Yani Tseng starts season ranked 5 in Rolex Rankings

We're counting down the days until the 2010 season starts at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand on February 18th. Each day we'll highlight one of the top-10 from the Rolex Rankings. Learn more about Yani Tseng, ranked #5 in the Rolex Rankings.

YANI TSENG
HEIGHT: 5'6"

BIRTH PLACE: Taiwan

TOUR STATUS:
Priority List Category: 1

ROOKIE YEAR:
2008

ROLEX RANKINGS:
5 (2/8/2010)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE


FUN FACTS
Tell me something most people don't know about you?
I am a very good pool player.
Name one thing you always keep stocked in your refrigerator?
Milk, fruits and ice cream
Do you have a favorite golf club in your bag?
8-iron
What is your favorite meal?
Pasta
 



  • In 2009, won the LPGA Corning Classic, where she carded a career-low 62 in the third round.

  • Carded runner-up finishes at the MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta Presented by Nextel, the Wegmans LPGA and the Hana Bank - KOLON Championship 2009.

  • Became the fastest in LPGA history to cross the $2 million mark in career earnings with a tie for fourth at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery (32 events; 1 year, 1 month, 13 days).

  • Other top-10 finishes include a tie for fourth at the Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings, ties for fifth at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and the Corona Championship, a tie for sixth at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, as well as a tie for seventh at the Honda LPGA Thailand and ties for eighth at the Samsung World Championship, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona Light and the LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex.

  • Led the Tour in birdies with 381. Learn more about Yani Tseng >>

SEASON OVERVIEW
STARTS: 27 VICTORIES: 1
TOP 10 FINISHES: 14 EARNINGS: $1,293,755
   
SEASON STATCENTER
ROUNDS UNDER PAR: 64/99 (7) DRIVING ACCURACY: 0.714 (61)
BIRDIES: 381 (1) SAND SAVES: 32/81 (T51(
EAGLES: 12 (2) PUTTS PER GREEN: 1.81 (T63)
GIR: 0.654 (119) DRIVING AVERAGE: 269.2 (3)


VIDEOS
Yani Tseng drove the green on the 310 yard, par-4 16th during the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic. Tseng would go on to win by one stroke. Highlights from the LPGA Corning Classic where Yani Tseng won.
   

Topics: Tseng, Yani, Player Spotlight

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