Julie Yang

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
College: Oklahoma State University

2016 COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (SIXTH PLACE)

 

Rookie Year 2015

Personal

Yang is 5’7” and started playing golf at the age of 6. She credits her father as the individual who influenced her career the most. Yang studied finance at Oklahoma State University. She enjoys watching movies, custom designing and cooking. Yang qualified for the Tour on her second attempt.

2017

  • 16 events, one cut made, $3,351

2016

  • Recorded a career-best T6 at the Coates Golf Championship

2015

  • Finished T34 at the JTBC Founders Cup

  • Finished T18 at the Final Qualifying Tournament as an amateur to earn Priority List Category 17 for the 2015 season

Amateur

  • Named the Big 12 Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big 12 after her sophomore season in 2014

  • Arther Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award (2013, 2014)

  • 2011 Women’s Trans National Champion

  • Medalist at the 2010 Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship

  • Youngest player to win both the Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship and the Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship in 2010

  • Youngest champion with her victory at the 2010 English Women's Open Stroke Play Championship

  • Won the 2007 U.S. Kids World Championship