In the winner's circle with Yani Tseng

Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng’s dominance of the LPGA Tour continued on Sunday with a six-shot victory over Sun Young Yoo at the 2012 Kia Classic. At the age of 23 years, 2 months and 2 days, Tseng becomes the second-youngest player in LPGA history to 15 victories behind Nancy Lopez.

Tseng will try to capture her 15th career LPGA Tour win tomorrow as she takes a three-shot lead over Jiyai Shin into the final round at La Costa Resort and Spa. The 69 today was the eighth sub-70 round in her last nine attempts and the ninth consecutive under-par round dating back to the Honda LPGA Thailand for Tseng.

Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend after shooting a 4-under 68 in the second of the Kia Classic. Tseng had the same number of birdies as her first round (6) but made back-to-back bogeys on No. 7 and 8 before turning things around on the back-nine when she shot 33, which included closing out with a birdie on the par-4 18th hole.

Yani Tseng may be the most successful 23-year-old golfer ever … after being the best 21- and 22-year-old. The Taiwanese sensation continues to climb the historical charts with her play, particularly her record over the past year when she has become a dominant force in golf.