Amy Yang
Name:
Hee-young "Amy" YangCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
July 28, 1989 in South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2006Multiple wins on the US LPGA, LPGA of Korea and Ladies European tours.
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.
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].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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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