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Danielle Kang
Rookie Year
2012
Age
31
Race for the Card
0.000

Bio

LPGA Victories (6 wins, 1 Major)

  • 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champios
  • 2020 LPGA Drive On Championship, Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
  • 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai 
  • 2018 Buick LPGA Shanghai
  • 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

The Solheim Cup (4)

  • 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

International Crown (1)

  • 2023

Olympics (1)

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics (T20)

LPGA Awards

  • 2020 Vare Trophy with 70.08 scoring average

2023 in a Nutshell

  • 20 events, 16 cuts made, $459,154 (61) 
  • Recorded three top-10 finishes including a season-best T3 at the HSBW Women's World Championship
  • Represented Team United States at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

Career Highlights:

2022:

  • 18 events, 16 cuts made, $1,039,239 (25) 
  • Recorded seven top-10 finishes including a win at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

2021:

  • 21 events, 19 cuts made, $902,244 (18) 
  • Recorded nine top-10 finishes including a season-best runner-up performance at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
  • Member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team
  • Represented the United States in the Tokyo Olympics

2020:

  • 13 events, 13 cuts made, $897,892 (4) 
  • Two-time and back-to-back champion in 2020 at the LPGA Drive On Championship - Inverness Club and Marathon LPGA classic, two of five total top-five results
  • Ranked in the top-10 in several categories including Race for the CME Globe (2nd) and Official Money (4th)

2019:

  • 21 events, 18 cuts made, $1,511,443 (9) 
  • Earned her third career victory defending at the Buick LPGA Shanghai and crossed the $5 million mark with a T3 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship
  • Recorded a career-high 11 top-10 finishes in 2019, including three runner-up performances, and earned the most money in a s single season in her career
  • Member of the USA Solheim Cup team with a 4-4-0 overall record

2018:

  • 26 events, 16 cuts made, $1,135,441 (11) 
  • Earned her second career victory at the Buick LPGA Shanghai and crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her fourth-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open

2017:

  • 26 events, 17 cuts made, $1,005,983 (17) 
  • Recorded a career-high six top-10 finishes and became a Rolex First-Time Winner and major champion at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Earned over $1 million in season earning for the first time in her career and crossed the $2 million in career earnings with her win at the KPMG Women's PGA championship
  • Posted a 3-1-0 record as a rookie on the U.S Solheim Cup Team

2016:

  • 27 events, 23 cuts made, $505,316 (36)
  • Posted career-high three top-10 finishes including a season-best tie for fourth at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open

2015:

  • 26 events, 23 cuts made, $292,579 (62)
  • Recorded a season-best tie for fifth finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
  • Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings following at T38 finish at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia

2014:

  • 27 events, 20 cuts made, $316,239 (51)
  • Carded three hole-in-ones during the season, including two in back-to-back weeks that earned her cars (Blue Bay LPGA and Fubon 2014 LPGA Taiwan Championship)

2013:

  • 24 events, 17 cuts made, $221,649 (57)
  • 3 top-25 finishes including a season-best tie for fifth at the HSBC Women's Champions 2013
2012:
  • 19 events, 13 cuts made, $239,184 (52)
  • Recorded a career-best tie for third at the Kingsmill Championship, where she shot a career-low 64 in the second round.
  • Finished fifth in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race.
2011:
  • Turned professional in August. 
  • Finished tied for 39th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament where she earned Priority List Category 20 for the 2012 LPGA season.

Amateur:

  • Kang enjoyed a successful amateur career winning the 2010 and 2011 US Women’s Amateur Championship. 
  • She was the low amateur at the 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open; won the 2011 North and South Championship.

Personal:

  • 5’6”
  • Started playing golf at age 12.
  • Hobbies outside of golf include listening to and playing music and reading.
  • If she did not choose a career on the LPGA Tour she would have been an actress.
  • She qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt.
Leaderboard
The Chevron Championship The Woodlands, TX
Round 2 To Par Thru
T1 Nelly Korda -6 13
T1 Lauren Coughlin -6 12:15 PM
3 Hae Ran Ryu -5 13*
T4 Lottie Woad -4 12
T4 Marina Alex -4 12:37 PM*
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Tournaments
Apr 25
JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro Los Angeles, CA
May 09
Cognizant Founders Cup Clifton, NJ
May 16
Mizuho Americas Open Jersey City, NJ
May 30
U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally Lancaster, PA
Jun 07
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer Galloway, NJ
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