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SUN YOUNG YOO |
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The Facts |
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December 13, 1986 Rookie Year on LPGA: 2006 Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea Best LPGA Finish: T-5th (2006 John Q. Hammons) Best LPGA Major Finish: T-36th (2006 Weetabix Women's British Open) Best Score: 66 (2006) Best Scoring Average for a year: 72.53 (2006) Best Season money total: $231,473 (2006) Best Season Money Position: 57th (2006) Most Top Tens/Season: 2 (2006) Rookie of The Year Finish: 8th Height: 5' 5" 2008 LPGA Status: Exempt Nicknames: None Known Sponsors: None How's her English?: Unknown Hobbies: Unknown Road to the LPGA: Qualified for 2006 LPGA Tour by finishing fifth on Futures Tour Money list in 2005 Best finish on Futures Tour: Win |
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Capsule Bio |
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As an amateur, Sun Young Yoo had some success both here and in Korea. She was a member of the Korean national team in 2002 and 2004, and in 2004 won the Korean Amateur Championship. She also made it to the quarterfinals in the 2004 US Women's Amateur, and finished 4th at the 2004 Women's World Golf Team Championship. She turned pro in 2005 and joined the Futures Tour, where she immediately made a big splash. She ended up making all 18 cuts and compiling 10 top tens during 2005. Thus, she hovered around the top five on the money list all year. She cemented her spot in the top five, and thus her exempt tour card for the LPGA for 2006, by winning one of the last events of the year, the Betty Puskar FUTURES Golf Classic. She ended up fifth on the money list, gaining the last card. She also won Futures Tour rookie of the Year as a result. She had a solid LPGA rookie campaign in 2006, easily securing her exempt status for 2007. The highlight was a 5th place finish at the John Q. Hammons in September. Her 2007 season was just a little worse, but she still maintained her exempt status for 2008 with ease. |
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