Kang Soo-yun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

For the actress, see Kang Soo-yeon.

Kang Soo-yun 강수연
Kang before 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1976-03-15) 15 March 1976 (age 48) Seoul, South Korea
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	South Korea
Career
College	Kyung-Hee University
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	LPGA of Korea Tour Futures Tour (1999-2000) LPGA Tour (joined 2003)
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
LPGA of Japan Tour	3
LPGA of Korea Tour	8
Ladies Asian Golf Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T51: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship	T8: 2004
U.S. Women's Open	T13: 2005
Women's British Open	T24: 2003
Medal record Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Individual 1994 Hiroshima Women's team

Kang Soo-yun (Korean: 강수연; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing.

Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She has been playing golf since the age of 12. After years on the LPGA of Korea Tour, she moved to the LPGA Tour in 2003. She won her first LPGA tournament in 2005 at the Safeway Classic in Portland, Oregon. She has 12 other wins worldwide.[1]

Professional wins (14)

this list is incomplete

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Aug 2005	Safeway Classic	−15 (64-68-69=201)	4 strokes	Jeong Jang

LPGA Tour of Korea wins (8)

this list is probably incomplete

• 2000 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open
• 2001 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open, LG Lady Card Open
• 2002 Sky Valley Kim Young-Joo Invitational, Hite Ladies Open
• 2004 PAVV Invitational

LPGA Tour of Japan wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	13 Oct 2013	Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament	−12 (68-70-66=204)	3 strokes	Haru Nomura Sakura Yokomine
2	12 Jun 2016	Suntory Ladies Open	−11 (68-64-72-73=277)	1 stroke	Serena Aoki Lee Bo-mee Yumiko Yoshida
3	28 May 2017	Resort Trust Ladies	−9 (67-72-68=207)	Playoff	Saiki Fujita Jeon Mi-jeong

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (2)

• 2000 Indonesia Ladies Open, Malaysia Ladies Open

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1996 (winners)

References

1. LPGA Tour biography page

External links

• Soo Yun Kang at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
• Soo Yun Kang at SeoulSisters.com