Amy Yang

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Amy Yang
Personal Information
Birth July 28, 1989 (1989-07-28) (age 18)
Korea
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality Flag of South Korea South Korea
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
College none
Career
Turned Pro 2006
Current tour LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Other tour Ladies European Tour (LET) (joined 2006)
Professional wins 2 on LET
Best Results in Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco DNP
LPGA Championship DNP
U.S. Women's Open T50: 2007
Women's British Open T60: 2006
Awards

Amy Yang (born July 28, 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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[edit] Amateur career

Yang began playing golf at age 10 in her native 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 at the 2006 Australian Junior Championship. Her biggest win as an amateur came at the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Still an amateur, she became the youngest winner ever on the LET at 16 years, 9 months and 18 days.

[edit] Professional career

After her 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]

[edit] Professional wins (2)

[edit] LET(2)

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2006 2007 2008
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP DNP
LPGA Championship DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP T50
Women's British Open T60 DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] LPGA Tour record

Year # Events Cuts
made		 Wins 2nds 3rds Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings ($) Rank Scoring
Average
2006 2 2 0 0 0 0 T52 N/A N/A 74.38
2007 2 2 0 0 0 0 T50 17,100 N/A 74.38
2008* 2 2 0 0 0 0 T13 27,594. 127 N/A

*Official as of June 6, 2008.

[edit] 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.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Associated Press (2008-06-02). Amy Yang sets course record to take lead after 3rd round of Ladies German Open. Globe and Mail. Retrieved on 2008-06-6.
  2. ^ Associated Press (2008-05-31). Amy Yang sets course record to take lead after 3rd round of Ladies German Open. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-06-6.

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Persondata
NAME Yang, Amy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH