Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng (zh-t|t=曾雅妮) (born 23 January 1989) is a professional golfer from Taiwan currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Amateur career

Tseng was the top-ranked amateur in Taiwan from 2004 to 2006. The highlight of her amateur career was winning the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, defeating Michelle Wie in the final, 1 up.cite web
title = Yani Tseng, LPGA Tour Biography
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2008PlayerBiosPDF/Tseng-08.pdf
accessdate = 2008-05-08 ]

* 2003 Won - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
* 2004 2nd place - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
* 2004 Won - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
* 2005 Won - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2005 Semi-finalist - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
* 2005 2nd place - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship

Professional career

Tseng turned professional in January 2007. She competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and won the DLF Women’s Indian Open.She also competed on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour, where she won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club.

After finishing sixth in the final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in December 2007, Tseng earned full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008. In June 2008, she claimed her first LPGA tour victory — the LPGA Championship — to become the first player from Taiwan to win an LPGA major tournament. At age 19, she was also the youngest player to win the LPGA Championship and the second-youngest player to win an LPGA major. [cite press release|url= http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/jun/10/today-t1.htm|title= LPGA 19歲曾雅妮封后|publisher= Taipei Times|language= traditional Chinese|date= 2008-06-10|accessdate= 2008-06-09]

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour (1)

*2008 (1) LPGA Championship

Other (2)

* 2007 (2) DLF Women’s Indian Open (Ladies Asian Golf Tour) and CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club (CN Canadian Women’s Tour)

Results in LPGA majors

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.yanigolf.com/ Yani Tseng official website]
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=13704 Yani Tseng profile on LPGA official site]