Zhang Weiwei
Quick Facts
Biography
Zhang Weiwei (born 15 March 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She has five titles on the China LPGA Tour, including the 2019 Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters.
Career
Zhang was born in Hubei and started playing golf at 9 years old. She moved to Hainan and began playing on the China LPGA Tour (CLPGA) in 2015. In her rookie season, she was runner-up behind Babe Liu at the Zhuhai Classic, and tied for third at the Bank of Qingdao Golden Mountain Challenge.
In 2017, she won her first title on the CLPGA, the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge. She played on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2017 and 2018, where her best finish was a tie for 5th at the 2018 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi. She also won a title on the Japan Step Up Tour, the development circuit. She shot a hole-in-one in the third round of the 2017 Earth Mondahmin Cup.
Back on the CLPGA in 2019, Zhang collected a record four titles. With her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters she became the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA.
In 2021, Zhang joined the Epson Tour, where she recorded four top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the Prasco Charity Championship. At the end of the year she finished T35 in the LPGA Q-School to earn membership for the 2022 LPGA Tour, where her season-best result was a tie for 10th at the Portland Classic. She kept her card for 2023 by finishing T38 at Q-Series.
Professional wins (6)
China LPGA Tour wins (5)
- 2017 (1) Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge
- 2019 (4) Hangzhou International Championship, Orient Masters Wuhan Challenge, Le Coq Sportif Beijing Ladies Classic, Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters^
^ Co-sanctioned by China LPGA Tour, ALPG Tour and Thai LPGA Tour.
ALPG Tour wins (1)
- 2019 Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters^
Thai LPGA Tour wins (1)
- 2019 Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters^
Japan Step Up Tour (1)
- 2017 Sky Ladies ABC Cup
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2012