Sun Young Yoo
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Sun-Young Yoo (born 13 December 1986) is a South Korea
n female professional golfer
who plays on the LPGA Tour.
.
in 2005. Yoo won her first professional event, the Betty Puskar Golf Classic
. That and ten top ten finishes in 18 events allowed Yoo to begin playing the LPGA Tour in 2006.
In September 2009 Yoo had her best ever finish on the LPGA Tour. At the end of 54 holes at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
, she was tied for first with Jiyai Shin and Angela Stanford
. A sudden death playoff followed which was won on the second extra hole by Shin.
Yoo won her first LPGA Tour title at the 2010 Sybase Match Play Championship
where she again faced Jiyai Shin and Angela Stanford
on the way to the title. She defeated world number one Shin, in a semifinal match 2&1 and went on to defeat Stanford 3&1 in the championship match.
Among her fellow South Koreans on the LPGA Tour, Yoo is known as 'Course Clown'.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n female professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Yoo had a distinguished amateur career. In 2001 she won the Korean Junior Golf Championship. She played on the Korean National Golf team in both 2002 and 2004. In 2004 Yoo won the Korean Amateur in addition to being a quarter-finalist at the U.S. Women's AmateurUnited States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
.
Professional career
Yoo turned professional in November 2004 and began playing the Futures TourFUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
in 2005. Yoo won her first professional event, the Betty Puskar Golf Classic
Betty Puskar Golf Classic
The Betty Pusker Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1992 through 2007...
. That and ten top ten finishes in 18 events allowed Yoo to begin playing the LPGA Tour in 2006.
In September 2009 Yoo had her best ever finish on the LPGA Tour. At the end of 54 holes at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, in full the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It was first played in 2007 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas.Procter & Gamble , a manufacturer of a...
, she was tied for first with Jiyai Shin and Angela Stanford
Angela Stanford
Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stanford was born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a junior golfer, she won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times , the 1996 Texas State 4A High School Championship and the 1996 PING Texas...
. A sudden death playoff followed which was won on the second extra hole by Shin.
Yoo won her first LPGA Tour title at the 2010 Sybase Match Play Championship
Sybase Match Play Championship
The Sybase Match Play Championship is professional golf tournament played on the LPGA Tour since 2010. The tournament takes place at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey...
where she again faced Jiyai Shin and Angela Stanford
Angela Stanford
Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stanford was born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a junior golfer, she won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times , the 1996 Texas State 4A High School Championship and the 1996 PING Texas...
on the way to the title. She defeated world number one Shin, in a semifinal match 2&1 and went on to defeat Stanford 3&1 in the championship match.
Among her fellow South Koreans on the LPGA Tour, Yoo is known as 'Course Clown'.
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
DNP | CUT | DNP | T12 | CUT | T62 |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
CUT | WD | T77 | T49 | T25 | T20 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | CUT | CUT | 33 | CUT | T25 |
| Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
T36 | CUT | T46 | T33 | T31 | T7 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 2006 LPGA Tour The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 231,473 | 57 | 72.53 | 64 |
| 2007 2007 LPGA Tour The 2007 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 131,092 | 75 | 73.06 | 61 |
| 2008 2008 LPGA Tour The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 688,983 | 25 | 71.62 | 20 |
| 2009 2009 LPGA Tour The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association .... |
25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | T2 | 614,874 | 23 | 71.16 | 16 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 430,984 | 4 | 72.41 | 34 |
- Official as of May 23, 2010