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Amy Yang

{{Short description|South Korean golfer (born 1989)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Amy Yang
양희영

| image = 2009 Women's British Open - Amy Yang (1).jpg

| imagesize = 225px

| caption = Yang at the 2009 Women's British Open

| fullname = Yang Hee-Young

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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| nationality = {{KOR}}

| residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S.

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| college = None

| yearpro = 2006

| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Ladies European Tour (LET) (joined 2006)

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| prowins = 9

| lpgawins = 6

| letwins = 3

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| majorwins = 1

| nabisco = T4: 2012, 2023

| lpga = Won: 2024

| wusopen = 2nd: 2012, 2015

| wbritopen = 4th/T4: 2011, 2023

| evian = T8: 2015

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| award1 = Race to the CME Globe

| year1 = 2023

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Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young ({{langx|ko|양희영}}, born 28 July 1989) is a South Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States–based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Amateur career

Yang began playing golf at age 10 in South 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 {{Age in years and days|1989|7|28|2006|2|5}} (a record later broken by 14-year-old amateur Atthaya Thitikul in July 2017).

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.

{{cite news

| agency = Associated Press

| title = Wie shoots 67, but Yang wins tournament

| newspaper = The Globe and Mail

| date = 2 June 2008

| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080602.GOLF02-3/TPStory/Sports

| access-date = 6 June 2008 }}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3752292 |title=Wie ties for seventh with 2-over 74; Lewis is medalist with 3-under 69 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN |date=7 December 2008 |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209005910/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3752292 |archive-date=9 December 2008 |url-status= live}}

On 20 October 2013, Yang won her first LPGA Tour event at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship. She birdied the first sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Hee-Kyung Seo.[http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2013/10/20/95/0702000000AEN20131020001500315F.html Amy Yang takes maiden LPGA title on home soil in playoff]

On 1 March 2015, Yang won her second LPGA tournament at the Honda LPGA Thailand, a title she won for a second and third time in 2017 and 2019 respectively.[http://www.lpga.com/news/nc15-thailand-final-round-notes Yang wins the 2015 Honda LPGA Thailand]

On 24 June 2024, Yang won her first major title at the Women's PGA Championship in her 75th major start.

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.

{{cite news

| agency = Associated Press

| title = Amy Yang sets course record to take lead after 3rd round of Ladies German Open

| newspaper= International Herald Tribune

| date = 31 May 2008

| url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/31/sports/EU-SPT-GLF-Ladies-German-Open.php

| access-date = 6 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603085905/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/31/sports/EU-SPT-GLF-Ladies-German-Open.php |archive-date=3 June 2008 |url-status= live}}

Professional wins (10)

=LPGA Tour wins (6)=

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! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Major championships (1)

Other LPGA Tour (5)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

!Winner's
share ($)

align=center|1

|align=right|20 Oct 2013

|LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship

|align=right|67-71-69=207

|align=center|−9

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hee-kyung Seo

|align=center|285,000

align=center|2

|align=right|1 Mar 2015

|Honda LPGA Thailand

|align=right|67-66-71-69=273

|align=center|−15

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Mirim Lee
{{flagicon|USA}} Stacy Lewis
{{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng

|align=center|225,000

align=center|3

|align=right|26 Feb 2017

|Honda LPGA Thailand (2)

|align=right|66-67-65-68=266

|align=center|−22

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ryu So-yeon

|align=center|240,000

align=center|4

|align=right|24 Feb 2019

|Honda LPGA Thailand (3)

|align=right|69-66-66-65=266

|align=center|−22

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Minjee Lee

|align=center|240,000

align=center|5

|align=right|19 Nov 2023

|CME Group Tour Championship

|align=right|68-63-64-66=261

|align=center|−27

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nasa Hataoka
{{flagicon|USA}} Alison Lee

|align=center|2,000,000

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|6

|align=right|23 Jun 2024

|Women's PGA Championship

|align=right|70-68-71-72=281

|align=center|−7

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Vu
{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyū Yamashita

|align=center|1,560,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F08080;"

|align=center|1

|2011

|Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

|{{flagicon|TAI}} Yani Tseng

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2013

|LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hee-Kyung Seo

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Ladies European Tour (3)=

  • 2006 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters (as an amateur)
  • 2008 (2) Ladies German Open, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika{{cite magazine |last=Hellsten |first=CM |date=September 2001 |title=Annikas avsked, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika |trans-title=Annika's farewell, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/gfxxbkch/paper/98#/paper/gfxxbkch/107 |magazine=Svensk Golf |language=sv |page=98 |number=10/2008 |accessdate=2023-09-01}}

=KLPGA Tour (2)=

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#D8BFD8;"

| 2024

Women's PGA Championship2 shot lead−7 (70-68-71-72=281)3 strokes{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young
{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Vu
{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyū Yamashita

=Results timeline=

Results not in chronological order.

