“I think this whole entire season I’ve played for my grandpa,” said Vu. The Rolex Player of the Year finished third in scoring (69.81), second in putts her green in regulation and first in money ($3,502,303). At the Chevron Championship, Vu became the first player to win a major coming from outside the top 10 on Sunday since Sherri Turner at the 1988 LPGA Championship. She’d go on to win not one but two majors, collecting four titles in all in 2023.

LPGA stats man Justin Ray noted in his season-ending numbers package that Vu gained 5.32 strokes on the field in putting that week, making seven putts of 10 feet or longer. Vu began 2023 with a victory at the Honda LPGA Thailand event thanks to a closing 64. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Īfter Vu ended the 2022 season in tears at the CME Group Tour Championship because she hadn’t won a tournament, she was all smiles one year later at Tiburón Golf Club.

Lilia Vu poses with the Rolex Player of the Year trophy and her Rolex after the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club on Novemin Naples, Florida.

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