Simin Feng

Hometown: Windermere, Florida, United StatesCollege: Vanderbilt University

2016 COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (SIXTH PLACE)

 

Rookie Year 2015 

Personal
Feng, 5’9”, from Nanning, China moved to the United States as a young girl. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She credits her parents as the individuals who influenced her career the most. She enjoys eating different foods, traveling to different places, nail art and fashion. Feng qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt. She is only the fourth Chinese player to earn her LPGA card and was the first teen amateur to win on the CLPGA, winning the 2012 Wuhan Orient Masters Challenge.

2016

  • 22 events, 13 cuts made, $182,169

  • Had two top-10 finishes during her sophomore season

  • Tied her career-low round with a 67 at the 2016 Reignwood LPGA Classic in her home country of China en route to her second top-10 and lowest career tournament score to par (-17)

  • Recorded her best career result and first-career top-10 at the 2016 COATES Golf Championship (T6)

  • Member of Team China at the UL International Crown, posting a 1-1-1 record

2015

  • 19 events, 7 cuts made, $24,864

  • Earned medalist honors at the 2015 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, winning by seven strokes

Amateur

  • Earned LPGA Tour status with a tie for sixth place finish at the 2014 LPGA Qualifying Tournament

  • Only the fourth Chinese player to earn her LPGA Tour card

  • First teen and amateur to win on the CLPGA, winning the 2012 Wuhan Orient Masters Challenge