- Yang Yong-eun
Yang Yong-eun (family name Yang; born
15 January 1972 ) is aSouth Korea ngolf er. He plays mainly on theJapan Golf Tour , where he has won four tournaments.In 2006 he won the
Korea Open , anAsian Tour event, and this victory gained him entry into theHSBC Champions Tournament in November 2006. He won the tournament, beating a strong field includingTiger Woods who was second. This victory earned him membership of theEuropean Tour and moved him into the top forty of theOfficial World Golf Rankings . In 2008 he will play on thePGA Tour after earning his card throughqualifying school .Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (1)
*2006
HSBC Champions Tournament Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
*2004
Sun Chlorella Classic ,Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial
*2005Coca-Cola Tokai Classic
*2006Suntory Open Asian Tour wins (1)
*2006
Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
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Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007External links
* [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerCd=10905&playerTourKbn=2 Profile on the Japan Golf Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/46/63 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
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