Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
Country Club of Winter Haven | Winter Haven, Fla. | March 15-17
Hometown/Resides: Batu Pahat, Malaysia/Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Birthdate: October 26, 1993; currently 25 years, 4 months and 19 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished T13 at the Final Stage of the 2013 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 12 membership for the 2014 LPGA Tour season
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: December 8, 2013 and rookie year was 2014
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: First career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
PREVIOUS WIN: 2019 PGM Ladies Championship at Darulaman Golf & Country Club on the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour
VOLVIK RACE FOR THE CARD
With her win, Tan jumps to No. 3 in the Volvik Race for the Card with $18,750 in total season earnings.
MONEY
With her win, Tan collects a winner’s check of $18,750; she has earned $18,750 this season and $22,575 for her Epson Tour career (2019 is her second season on the “Road to the LPGA”).
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
Epson Tour: T22 at the 2018 IOA Invitational
LPGA Tour: T4 at the 2014 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning & O-I
2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Two events played and one cut made; $18,750 with one victory
OF NOTE
- Tan is the second winner of the 2019 Epson Tour season
- 13-under par total (203) set Florida’s Natural Charity Classic 54-hole tournament scoring record
- Won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Demi Runas, who also shot 13-under par
- Three-time winner of the Malaysian Ladies Open as an amateur and two-time winner on the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour
- Finished T13 at the Final Stage of the 2013 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 12 membership for the 2014 LPGA Tour season, turned professional immediately after completing the event
- Represented her native country at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and finished solo 51st
- 2018 was first year on the Epson Tour and played in 16 events with a season-best T22 showing at the IOA Invitational
- Entering 2019, has made 62 starts on the LPGA Tour since rookie year in 2014 with a career-best result of T4 at the 2014 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning & O-I