Circling Raven Championship
Hometown/Resides: Pingtung, Chinese Taipei / Georgia
Birthdate: October 22, 1990; currently 30 years, 10 months, 7 days
Qualified for Epson Tour: Finished T51 at the Final Stage of the 2011 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to first earn membership for the 2012 Epson Tour season and Finished T74 at the Final Stage of the 2015 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn membership for the 2016 Epson Tour season.
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: Third career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Win: Hitachi Ladies Classic (January 2021)
RACE FOR THE CARD
- With her win, Chien jumps to No. 15 in the Race for the Card with $51,202 in total season earnings.
MONEY
- With her win, Chien collects a winner’s check of $30,000; she has earned $51,202 this season and $161,858 for her Epson Tour career
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
Epson Tour: MC at the 2021 Four Winds Invitational
LPGA Tour: MC at the 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic
2021 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
- 13 events played and 9 cuts made; $51,202 with one victory and one additional top-10
OF NOTE
- Chien is a native of Pingtung, Chinese Taipei
- Won four TLPGA events (2009-2011)
- Played 11 events on the Epson Tour in 2012 and one in 2013 before focusing on playing in Asia until 2016
- Won the inaugural Kansas City Championship and finished 10th on the Epson Tour’s Volvik Race for the Card Money List to earn LPGA status for 2017 season
- Finished ninth on the TLPGA in 2015 and tenth in 2016
- Caddied for good friend Yani Tseng at the 2015 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
- Season-best T9 at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour
- Made five cuts in five starts on the Epson Tour last year and claimed her second win at the Epson Classic