four rounds to finish tied for 12th, eight shots behind champion Lee Mi-hyang of Korea. Her weekend rounds of 70 and 71 helped her secure a position inside the top 15, despite challenging strong winds that affected many players.
The week prior, at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, Liu debuted with a tied 34th finish, recording scores of 75-72-71-69 for a total under par. This performance earned her initial LEAP point by one shot and saw her outperform compatriot Yin Ruoning, the former world number one, who ended tied for 41st.
With these results, Liu now holds two points in the LEAP standings, 18 shy of the 20 needed for LPGA Tour membership eligibility. She expressed gratitude post-event: “I feel really grateful and then super happy that I get to even compete for these two weeks and get to make the cut. I wasn’t thinking too much of the result. I just tried to take one shot at a time and stick to my game plan. That’s all I did.”
Liu's prior LPGA appearances include 78th at the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai, tied 69th in 2025, and missing the cut at the 2024 Blue Bay LPGA with rounds of 74 and 76. She has experience on the CLPG Tour, winning the Jackfish Guangdong Women’s Open last year, and claimed the RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic. Her World Amateur Golf Ranking has improved to 34th, making her China's top-rated female amateur.
Other Chinese professionals at Blue Bay included Zhou Shiyuan, who finished 23rd on even-par 288 for US$28,064, Xu Ying tied for 28th, and Ren Yijia, who missed the cut after two 77s.
