Bio

2015

• 23 events, 21 cuts made, $1,438,312 (6)
• Nine top-10 finishes included a win at the Honda LPGA Thailand.

2014

• 21 events, 18 cuts made, $618,180 (25)
• Season-best finish was a runner-up finish at the JTBC Founders Cup
• Recorded top-10s in the season’s first two majors - 10th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and 4th at the U.S. Women’s Open

• 22 events, 20 cuts made, $719,481 (18)
• 6 top-10 finishes; became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship
• Finished eighth on Tour in rounds in the 60s with 30 rounds
• Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with a tie for fifth at the Wegmans LPGA Championship

• 22 events, 20 cuts made, $844,305 (13)
• Five top-10 finishes, tied career-best finish with a runner-up at the U.S. Women’s Open.
• Finished ninth on Tour in Rounds in the 60’s with 23 rounds.

• Recorded seven top-10 finishes including: second at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship where she lost in a playoff to Yani Tseng; tied for second at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship; fourth at the RICOH Women's British Open; tied for sixth at the Avnet LPGA Classic; seventh at the Honda LPGA Thailand; tied for seventh at the LPGA HanaBank Championship; tied for 10th at the US Women's Open. 
• Won the KB Star Championship on the KLPGA, her third-career international victory.

• Recorded a career-best runner-up finish at the LPGA Tour Championship.
• Finished fourth at the Sybase Match Play Championship.
• Tied for fifth at the U.S. Women's Open, the RICOH Women's British Open and the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco.
• Finished 10th at the season-opening Honda PTT LPGA Thailand, where she recorded a career-low 65 in the third round.

• Recorded a season-best tie for third at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge.
• Tied for ninth at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, her best finish at a major championship.
• Carded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the LPGA Corning Classic.

• Recorded a season-best tie for ninth at the Hana Bank * KOLON Championship 2008.
• Competed on the Ladies European Tour (LET), winning the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi and the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika. 
• Carded eight additional top-10 finishes and ended the year ranked fourth on the LET New Star Money List.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she finished runner-up to earn Priority List Category 11 for the 2009 LPGA season.

• Competed on the LET and recorded five top-20 finishes, including a fourth-place finish at the S4/C Wales Ladies Championship.
• Tied for 54th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2008 LPGA season.

• Turned professional in October and competed on the Ladies European Tour, where she finished fourth at the Dubai Ladies Masters.

Amateur

• Yang won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET) as an amateur to become the youngest winner ever on the LET at 16 years, 6 months, 8 days. 
• She was offered a special exemption to join the LET at the age of 17 and became the youngest member. 
• Yang was also the youngest to win the Queensland Amateur Championship in 2005 and finished second at the 2006 Australian Junior Championship. 

Personal

• 5’8”
• Started playing golf at the age of 10.
• Credits her parents and family as the individuals most influencing her career.
• After winning the 2008 HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi on the LET, she donated her first-place earnings to the victims of the earthquake in China’s Sichuan province.
• Enjoys shopping, watching movies and meeting friends.
• Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.