Kang Soo-yun
| Kang Soo-yun 강수연 | |
|---|---|
 Kang before 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 15, 1976 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2003) |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA of Korea Tour Futures Tour (1999-2000) |
| Professional wins | 15 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 3 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 8 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | 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 Soo-yun (Korean: 강수연; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer in the LPGA. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing.
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 twelve other wins worldwide.[1]
Professional wins[]
this list is incomplete
LPGA Tour (1)[]
| 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 (8)[]
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 (3)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Oct 2013 | −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 | Lee Bo-mee
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| 3 | 28 May 2017 | Resort Trust Ladies | −9 (67-72-68=207) | Playoff |
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Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1996 (winners)
References[]
External links[]
- Soo Yun Kang at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Soo Yun Kang at SeoulSisters.com
Categories:
- South Korean female golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
- LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
- Asian Games medalists in golf
- Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
- Golfers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Golfers from Seoul
- 1976 births
- Living people