Ye Yang
South Korea
Yang Yong-eun ( born 15 January 1972), or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including the 2009 PGA Championship.
Personal information
Full name Yang Yong-eun
Born 15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) (age 40)
Jeju-do, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 88 kg (190 lb; 13.9 st)
Nationality Republic of Korea
Residence Southlake, Texas, USA
Career
Turned professional 1996
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins 11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
European Tour 3
Japan Golf Tour 5
Asian Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T8: 2010
U.S. Open CUT: 2005, 2010
The Open Championship T60: 2010
PGA Championship Won: 2009
In 2006 he won the Korea Open, an Asian Tour event, gaining him entry into the HSBC Champions Tournament in November 2006. He won the tournament, beating a strong field including runner-up Tiger Woods. The victory earned him membership of the European Tour and moved him into the top 40 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2008 he played on the PGA Tour after earning his card through qualifying school; he had to regain his tour card in 2009 after placing 157th on the money list in 2008. Yang won his first event on the PGA Tour at the 2009 Honda Classic in his 46th career start in the United States. With this win, he became only the second Korean after K.J. Choi to win on the PGA Tour.
On 16 August 2009, Yang won the 91st PGA Championship, his first major championship, overcoming a two-shot deficit going into the final round to finish three strokes ahead of Woods, his playing partner. The victory was the first major championship for a male player born in Asia, surpassing the runners-up finishes achieved by Lu Liang-Huan in the 1971 Open Championship, Isao Aoki in the 1980 U.S. Open and Tze-Chung Chen in the 1985 U.S. Open. The previous best finish by a Korean was Choi's 3rd place in the 2004 Masters Tournament. It was also the first time that Woods had failed to win a major after holding at least a share of the lead at the end of 54 holes. Yang was ranked 110th worldwide prior to the tournament, but moved up to 34th after the victory.The win earned Yang a five-year PGA Tour exemption and helped him to a top ten finish overall on the PGA Tour.
In April 2010, Yang won the Volvo China Open with a one-under-par 71 final round.
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