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!Tournament !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025

align=left|Chevron Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T27

|T19

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T32

|style="background:yellow;"|10

|T29

|T14

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T26

|T15

|T50

|T39

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T46

|T52

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T50

|CUT

|T34

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|T50

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|T54

|CUT

|T33

|CUT

|T36

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T14

|T12

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|CUT

|T26

|style="background:yellow;"|7

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T11

|T21

|T37

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

|T36

|style="background:lime;"|1

|

align=left|The Evian Championship ^

|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=7|

|T67

|T54

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T14

|T48

|T49

|T44

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T19

|T36

|T63

|

align=left|Women's British Open

|T60LA

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|T26

|CUT

|T21

|T36

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T30

|T35

|CUT

|T51

|CUT

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T37

|

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

{{legend|lime|Win}}

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

LA = low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

"T" = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

align=left|Chevron Championship0002471615
align=left|U.S. Women's Open0215771913
align=left|Women's PGA Championship10036101614
align=left|The Evian Championship0000241111
align=left|Women's British Open0003341711
Totals1211322327963

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2014 Evian – 2017 Evian)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

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! 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

|align="right"|17,100

|n/a

|74.38

|n/a

2008

|7

|5

|0

|0

|0

|1

|T9

|align="right"|60,834

|129

|72.46

|n/a

2009

|23

|19

|0

|0

|1

|2

|T3

|align="right"|302,816

|45

|71.68

|29

2010

|22

|22

|0

|1

|0

|6

|2

|align="right"|765,929

|14

|71.09

|13

2011

|22

|20

|0

|2

|0

|7

|2

|align="right"|912,160

|10

|71.12

|10

2012

|22

|20

|0

|1

|0

|5

|2

|align="right"|844,305

|13

|71.04

|12

2013

|22

|19

|1

|0

|0

|6

|1

|align="right"|719,481

|18

|70.76

|13

2014

|21

|18

|0

|1

|0

|5

|T2

|align="right"|618,180

|25

|71.60

|37

2015

|23

|21

|1

|2

|0

|10

|1

|align="right"|1,438,312

|6

|70.51

|10

2016

|22

|22

|0

|2

|4

|9

|T2

|align="right"|1,152,686

|13

|70.09

|7

2017

|23

|22

|1

|1

|0

|6

|1

|align=right|991,855

|18

|70.35

|20

2018

|23

|19

|0

|0

|3

|8

|3

|align=right|809,492

|24

|70.24

|13

2019

|23

|21

|1

|0

|2

|6

|1

|align=right|941,956

|17

|70.02

|12

2020

|13

|10

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T12

|align=right|171,438

|66

|71.93

|63

2021

|22

|16

|0

|0

|1

|6

|T3

|align=right|548,544

|37

|70.73

|34

2022

|20

|14

|0

|0

|0

|3

|T4

|align=right|439,097

|58

|70.42

|24

2023

|20

|16

|1

|0

|1

|5

|1

|align=right|3,165,834

|2

|70.49

|24

2024

|22

|15

|1

|0

|0

|2

|1

|align=right|1,965,409

|12

|71.31

|56

Totals^

!350 (2008)

!299 (2008)

!6

!10

!12

!87

!1

!align=right|15,848,328

!6

!

!

Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |access-date=November 27, 2024 |title=Amy Yang results |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/amy-yang/82901/results}}{{cite web |access-date=November 27, 2024 |title=Amy Yang stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/amy-yang/82901/stats}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=November 27, 2024}}

* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

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! Year !! World
ranking !! Source

201315{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2013-12-30 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 30, 2013}}
201423{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2014-12-29 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 29, 2014}}
20158{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2015-12-28 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 28, 2015}}
201612{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2016-12-26 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 26, 2016}}
201715{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2017-12-25 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 25, 2017}}
201825{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 31, 2018}}
201920{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 30, 2019}}
202044{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 28, 2020}}
202160{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 27, 2021}}
202282{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 26, 2022}}
202316{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 25, 2023}}
202412{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 30, 2024}}

Team appearances

Professional

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{LPGA player|amy-yang/82901}}
  • {{WWGR|2418}}

  • [http://www.seoulsisters.com/players/misc/amy.htm Seoul Sisters Profile]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120912/http://www.worldsportspictures.com/golf/amy_yang.php Amy Yang Pictures]

{{Women's PGA Championship champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Amy}}

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Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Golfers from Orlando, Florida

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Goyang

Category:21st-century South Korean sportswomen