Who is Megan Khang?
Megan Khang is a three-time Solheim Cup player, LPGA Tour winner and one of the best American players in the game right now.
Khang was born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1997 and her father was the person that got her into golf. She chose not to go to college, instead turning professional at the age of 18 in 2015. She had already won three times at the Connecticut Women’s Open, winning all three as an amateur.
She graduated to the LPGA Tour for the 2016 season, and in doing so, she made history. Khang became the first woman to play on the LPGA Tour from Hmong and Laotian descent. She had to wait 191 starts for her first victory, which came at the CPKC Women’s Open in 2023.
The 2023 edition of the Solheim Cup was Kang’s third appearance in the competition, and her third successive appearance for Team USA, having also played in 2019 and 2021.
Megan Khang | An Overview
Personal Information
Name: Megan Khang
Born: October 23, 1997
Nationality: United States
Residence: Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Career
Turned Pro: 2015
Professional Wins: 4
Highest World Ranking: 13 – August 28, 2023
Best Results In Majors
Best Finishes:
– Chevron Championship – T9 (2023)
– Women’s PGA Championship – T3 (2023)
– US Women’s Open – T4 (2021)
– Evian Championship – T8 (2019)
– AIG Women’s Open – T11 (2016)
Professional Wins – 4
2012 (1) – Connecticut Women’s Open
2013 (1) – Connecticut Women’s Open
2015 (1) – Connecticut Women’s Open
2023 (1) – CPKC Women’s Open
Megan Khang | What’s In Her Bag?
Driver: PXG 0311 Gen 6 (9°; Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana PD shaft)
Fairway Woods: PXG 0341 X Proto (15°; Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana TB shaft)
Hybrids: TaylorMade GAPR HI (19°, 22°; Graphite Design Tour AD UT Hybrid shafts)
Irons: PXG 0211 ST (5-PW; Aerotech SteelFiber FC shafts)
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy Milled (52°-10, 56˚-10˚, 60°; Aerotech SteelFiber FC shafts)
Putter: PXG Brandon Battle Ready
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Megan Khang
When and where was Megan Khang born?
Megan Khang was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States on October 23, 1997. She started playing golf at the age of 5 and qualified for the US Women’s Amateur less than a decade later.
When did Megan Khang turn professional?
Compared to most, Khang’s route to the professional game is different as she did not play collegiate golf. She turned professional in 2015 having already won the Connecticut Women’s Open three times as an amateur.
How many professional titles has Megan Khang won?
As of September 2023, Khang has won four times as a professional. That hat-trick of wins at the Connecticut Women’s Open came as an amateur, but she had to wait until 2023 for her first victory as a professional. She won the CPKC Women’s Open on the LPGA Tour, her maiden tour title.
Who is Megan Khang dating?
Khang is currently engaged to long-term partner Steven Stanis Lawzyk, showing off her partner on Instagram on several occasions.
Did you Know?
191 LPGA Tour starts later…
It took Khang a long time for her to get that first LPGA Tour victory. She had won three times prior to graduating to the LPGA Tour, but it took her 191 starts before she got her first win on the leading women’s tour. That came in August 2023 at the CPKC Women’s Open.
LPGA Barrier Breaker
Khang may be American, but she became the first person of Hmong and Laotian descent to ever play on the LPGA Tour. Her parents were refugees from the Vietnam War from Laos, and they came to the United States in the 1970s.
Perfect Junior Solheim
At the 2015 Junior Solheim Cup, Khang was perfect. The competition was played in Germany for the first time, and Khang went 5-0-0, becoming the first girl to do so in the event.
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