Y.E. Yang (Korea)

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yang_long 2010 OOM Ranking: N/A
Nationality: Korean
Date of Birth: 15 January 1972
Place of Birth: Jeju-do, South Korea

OneAsia title:

  1. 2010 Kolon Korea Open
  2. 2010 Volvo China Open

Other Notable Career Highlights:

  • Winner - 2009 91st PGA Championship
  • Winner - 2009 Honda Classic
  • Winner - 2006 Korea Open
  • Winner - 2006 HSBC Champions

Y.E. Yang, Asia’s first Major winner, won his second OneAsia title when he shot a closing five-under-par 66 for a surprise two-stroke victory in the 53rd Kolon Korea Open in 2010.

Also known in his homeland as Yang Young-eun, he had also taken home the winner's trophy for the Volvo China Open, OneAsia's only co-sanctioned event with the European Tour.

The 38-year-old, who became Asia’s first Major winner at the PGA Championship in 2009, also became the third player to win multiple OneAsia titles following Liang Wenchong of China, who has three, and his compatriot Bae Sang-moon who stands next to him at two.

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