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Yang Yong-eun (Korean: 양용은; born 15 January 1972), also called Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship when he came from behind to defeat Tiger Woods, thus winning the first major championship by a male player born in Asia.
The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.. Yang Yong-eun, more commonly referred to as "Y.E. Yang" in the U.S., won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, a four-time champion.
After tossing and turning all through the night, Y.E. Yang awoke in uncharted waters. To complicate matters further, the golfing equivalent of the kraken circled around him. On Sunday morning at ...
The 42-player field includes four first-time participants: Ricardo Gonzalez, Tim O'Neal and Y.E. Yang, who each claimed their first Champions Tour titles last year, along with Thomas Bjorn. ...
Ernie Els overtakes Steve Stricker, Y.E. Yang to win 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club. Els entered the day at 8 under for the tournament, one stroke behind defending ...
The tournament was won by Y.E. Yang of South Korea. Yang prevailed by three strokes over Tiger Woods, who had led by two going into Sunday. Yang's victory was significant, as it was the first men's major won by a golfer born in Asia. It also marked the first time that Woods had lost a major after holding at least a share of first after 54 holes ...
Y.E Yang, the 2009 PGA Championship winner, has been disqualified from this week’s play for signing an inaccurate scorecard. Yang, of course, beat Tiger Woods in the final round of the 2009 PGA ...
He was also the first of only five golfers of primarily non-European descent to win a men's major, with the others being Vijay Singh (an Indian Fijian), Michael Campbell (a Māori from New Zealand), Y.E. Yang (South Korean), and Collin Morikawa (Japanese American).)