Topic: Y.E. Yang

Wife lovelier but PGA win no guarantee of more Yang success

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Yang Yong-eun's major triumph last year made his wife look lovelier and his children sweeter but was no guarantee of future success, the South Korean said ahead of this week's U.S. Masters.Yang out-dueled Tiger Woods to win the U.S. ...

US PGA champion Yang eyes Masters glory

Asia's first major winner Yang Yong-Eun said Monday his victory in last year's PGA Championship had increased the pressure on his shoulders as he prepares for this week's Masters.South Korea's Yang held off world number one Tiger Woods in a memorable battle ...

Major success taking its toll, says golfer Yang

South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun admitted Wednesday that he was starting to feel the strain of being Asia's first ever Major winner.The 37-year-old became a household name in Asia after holding off Tiger Woods to win at Hazeltine Golf Club in August to ...

Glover captures Grand Slam event by five strokes

Reigning US Open champion Lucas Glover fired a five-under 66 to easily win the 1.35-million-dollar PGA Grand Slam of Golf by five strokes on Wednesday.American Glover earned 600,000 dollars in prize money by posting a two-day total of 131 at the Port ...
Tiger Woods capped a perfect Presidents Cup performance by providing the clinching point Sunday in America's 19.5-14.5 triumph over the International team.Woods's 6 and 5 triumph over South Korean Yang Yong-Eun - the man who beat Woods for the PGA Championship title ...

Tiger Woods seals US triumph in Presidents Cup

Tiger Woods delivered the clinching point Sunday as the United States defeated the Internationals 19.5-14.5 in the eighth Presidents Cup match play golf tournament.Woods's 6 and 5 triumph over South Korean Yang Yong-Eun - the man who beat Woods for the PGA ...
Asian sensations Yang Yong-Eun and Ryo Ishikawa couldn't stop America's powerhouse pair of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, but at least they managed to slow them down for a few holes Saturday.Yang, who became the first Asian man to win a major ...

Internationals seek to reverse foursomes fortunes

The eighth edition of the Presidents Cup got underway Thursday with the International team hoping to generate some heat in the cool, foggy weather at Harding Park Golf Course.The event, which pits the United States against an International team drawn from all ...
Yang Yong-Eun didn't have the Presidents Cup on his radar heading into 2009, but thanks to a pioneering PGA Championship triumph the South Korean is poised to play a key role in the global match play showdown. My objective for this year ...

The man who beat Tiger

A true underdog, Yang stuns Woods and the world at the PGA Championship South Korean Y.E. Yang earned a name for himself and a spot in history Sunday, beating Tiger Woods to capture the PGA Championship.Yangs upset victory, the first major title ...