Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng
Tseng with the 2011 Women's British Open trophy
Personal information
Full nameYani Tseng
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Guishan Township, Taoyuan County (now Guishan District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality Republic of China (Taiwan)
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
(joined 2008)
Former tour(s)Ladies Asian Golf Tour
(joined 2007)
Professional wins27
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour15
Ladies European Tour6
Ladies Asian Golf Tour3
ALPG Tour3
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 5)
Chevron ChampionshipWon: 2010
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2008, 2011
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2010
Women's British OpenWon: 2010, 2011
Evian ChampionshipT36: 2016
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		2008
LPGA Tour
Player of the Year		2010, 2011
LPGA Vare Trophy2011
LPGA Tour
Money Winner		2011
GWAA
Female Player of the Year		2010,[1] 2011[2]
Medal record
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's team
Yani Tseng
Chinese曾雅妮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZēng Yǎní
Southern Min
Hokkien POJCheng Ngà-nî
Teochew Peng'imZeng1 Ngian2 ni5

Yani Tseng (Chinese: 曾雅妮; pinyin: Zēng Yǎní; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships[3] and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.[4]

  1. ^ Harig, Bob (17 December 2010). "Graeme McDowell leads GWAA awards". ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Tseng named GWAA Female Player of the Year". LPGA. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  3. ^ Elliot, Mick (26 March 2012). "Players to watch at LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Stacy Lewis wins, now No. 1 in world". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.