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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chien.

Pei-Yun Chien (born 22 October 1990) is a Taiwanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Chien started playing golf at the age of 12.[1]

Professional career

Chien played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 before focusing on playing in Asia, where she won the 2014 Taiwan LPGA Tour Order of Merit.

In 2016, she returned to the Symetra Tour and won the inaugural Kansas City Championship to finish 10th on the Symetra Tour money list and earn LPGA status for 2017. In her LPGA Tour rookie season, she tied for 3rd at the Marathon Classic and finished seventh in the rookie of the year standings. In 2018, she had a season-best finish of a tie for 6th at the Lotte Championship.[1]

In Taiwan, where she won the 2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open and the 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic, and was runner-up at the event the following year, behind Tsai Pei-Ying. In 2021, she played on the Epson Tour, earning a win at the Circling Raven Championship.[2] She tied for 4th at the LPGA Q-Series to return to the LPGA Tour for the 2022 season.[3] She finished tied 4th at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational.

In 2023, Chien shot a 5-under-par round of 67 to lead after the first round at the Chevron Championship ahead of six golfers, including world number 2 Nelly Korda.[4] In September, she led the Kroger Queen City Championship, before finishing in a tie for 5th.[5]

Professional wins (7)

Symetra Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 31 Jul 2016 Kansas City Championshipa 68-67=135 −9 1 stroke United States Jackie Stoelting
United States Emma Talley 		[6][7]
2 4 Oct 2020 Symetra Classic 64-68-70=202 −14 1 stroke United States Lucy Li [8][9]
3 29 Aug 2021 Circling Raven Championship 67-65-68=200 −16 1 stroke United States Demi Runas [10][11]

a Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather.

Taiwan LPGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref.
1 25 Dec 2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open 67-69-70=206 −10 8 strokes Taiwan Hsu Wei-ling [12][13]
2 10 Jan 2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic 68-65-69=202 −14 7 strokes Taiwan Yu-Sang Hou (a) [14][15]
3 31 Dec 2022 CTBC Invitational 74-73-72=219 +3 2 strokes Taiwan Wu Chia-yen [16][17]
4 7 Jan 2024 Hitachi Air Conditioning Ladies Classic 72-68-67=207 −9 2 strokes Taiwan Babe Liu [18][19]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Chevron Championship CUT CUT CUT T49 T40 T76 T59
U.S. Women’s Open CUT CUT CUT T50 CUT
Women’s PGA Championship CUT CUT T60 CUT T21 CUT T35 T61
The Evian Championship T40 72 NT CUT T36 T7 T43
Women’s British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T71 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
“T” = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
U.S. Women’s Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Women’s PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 5
Women’s British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 2 32 15

References

  1. ^ a b “Peiyun Chien Bio”. LPGA Tour. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ Osso, Keith (29 August 2021). “Chien wins Circling Raven Championship on Symetra Tour”. KXLY. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ “Peiyun Chien Coming Up “Money” at Q-Series”. LPGA Tour. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ “Peiyun Chien leads Chevron, Nelly Korda tied for 2nd”. ESPN. Associated Press. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ “Peiyun Chien surges to the top of Kroger Queen City Championship leaderboard at 14-under”. Cincinnati Enquirer. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ “Taiwan’s Peiyun Chien Wins Shortened Kansas City Championship”. Epson Tour. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  7. ^ “Peiyun Chien wins rain-shortened Kansas City Championship”. Fox Sports. Associated Press. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  8. ^ Ballengee, Ryan (7 October 2020). “2020 Symetra Classic final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard”. Golf News Net. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  9. ^ “All-Time Scoring Records”. Epson Tour. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  10. ^ “In the Winner’s Circle with Peiyun Chien”. Epson Tour. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  11. ^ “Peiyun Chien finishes strong to claim Circling Raven Championship”. The Spokesman-Review. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. ^ 錢珮芸以8桿差距「台灣大哥大女子公開賽」封后 [Chien Pei-yun wins the Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open by eight strokes]. Taiwan Mobile (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. ^ “2020 Taiwan Mobile Ladies Open”. Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  14. ^ 2021日立慈善盃錢珮芸完成連續兩勝且締造最低冠軍總桿紀錄 [2021 Hitachi Charity Cup: Chien Pei-yun completes back-to-back wins and sets lowest winning total record]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  15. ^ “2021 Hitachi Ladies Classic”. Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  16. ^ 屏東女兒錢珮芸力壓對手奪下「2022中國信託邀請賽」冠軍 [Pingtung native Chien Pei-yun defeats opponents to win the 2022 CTBC Invitational]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  17. ^ “2022 CTBC Invitational”. Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  18. ^ 2024日立冷氣慈善盃最終回》錢珮芸首次在南部鄉親面前再度高舉日立盃冠軍獎杯 [2024 Hitachi Air Conditioning Charity Cup final round: Chien Pei-yun again lifts the Hitachi Cup trophy in front of southern hometown fans]. Golf Digest Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  19. ^ “2024 Hitachi Air Conditioning Ladies Classic”. Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 2 June 2026.