AMY YANG
Country Korea
Born 28/7/1989
Resides USA
Turned Professional 10th October 2006
Joined Tour 10th October 2006
Tour Victories (Last) 3 (2008)
Play-off Record 1/1
Career Earnings (Euro) 324,635.88
Tournaments Played 28
Top ten finishes 12
Lowest Round 63 (2 times)
Hole-in-ones 2 (2008)
AMATEUR LET. Amy’s second victory of the year and her second
Amy won the ANZ Ladies Masters at Royal Pines GC in as a professional came at the Scandinavian TPC Hosted
Australia at the beginning of February 2006 at the age by Annika at Frosaker Golf Course near Stockholm in
of 16 years, 9 months and 18 days. She became the Sweden. She shot a final round of nine-under-par 63
youngest winner of an LET event and was also the first to win by six strokes in a strong field including Annika
amateur to win on Tour in 22 years, since Gillian Stewart Sorenstam. Amy shot a career low round of 63 in the
won the IBM European Open at the Belfry in 1984. third round en route to victory at both tournaments.
Following her victory the LET’s Executive Director, She also had two hole-in-ones, firstly at the 7th hole
Alexandra Armas, approved Amy’s membership of the in the third round of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss
LET - that approval requiring a special exemption due Open, for which she won an Omega watch, and
to her being under the age of 18 normally required for secondly at the 17th in the second round of the BMW
membership. Ladies Italian Open. From 17 events played on the LET,
Amy turned professional in October 2006 at the age Amy posted eight top 10s, including five top 5 places:
of 17 and became the Tour’s youngest member. She 2nd place at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open,
earned exempt status as a tournament winner until 4th at the MFS Women’s Australian Open, T4th at the
November 30th, 2009. At the ANZ Ladies Masters, Goteborg Masters, 5th at the Aberdeen Asset
Amy defeated 22-year-old Catherine Cartwright of the Management Ladies Scottish Open, and T5th at the
United States in a one-hole play-off but because of Garanti American Express Turkish Ladies Open.
Amy’s amateur status, Catherine Cartwright claimed the PERSONAL
AUS$120,000 first prize. As a result of her playoff victory Amy’s family moved to Australia for the golf and her
on Australia’s Gold Coast, Amy was invited to play in father used to be a PE teacher in Korea. She was based
two further events on the Ladies European Tour as an in Queensland for 14 months prior to her victory at the
amateur in 2006: the Evian Masters in France, where ANZ Lades Masters in 2006, on a golf programme at
she finished tied 53rd and the Weetabix Women’s British the Robina High School on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, where she finished Her coach, Lawrie Montague, was the Australian
60th. She won the Smyth Salver as the leading amateur National coach from 1992-1999 and is also the owner
in the championship, beating Belen Mozo by six strokes. of Australia High Performance Golf Academy. Off the
Amy was also the New Zealand Amateur Champion in golf course, she loves movies and music, and spending
2005. time with her friends.
PROFESSIONAL TOUR VICTORIES
2008 Highlights (3) 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters, 2008 HypoVereinsbank
A stand-out year for Amy, who won two tournaments Ladies German Open, presented by Audi, 2008
and finished fourth on the New Star Money List, with Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika.
earnings of €227,179.38 in 2008. She claimed her
maiden professional victory at the HypoVereinsbank
TOUR RECORD:
Ladies German Open, presented by Audi, by four shots
at Golfpark Gut Häusern. It was her second LET victory
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
as she won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia as
2006 €24,100.00 76 2008 €227,179.38 4
a 16-year-old amateur. 2007 €73,356.47 29
At that time she was the youngest ever winner on the
126 Ladies European Tour 2009
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