Gunn Yang

Amateur golfer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmateur golfer
PlacesSouth Korea
isAthlete Golfer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth30 September 1993, Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Age31 years
Star signLibra
Education
San Diego State University
The details

Biography

Gunn Yang (Korean: 양건; born 30 September 1993) is a South Korean professional golfer. In 2014, he won the U.S. Amateur, defeating Corey Conners, 2&1, in the final round of the championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. He became the second South Korean to claim the U.S. Amateur title. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Farmers Insurance Open in February 2015 and also competed in Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, and The Masters. Yang made his first cut on the PGA Tour at the Crowne Plaza Invitational, where he was T-15th after 2nd round, but finished as T-65th. He competed in his first major championship in 2015, competing in the Masters Tournament and was cut after the second round.

Yang played on the European Challenge Tour in 2017. He missed the cut in every tournament he played in 2017 and 2018. As of 30 October 2018, he last played in the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Amateur wins (1)

  • 2014 U.S. Amateur

Results in major championships

Tournament2015
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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