A Pro At Age 16, BC's Anna Huang Set To Begin Her Ladies European Tour Journey
Vancouver, BC's Anna Huang - Image Credit Bernard Brault/Golf Canada
By Brad Ziemer, British Columbia Golf
(February 3, 2025) - Vancouver native Anna Huang is doing her own version of the Marrakesh Express.
The 16-year-old is back in Morocco this week where she will make her professional debut at the Ladies European Tour’s Lalla Meryem Cup at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat.
Just before Christmas, Huang travelled to Marrakesh where she earned status for this year’s LET Tour at qualifying school. She had entered Q-school as an amateur, so she had a decision to make once she earned playing status. It didn’t take her long to decide that she would turn pro.
“Ever since I started playing golf, turning pro has been a dream of mine,” Huang said in a telephone interview. “It’s always been something I wanted to do. When I thought about it, I figured, why not. It will be such a great learning opportunity playing against some of the best in the world.”
Huang also figures to see much of the world. In addition to events all over Europe, the LET makes stops is Asia, Africa and Australia. “I love to travel so it will be fun,” she said.
Huang’s parents will accompany her on her LET journey and her dad, Alex, will caddie for her. Huang has been a member of Golf Canada’s NextGen team for the past two years. She was part of Team Canada’s win at the 2023 World Junior Girls Golf Championship in Burlington. Ont.
Huang is appreciative of the support she has received as a member of Team Canada. “Thank you to (coaches) Jen Ha and Jeff MacDonald and my amazing teammates for the lifelong memories that I will cherish forever,” she said.
Huang figures to be the youngest player in the field most weeks, but that does not bother her. “I have always believed that age doesn’t really have the biggest impact when it comes to golf,” she said. “It’s about how you perform under pressure and how you can learn from past mistakes.
“I am looking forward to the challenge. It is definitely going to be a different environment and atmosphere. But I am going to try and just treat it like golf. It’s a game I grew up playing and I'm going to continue playing it and trust myself. I think I will be good.”