Kang Soo-yun (Korean: 강수연; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing.
| Kang Soo-yun 강수연 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kang before 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 March 1976 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Kyung-Hee University |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour Futures Tour (1999-2000) LPGA Tour (joined 2003) |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 3 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 8 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T51: 2008 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T8: 2004 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13: 2005 |
| Women's British Open | T24: 2003 |
Medal record | |
Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She has been playing golf since the age of 12. After years on the LPGA of Korea Tour, she moved to the LPGA Tour in 2003. She won her first LPGA tournament in 2005 at the Safeway Classic in Portland, Oregon. She has 12 other wins worldwide.[1]
Professional wins (14) edit
this list is incomplete
LPGA Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Aug 2005 | Safeway Classic | −15 (64-68-69=201) | 4 strokes | Jeong Jang
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LPGA Tour of Korea wins (8) edit
this list is probably incomplete
- 2000 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open
- 2001 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open, LG Lady Card Open
- 2002 Sky Valley Kim Young-Joo Invitational, Hite Ladies Open
- 2004 PAVV Invitational
LPGA Tour of Japan wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Oct 2013 | Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament | −12 (68-70-66=204) | 3 strokes |  Haru Nomura Sakura Yokomine
|
| 2 | 12 Jun 2016 | Suntory Ladies Open | −11 (68-64-72-73=277) | 1 stroke | Serena Aoki Lee Bo-mee Yumiko Yoshida
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| 3 | 28 May 2017 | Resort Trust Ladies | −9 (67-72-68=207) | Playoff | Saiki Fujita Jeon Mi-jeong
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Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (2) edit
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1996 (winners)
References edit
External links edit
- Soo Yun Kang at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Soo Yun Kang at SeoulSisters.com