Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan continues fine form with third place at PIF London C’ship

SINGAPORE – Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan continued her fine form as she finished third at the PIF London Championship after firing a scintillating nine-under 64 in the final round on Aug 9.

She signed off with a 17-under 275 total at the US$2 million (S$2.56 million) event, five strokes behind Canadian teenager Anna Huang, who shot a three-under 70 to secure her fourth victory on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

England’s Charley Hull (69) was two shots back in second.

“I’m really happy with the week,” said Tan, who earned €103,962 (S$153,720) after placing third.

“A top-three finish is always a great result, and Anna and Charley played amazing all week, so congratulations to them as well.”

The 22-year-old started the final round tied-seventh alongside Spaniard Luna Sobron, with the pair sitting 11 shots behind overnight leader Huang.

But the Singaporean made a flying start at the Centurion Club in St Albans, Hertfordshire, opening with an eagle on the par-five hole No. 1, before carding five birdies against a bogey in the next 11 holes.

She then moved into third place after picking up her second eagle of the day at the par-five 13th and a birdie on the 15th to keep the pressure on Huang and Hull and cut her deficit to the lead to just three strokes.

But a dropped shot on the 17th saw the world No. 63’s title challenge fade away, although she finished strong with a birdie on hole No. 18 to claim the low round of the day.

She said: “I knew I had a big gap to close, but I just told myself to give it a good run and see how close I could get.

“I felt like I left quite a few shots out there over the first couple of days, so there’s definitely room for improvement.”

Her 64 on Aug 9 was just two shots off the course record of 11-under 62 set by Hull on Aug 7, which also matched the lowest round in LET history.

This was also the fifth time this season in which Tan posted or matched her lowest score at a tournament in the final round.

She said: “Sometimes I just treat the final round as a challenge for myself, especially if I’m not in contention for the win, to see how much I can move up the leaderboard and close the gap to the players ahead of me.

“I enjoy that challenge and trying to see how low I can go, so I think that naturally keeps me motivated and focused right until the end.”

Tan has been in excellent form, registering her best finish at a Major just last week when she came in tied-sixth at the Women’s British Open.

The three-time LET winner has consistently improved her best result at golf’s showpiece events in each of the four Majors she has contested in 2026.

Apart from the Women’s British Open, she also competed in the Chevron Championship, Women’s PGA Championship and the Evian Championship.

With her third-place showing at the PIF London Championship, Tan now has five top-10 finishes this season.

While she admitted that her ball striking was not at its best at the start of 2026, patience and hard work have been key to a good stretch of tournaments over the summer.

On what helped her through it, she said: “I think it’s just understanding that that’s golf.

“It’s not linear for anyone, and even the best players in the world go through rough patches, so I think it’s important not to get too caught up in one result or one period of form.

“My ball striking wasn’t where I wanted it to be at the start of the year, but I knew there were a few things I needed to work on, so I just focused on those and stayed patient.”