YOUNG-A YANG

The Facts

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Young-A Yang started playing golf at the age of ten. She went to the University of Tennessee, where she played college golf for four years. She had several impressive finishes in college events during that time, including a fifth at the 2001 NCAA Championship. At 2002 LPGA Q-School, Young-A shot a score good enough to get her one of the last exempt cards for the 2003 season.

In 2003, she played better than expected, finishing high enough on the money list to easily maintain her exempt tour card. Her best finish of the year came at the second Major, the LPGA Championship, where she tied Young Kim for 6th.

Yang had another decent season in 2004, finishing 59th on the money list to easily maintain her exempt status. Her best finish came at the Giant Eagle Classic, where she finished second. This was also her career best finish.

In 2005, Yang had her worst season since turning pro. For the first time, she had to return to Q-School. This time she only earned non-exempt status for 2006. But she finished 61st on the money list in 2006, and thus earned her exempt status for 2007.

In 2007, Yang started to go by her English name, Jacqueline, on tour. She had a fairly poor year and was not able to maintain her exempt card. However, she earned one again at Q-School for 2008. She was not able to maintain exempt status in 2008, though, and she had to go to to Q-School once again. She failed to improve her situation and had limited playing status for 2009.

In 2009, Yang failed to make a cut in five events played. Due to injuries, however, she maintained playing privileges for 2010. That year, she made less than $3,000 on tour, but again got an injury extension for 2011.

Yang missed the cut in every event she played in 2011. She still maintains limited status owing to her long membership on tour, but will probably qualify for few events in 2012.

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