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Kang Soo-yun
강수연
Kang before 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 48)
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeKyung-Hee University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
Futures Tour (1999-2000)
LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour3
LPGA of Korea Tour8
Ladies Asian Golf Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT51: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT8: 2004
U.S. Women's OpenT13: 2005
Women's British OpenT24: 2003
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Individual
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team

Kang Soo-yun (Korean강수연; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer. 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 12 other wins worldwide.[1]

Professional wins (14)

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LPGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 21 Aug 2005 Safeway Classic −15 (64-68-69=201) 4 strokes South Korea Jeong Jang

LPGA Tour of Korea wins (8)

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  • 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 wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 13 Oct 2013 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament −12 (68-70-66=204) 3 strokes Japan Haru Nomura
Japan Sakura Yokomine
2 12 Jun 2016 Suntory Ladies Open −11 (68-64-72-73=277) 1 stroke Japan Serena Aoki
South Korea Lee Bo-mee
Japan Yumiko Yoshida
3 28 May 2017 Resort Trust Ladies −9 (67-72-68=207) Playoff Japan Saiki Fujita
South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (2)

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Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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