Lilia Vu has quickly ascended to the top of the women's game, with the Californian winning two Majors in 2023 to reach the World No.1 spot.
So how well do you know her? Get to know her life and career better with these facts...
Lilia Vu facts:
1. Her full name is Lillia Kha-Tu Du Vu.
2. Her home town is Fountain Valley, California.
3. Her older brother, Andre, played on the UC Riverside golf team.
4. Vu first picked up a golf club at the age of seven.
5. She was a two-time American Junior Golf Assn. All-American and she qualified for the 2015 US Women’s Open.
6. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied political science.
7. She was once named Pac-12 Player of the Year.
8. Her father, Douglas, who teaches at David L. Baker Golf Club in Fountain Valley, has been her coach.
9. Vu was the world number one amateur in 2018.
10. The Californian was part of America’s victorious Curtis Cup team in 2018, claiming four points in the process.
11. She ranked first on the all-time UCLA career victory list with eight individual titles.
12. Vu was in the US team that won the Arnold Palmer Cup in France in 2018.
13. Vu turned professional in 2019, but missed the cut in eight of her first nine events, making just $3,830 along the way.
14. She once considered quitting her pro golf aspirations and going to law school.
15. Vu won three times on the Symetra Tour, which is now known as the Epson Tour, the LPGA’s feeder Tour in 2021 and was named Symetra Tour Player of the Year.
16. Her first win on the LPGA Tour came at the Honda LPGA Thailand in February 2023.
17. Her maiden Major title came not long after that at the 2023 Chevron Championship, where she defeated Angel Yin in a playoff before making the traditional leap into the 'new' Poppies Pond.
18. Vu names Rory McIlroy as one of her favorite golfers.
19. She won her second Major title at the 2023 AIG Women's Open, where she carded a stunning final round 67 to beat Charley Hull by six strokes.
20. Several caddies have worked alongside Vu, including her mom, Yvonne, while Cole Pensanti was the lucky looper who carried the bag for her during her Major victories.
21. Her other interests include television and music. Shawn Mendes is one of her favourite singers.
22. Vu was very close to her late grandfather, who built a boat to help his family escape a war-torn Vietnam.
23. She was named LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 2023 and also won the money list and the Rolex Annika Major Award.
24. Vu made her Solheim Cup debut in 2023, where she won 1 point from her four matches at Spain's Finca Cortesin.
25. She won over $3.5m during the 2023 LPGA Tour season.
26. She made her Olympics debut at Paris 2024.
