Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young (, born 28 July 1989) is a South Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States–based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
Early life and amateur career At the age of 10, Yang began playing golf in South Korea. She 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. In 2006, while still an amateur she won the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET), making her the youngest winner ever on the LET at age (a record later broken by 14-year-old amateur Atthaya Thitikul in July 2017).
Professional career 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 $61,260 to victims of a recent earthquake in China.
That December, she returned to the LPGA Qualifying School, this time earning full playing status for 2009 by finishing second in the five-round event.
On 20 October 2013, Yang won her first LPGA Tour event at the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship. She birdied the first sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Hee-Kyung Seo.Amy Yang takes maiden LPGA title on home soil in playoff
On 1 March 2015, Yang won her second LPGA tournament at the Honda LPGA Thailand, a title she won for a second and third time in 2017 and 2019 respectively.Yang wins the 2015 Honda LPGA Thailand
On 24 June 2024, Yang won her first major title at the Women's PGA Championship in her 75th major start.
Personal life In the fall of 2007, her family moved from Australia to Orlando, Florida.
Professional wins (10) LPGA Tour wins (6) LegendMajor championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)120 Oct 2013LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship67-71-69=207−9Playoff Hee-kyung Seo285,00021 Mar 2015Honda LPGA Thailand67-66-71-69=273 −152 strokes Mirim Lee Stacy Lewis Yani Tseng225,000326 Feb 2017Honda LPGA Thailand (2)66-67-65-68=266 −225 strokes Ryu So-yeon240,000424 Feb 2019Honda LPGA Thailand (3)69-66-66-65=266 −221 stroke Minjee Lee240,000519 Nov 2023CME Group Tour Championship68-63-64-66=261 −273 strokes Nasa Hataoka Alison Lee2,000,000623 Jun 2024KPMG Women's PGA Championship70-68-71-72=281−73 strokes Ko Jin-young Lilia Vu Miyū Yamashita1,560,000
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12011Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Yani Tseng Lost to birdie on first extra hole22013 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship Hee-Kyung SeoWon with birdie on first extra hole
Ladies European Tour (3) 2006 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters (as an amateur) 2008 (2) Ladies German Open, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
KLPGA Tour (2) 2011 (1) KB Star Championship 2013 (1) LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship (co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour)
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2024 Women's PGA Championship 2 shot lead −7 (70-68-71-72=281) 3 strokes Ko Jin-young Lilia Vu Miyū Yamashita
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT27T19T4T3210T29T14T8CUTT26T15T50T39T4T46T52T59U.S. Women's OpenT50CUTT34T5T102T5042T3T8CUTCUTCUTT54CUTT33CUTT36T40Women's PGA ChampionshipT9T14T12CUTT5CUTT267T4T11T21T37T9CUTT361CUTT19The Evian Championship ^ T67T54T8T14T48T49T44NTT10T19T36T63T5615Women's British OpenT60LACUTCUTT54T26CUTT21T36T30T35CUTT51CUTCUTT4T37T50T47 ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 2 4 7 17 16U.S. Women's Open 0 2 1 5 7 7 20 14Women's PGA Championship 1 0 0 3 6 11 18 15The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 13Women's British Open 0 0 0 3 3 4 19 13Totals 1 2 1 13 22 34 87 70 Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2014 Evian – 2017 Evian) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary Year EventsPlayed Cuts Made Wins 2nds 3rds Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Moneylist rank ScoringAverage Rank2006220000T52n/an/a74.38n/a2007220000T5017,100n/a74.38n/a2008750001T960,83412972.46n/a200923190012T3302,8164571.68292010222201062765,9291471.09132011222002072912,1601071.12102012222001052844,3051371.04122013221910061719,4811870.7613201421180105T2618,1802571.6037201523211201011,438,312670.5110201622220249T21,152,6861370.0972017232211061991,8551870.35202018231900383809,4922470.24132019232110261941,9561770.0212202013100000T12171,4386671.9363202122160016T3548,5443770.7334202220140003T4439,0975870.422420232016101513,165,834270.492420242215100211,965,4091271.3156202519140000T11269,2639071.8496Totals^369 (2008) 313 (2008) 6 10 12 87 1 16,117,591 8
Official as of 2025 season * Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2013 15 2014 23 2015 8 2016 12 2017 15 2018 25 2019 20 2020 44 2021 60 2022 82 2023 16 2024 12 2025 79
Team appearances Professional International Crown (representing South Korea): 2016
References
External links
Seoul Sisters Profile Amy Yang Pictures