Amy Yang
Name:
Hee-young "Amy" YangCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
July 28, 1989 in South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2006MAJORS (1): Women's PGA Championship (2024). Multiple wins on the US LPGA, LPGA of Korea and Ladies European tours. Race to the CME Globe Champion (2023).
Yang began golf at the age of 10 in her native South Korea. She moved with her family to the Gold Coast of Australia in her mid-teens, where she became the youngest ever winner of the Queensland Amateur Championship in 2005. While still an amateur she won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour, making her the youngest ever winner of an LET tournament. Now resident in Florida, Yang predominantly plays on the LPGA Tour, where she is nicknamed "Little Se Ri", after Se Ri Pak.
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship (70th) (June 20-23). Second-placed Lilia Vu (USA), Jin Young Ko (S Kor) and Miyū Yamashita (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind 34-year-old Amy Yang (S Kor). Yang recorded her first major championship win in her 75th start in a major. [Sahalee CC, Sammamish, nr Seattle, WA].
America
CME
Played as the CME Group Tour Championship (Nov 16-19; LPGA Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Alison Lee (USA) and Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Amy Yang (S Kor), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win and first on American soil. [Gold course, Tiburón GC, Naples, FL].
Asia
Honda
Played as the Honda LPGA Thailand (Feb 21-24; co-sanctioned with LPGA Tour). Second-placed Minjee Lee (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Amy Yang (S Kor), who recorded her third win in this event in five years. [Old course, Siam CC, Pattaya].
Asia
Honda
Played as the Honda LPGA Thailand (Feb 23-26; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed So Yeon Ryu (S Kor) finished 5 shots behind Amy Yang (S Kor), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Old course, Siam CC, Pattaya].
Asia
Honda
Played as the Honda LPGA Thailand (Feb 26-Mar 1; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Yani Tseng (Taiw), Mirim Lee (S Kor) and Stacy Lewis (USA) finished 2 shots behind Amy Yang (S Kor), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Old course, Siam CC, Pattaya].
Asia
HanaBank
Played as the LPGA KEB-Hana Bank Championship (Oct 18-20; KLPGA/LPGA Tours event). 24-year-old Amy Yang (S Kor) beat Hee Kyung Seo (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record her first LPGA Tour win. [Ocean course, Sky 72 GC, Incheon, S Korea].
Europe
HypoVereinsbank
Played as the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi (May 29-Jun 1; last played in 2001). Second-placed Louise Stahl (Swe) finished 4 shots behind Yang (S Kor), who recorded her first professional win. Yang previously won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters as a 16-year-old amateur. [Golfpark Gut Häusern, nr Munich, Germany].
Played as the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika (Aug 7-10). Second-placed Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Minea Blomqvist (Fin) and Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) finished 6 shots behind Yang (S Kor). [Frosaker G&CC, Vasteras, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Aus/NZ
ANZ Bank
Played as the ANZ Ladies Masters (Feb 2-5; ALPG/LET Trs event; LET season-opener). 16-year-old Yang (S Kor, amateur) beat Catherine Cartwright (USA) at the first playoff hole. Second-placed Cartwright collected the A$120,000 top money prize. [RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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