Hometown/Resides: San Francisco, Calif./Las Vegas, Nev.
Birthdate: Oct. 20, 1992; currently 26 years, 0 months, 1 day
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for 39th at the 2011 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2011/2012
VICTORIES
LPGA: Second career victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
RACE TO CME GLOBE
Kang earns 500 points and moves into the top 15 in the standings with 1,677 points
MONEY
Kang earns $315,000; she has earned $993,498 this season and $3,574,448 for her career
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
21 events played, 12 cuts made, $993,498, one victory, five additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- Kang becomes the seventh player from the United States to win on the LPGA in 2018
- Kang’s win makes her the 10th player with wins in both 2017 and 2018
- Kang celebrated her 26th birthday yesterday, October 20
- Kang’s became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
- Kang posted a 3-1-0 record as a rookie on the victorious 2017 U.S. Solheim Cup Team
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