Amy Yang
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Amy Yang
| Amy Yang 양희영 |
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.jpg) Yang at the 2009 Women's British Open |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 July 1989 Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | none |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2008) Ladies European Tour (LET) (joined 2006) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 3 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T4: 2012 |
| LPGA Championship | T9: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T5: 2010 |
| Women's British Open | 4th: 2011 |
Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young (Korean: 양희영, born 28 July 1989) is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
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Amateur career
Yang began playing golf at age 10 in her native Korea and moved to the Gold Coast of Australia with her family at age 15 to pursue golf more seriously.
In 2005 she won the Queensland Amateur Championship, the youngest winner ever of that championship. In 2006, while still an amateur she won the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET), making her the youngest winner ever on the LET at age 16 years, 192 days.
Professional career
After her win in at the ANZ Ladies Masters, the LET offered Yang a special three-year membership exemption beginning in 2006 as a 17-year old, providing she traveled with her parents until she turned 18. She recorded four top-20 finishes in 2007 while still attended high school.
Yang attended LPGA Tour qualifying school in the fall of 2007 and obtained conditional status on the LPGA Tour as well for 2008.
In June 2008, Yang claimed her second LET win with a four-shot win at the Ladies German Open. Upon winning, Yang announced that she was donating her entire prize of $61,260 to victims of a recent earthquake in China.[1]
That December, she returned to the LPGA Qualifying School, this time earning full playing status for 2009 by finishing second in the five-round event.[2]
Personal life
Yang lives with her father, Joon Mo (James), mother, Sun Hee (Sunny), and younger brother, Steven. In the fall of 2007 the family moved from Australia to Orlando, Florida.[3]
Professional wins (4)
LET wins (3)
- 2006 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters (won as an amateur)
- 2008 (2) Ladies German Open, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
KLPGA wins (1)
- 2011 (1) KB Star Championship
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 | T19 | T4 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | T14 | T12 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | T50 | CUT | T34 | T5 | T10 | |
| Women's British Open | T60 | DNP | CUT | CUT | T5 | 4 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
LPGA Tour record
| Year | Events Played |
Cuts Made |
Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring Average |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | n/a | n/a | 74.38 | n/a |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 17,100 | n/a | 74.38 | n/a |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 60,834 | 129 | 72.45 | n/a |
| 2009 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 302,816 | 45 | 71.68 | 29 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 765,930 | 14 | 71.09 | 13 |
| 2011 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 890,939 | 9 | 70.82 | 5 |
- official as of 23 October 2011[4]
References
- ^ Associated Press (2 June 2008). "Wie shoots 67,but Yang wins tournament". Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080602.GOLF02-3/TPStory/Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Associated Press (7 December 2008). "Wie ties for seventh with 2-over 74; Lewis is medalist with 3-under 69". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3752292. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ Associated Press (31 May 2008). "Amy Yang sets course record to take lead after 3rd round of Ladies German Open". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/31/sports/EU-SPT-GLF-Ladies-German-Open.php. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "2011 Player Performance Record". LPGA. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=13708&year=2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
External links
- Amy Yang at the LPGA Tour official site
- Amy Yang at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Amy Yang Rookie Blog on lpga.com
- Seoul Sisters Profile
- Amy Yang Pictures
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