Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
Longbow Golf Club | Mesa, Ariz. | March 18-21
In the Winner’s Circle with Ruixin Liu
March 21, 2021
Hometown/Resides: Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China/Orlando, Fla.
Birthdate: November 13, 1998; currently 21 years, 8 months and 13 days
Qualified for Symetra Tour: Finished T67 at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to first earn Symetra Tour membership
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2017
VICTORIES
Symetra Tour: Fifth career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Wins: 2020 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
VOLVIK RACE FOR THE CARD AND MONEY
With her win, Liu collects a winner’s check of $30,000; she has earned $30,000 this season and $225,006 in her Symetra Tour career (2021 is her fourth full season competing on the “Road to the LPGA”)
PREVIOUS SYMETRA TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
Symetra Tour: T22 at the 2020 Four Winds Invitational
LPGA Tour: T41 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
2021 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE SYMETRA TOUR
One event played and one cut made; $30,00 with one victory
OF NOTE
· Born November 13, 1998
· Liu is a native of Shenzen, People’s Republic of China
· Finished T67 at 2016 LPGA final Qualifying Tournament to first earn Symetra Tour status
· Three-time Symetra Tour champion in 2018 to finish at No. 1 one in the Race for the Card
· 2018 Symetra Tour graduate to first earn LPGA Tour membership as 2019 LPGA Tour rookie
· Sixth player in Symetra Tour history to surpass $100,000 in single season earnings ($124,839)
· Made six cross cuts across 20 starts as a 2019 LPGA rookie with a season best finish T 1 at Marathon Classic presented by Dana
· Won the 2020 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Symetra Tour