Amy Yang is a Korean professional golfer, currently
playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on
the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Yang began playing golf at age 10 in her native and
moved to the Gold Coast of Australia with her family
at age 15 to pursue golf more seriously.
In 2005 she won the Queensland Amateur Championship,
the youngest winner ever of that championship at the
2006 Australian Junior Championship. Her biggest win
as an amateur came at the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters on
the Ladies European Tour (LET). Still an amateur,
she became the youngest winner ever on the LET at 16
years, 9 months and 18 days.
After her win in at the ANZ Ladies Masters, the LET
offered Yang a special three-year membership
exemption beginning in 2006 as a 17-year old,
providing she traveled with her parents until she
turned 18. She recorded four top-20 finishes in 2007
while still attended high school.
Yang attended LPGA Tour qualifying school in the
fall of 2007 and obtained conditional status on the
LPGA Tour as well for 2008.
In June 2008, Yang claimed her second LET win with a
four-shot win at the Ladies German Open. Upon
winning, Yang announced that she was donating her
entire prize of $61,260 to victims of a recent
earthquake in China.
