Yang Yong-eun

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**Yang Yong-eun**
Personal Information
Birth	January 25, 1972 (1972-01-25) (age 35) Jeju-do, South Korea
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality	South Korea
Residence	Seoul, Korea
College	None
Career
Turned Pro	1996
Current tour	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	6 (Japan Golf Tour: 4, European Tour: 1, Other: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T30: 2007
U.S. Open	CUT: 2005
British Open	CUT: 2005, 2007
PGA Championship	T47: 2005

Yang Yong-eun (family name Yang; born 15 January 1972) is a South Korean golfer. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won four tournaments.

In 2006 he won the Korea Open, an Asian Tour event, and this victory gained him entry into the HSBC Champions Tournament in November 2006. He won the tournament, beating a strong field including Tiger Woods who was second. This victory earned him membership of the European Tour and moved him into the top forty of the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2008 he will play on the PGA Tour after earning his card through qualifying school.

Contents

1 Professional wins (6)
2 Results in major championships
3 Team appearances
4 External links

2006 HSBC Champions Tournament

2004 Sun Chlorella Classic, Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial
2005 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic
2006 Suntory Open

2006 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open

Tournament	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T30
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T47	DNP	CUT

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

Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007

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