Yani Tseng
Name:
Yani TsengCountry:
TaiwanBorn:
Jan 23, 1989 in Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2007Website:
https://www.yanigolf.comAsia
Honda
Played as the Honda LPGA Thailand (Feb 16-19; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Ai Miyazato (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Yani Tseng (Taiw). [Old course, Siam CC, Pattaya].
America
RR Donnelley
Played as the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (March 15-18). Second-placed Ai Miyazato (Jpn) and Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Yani Tseng (Taiw). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
America
Kia
Played as the Kia Classic (March 22-25). Second-placed Sun Young Yoo (S Kor) finished 6 shots behind Yani Tseng (Taiw), who recorded back-to-back LPGA Tour wins. This was Tseng's fifth LPGA Tour start in 2012 and her third victory. [Champions course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif.].
Asia
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Played as the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open (Oct 28-30; Ladies Eurpn, Asian & China Tours event). Second-placed Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) finished 7 shots behind Yani Tseng (Taiw). [Suzhou Taihu Intl GC, Shanghai, China].
Majors
Ricoh
The Ricoh Women's British Open (35th) (July 28-31). Second-placed Brittany Lang (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Tseng (Taiw). At age 22, Tseng became the youngest ever winner (man or woman) of five majors. This was her fourth win in the eight women's major championships played in 2010-11. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].
Majors
Wegmans
The Wegmans LPGA Championship (57th) (June 23-26). Second-placed Morgan Pressel (USA) finished 10 shots behind Tseng (Taiw), who, at 22 yrs 5 mths, became the youngest ever female golfer to win four major championship titles. [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
America
Walmart
Played as the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G (Sept 9-11). Defending champion Yani Tseng (Taiw) beat Amy Yang (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record her tenth LPGA Tour win. [Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Arkansas].
America
State Farm
Played as the LPGA State Farm Classic (June 9-12). Second-placed Cristie Kerr (USA) finished 3 shots behind Tseng (Taiw), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win of 2011. [Panther Creek CC, Springfield, Illinois].
Asia
Honda
Played as the Honda LPGA Thailand (Feb 17-20). Second-placed Michelle Wie (USA) finished 5 shots behind Yani Tseng (Taiw). Tseng not only won this LPGA Tour season-opener, but also the first two events of the Ladies European Tour 2011 season. [Old course, Siam CC, Pattaya].
Aus/NZ
ANZ Bank
Played as the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters (Feb 10-13; ALPG/LET Trs event). Second-placed Nikki Campbell (Aus) and Stacy Lewis (USA) finished 4 shots behind Tseng (Taiw), who recorded back-to-back wins in the LET's opening two events of 2011. [RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia].
Aus/NZ
Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (Feb 3-6; ALPG/LET Trs event; LET season-opener). Second-placed Melissa Reid (Eng), Jiyai Shin (S Kor) and Ji Eun-hee (S Kor) finished 7 shots behind defending champion Tseng (Taiw). [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].
Tseng (Taiw) won the Vare Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour. Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) was second with 70.53; Cristie Kerr (USA) was third with 70.71.
Awards
LPGA Tr
Tseng (Taiw) won the LPGA Tour 2011 Money List, with earnings of $2,921,713 on the Tour. Cristie Kerr (USA) was second with $1,470,979; Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) was third with $1,357,382.
Tseng (Taiw) won her second straight LPGA Tour Rolex Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
Asia
Hana Bank
Played as the LPGA Hana Bank Championship (Oct 7-9; KLPGA/LPGA Tours event). Second-placed Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Yani Tseng (Taiw), who recorded her sixth LPGA title of 2011. [Ocean course, Sky 72 GC, Incheon, S Korea].
Asia
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Played as the inaugural Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship (Oct 20-23; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Amy Yang (S Kor) and Azahara Muñoz (Esp) finished 5 shots behind home-country winner Yani Tseng (Taiw), who claimed her seventh LPGA Tour title of 2011. [Sunrise G&CC, Taoyuan, Taiwan].
Majors
Ricoh
The Ricoh Women's British Open (34th) (Jul 29-Aug 1). Second-placed Katherine Hull (Aus) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Tseng (Taiw), who claimed her second major championship win of 2010. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Majors
Kraft Nabisco
Played as the Kraft Nabisco Championship (39th) (April 1-4). Second-placed Suzann Pettersen (Nor) finised 1 shot behind Tseng (Taiw), who recorded her second major championship win. [Dinah Shore Tournament course, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
Aus/NZ
Handa
Played as the Handa Women's Australian Open (March 11-14; ALPG/LET Trs event). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Tseng (Taiw), who recorded her first ALPG win. [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].
America
P&G
Played as the P&G NW Arkansas Championship presented by Walmart (Sept 10-12). Second-placed Michelle Wie (USA) finished 1 shot behind Yani Tseng (Taiwan), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Arkansas].
Tseng (Taiw) won the LPGA Tour Rolex Player of the Year Award, based on a points system for top 10 finishes and performance in Majors.
America
Corning
Played as the LPGA Corning Classic (May 21-24). Second-placed Paula Creamer (USA) and Soo-Yun Kang (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Tseng (Taiw), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Corning CC, Corning, nr Elmira, New York].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Tseng (Taiw) won the LPGA Tour 2008 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Tseng accumulated 1,563 pts; Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) was second with 1,296 pts. Tseng finished third on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,752,086.
Majors
McDonald's
The McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola (54th) (June 5-8). LPGA Tour rookie Tseng (Taiwan) beat Maria Hjorth (Swe) with a birdie at the fourth sudden-death playoff hole. This was Tseng's first LPGA Tour win and first major championship title. [Bulle Rock GC, Havre De Grace, Maryland].
Asia
DLF
Played as the inaugural DLF Women's Indian Open (March 14-16; Ladies Asian Tr event). Yani Tseng (Taiw) beat Russamee Gulyanamitta (Thai) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. Tseng (Taiw) beat Defending champion Michelle Wie (USA) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Green course, Golden Horseshoe GC, Williamsburg, Virginia].
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the year’s second men’s major championship is hosted by Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, amidst doubt as to whether reigning champion Phil Mickelson will defend his title (May 19-22).
Soudal Open: Belgium’s return to European Tour golf sees 36-hole Rinkven International GC host the Soudal Open, the country’s national open championship (May 12-15).
Who's Who:
Scottie Scheffler: bags the 2022 Masters Tournament title, and with it a fourth win in six starts on the PGA Tour and his first major championship victory.
Stephen Dodd: took the European Senior Tour’s 2021 Order of Merit honours following the abandonment due to rain of the season’s final event, the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius (April 1-3, 2022).
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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