Megan Khang

Megan Khang (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and is the first player of Hmong and Laotian descent to do so.[1]

For the Singaporean girl and alleged murder victim, see Death of Megan Khung.
Megan Khang
Personal information
Born (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT9: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipT10: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT4: 2021
Women's British OpenT11: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT8: 2019

Khang's parents were refugees from the Vietnam War from Laos and came to the United States with their respective families in the 1970s.[1][2] Khang was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1997 and learned the sport from her father. She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at the age of 14.[3] She won several events as a junior golfer and played on the United States Junior Solheim Cup team in 2015.[4]

Khang finished T-6 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 2015 to earn her LPGA Tour card for the 2016 season. She has maintained her card ever since. Her best finish to date is second at the 2022 Dana Open, finishing a stroke behind winner Gaby López.

She was a member of the 2019 and 2021 United States Solheim Cup teams.

Personal life

Khang is good friends with actress Kathryn Newton as they were competing against each other at AJGA events when they were younger. Newton would play golf right up until graduating high school when she put sole focus on her acting career.[5]

Amateur wins
  • 2012 Northern Junior Championship
  • 2013 PING Invitational, Faldo Series Grand Final
  • 2014 Faldo Series Grand Final, Doral-Publix Junior Classic
  • 2015 Eastern Amateur Championship

Source:[4]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship CUT T47 CUT T26 T59
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T10 CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T35LA CUT T27 T10 T39 5
The Evian Championship T22 T58 T24 T8 NT
Women's British Open T11 T49 CUT T44 T22
Tournament202120222023
Chevron Championship T10 CUT T9
Women's PGA Championship T27 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T4 T8
The Evian Championship CUT T43
Women's British Open T39 T28
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00002285
Women's PGA Championship00001172
U.S. Women's Open000244107
The Evian Championship00001365
Women's British Open00000276
Totals00028123825
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2018 Evian – 2020 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2020 U.S. Open – 2021 U.S. Open)

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2015478[6]
201674[7]
201794[8]
201866[9]
201944[10]
202049[11]
202136[12]
202228[13]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 6 1–3–2 1–0–1 0–2–1 0–1–0 2.0 33.3
2019 3 0–2–1 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Hull 0–2–0 lost w/ A. Park 2&1
lost w/ D. Kang 4&3		 0–0–0 0.5 16.7
2021 3 1–1–1 1–0–0 def. S. Popov 3&2 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Ewing 0–1–0 lost w/ J. Korda 1 dn 1.5 50.0

References
  1. Andrews, Dave. "Rising LPGA Star Megan Khang". WomensGolf.com.
  2. Mell, Randall (November 14, 2017). "Secret war, forbidden love and a treacherous journey to the LPGA". Golf Channel.
  3. "Golf notes: Megan Khang into US Women's Open". Boston Globe. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  4. "Megan Khang". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. Rogers, Amy (June 5, 2021). "HBO and CBS star Kathryn Newton at U.S. Women's Open to watch childhood friend Megan Khang". Golf Channel.
  6. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  7. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  8. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
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