YANI TSENG

Birthdate: January 23, 1989

Birthplace: Chinese Taipei

Age: 19 Ht.: 5'6"

Home: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Turned Professional: 2007

LPGA Tour Victories: 1 - 2008 McDonald's LPGA Championship

PLAYER NOTES

In 2007, turned professional in January and competed on the Asian Golf Tour, where she won the DLF Women’s Indian Open; also competed on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour, where she won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club and tied for sixth at the CN Canadian Women’s Open; finished sixth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2008 LPGA season.

Amateur

Tseng had a well-decorated amateur career that included four wins in the United States and 15 international victories. She was the top-ranked amateur in TaiwanChinese Taipei from 2004-06. She won the 2003 Callaway Junior Golf Championship and finished runner-up in 2004. She won the 2004 U.S.GA Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship with a 1-up victory over, beating Michelle Wie at Golden Horseshoe Golf Course and was a semifinalist in 2005. Tseng won the 2005 North & South Women’s Amateur Championship by defeating Morgan Pressel in the final match, and also won the 2005 Arizona Silver Belle Championship. She also won the Asia Pacific Junior Championship in 2003-05.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 6…Credits her parents, Tony Kao (her first coach in TaiwanChinese Taipei) and Ernie Huang (her U.S. host and mentor since 2001) as the individuals most influencing her career…Has one brother and one sister…Enjoys sports, shooting pool, watching movies, shopping and hanging out with friends…

Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt