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Haeji Kang is one of a growing number of Koreans
who has moved from her home country as a young girl to train
overseas. In her case, she first moved to New Zealand, where
she lived for three years, before relocating to the Gold Coast
in Australia. She attends the same high school as Amy Yang,
the superstar who won the ANZ Ladies Masters in 2006. She
is one year younger than Yang.
Kang has quickly built up an impressive resume
of achievements. In 2007, she won the Australian Girls' Championship,
and finished as the runner up at the Senior Amateur to another
Korean amateur star, Helen Oh. The organizers of the ANZ Ladies
Masters decided she deserved a chance to play there in early
2007, much like Yang had the previous year. Kang made the
cut and finished tied for 40th, the low amateur in the field.
In November, Haeji played in the Futures Tour
Q-School, where she finished tied for 12th. It would seem
that she turned pro at this point. In 2008, she finished tied
for 14th at the ANZ Ladies Masters, a good omen in preparation
for her move to the States.
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