Topic: Y.E. Yang
SUGAR GROVE, Illinois (Reuters) - International captain Greg Norman does not buy into the notion his team will go into this year's Presidents Cup as underdogs, despite losing five times to the U.S. in the previous seven editions.The Americans won the most ...
Japan's teenage star Ryo Ishikawa said Tuesday he would try to emulate South Korean Yang Yong-Eun's success at the US PGA Championship to blaze the trail for Asian golfers. "I believe his victory changed people's views of Asian golfers," the 17-year-old told ...
CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Yang Yong-eun's landmark victory at the PGA Championship, where he deprived Tiger Woods of a widely expected 15th major title, highlighted the modern game's remarkable strength in player depth.The 37-year-old South Korean became the first Asian male to ...
Yang's major victory over Woods could inspire hope across AsiaFor years, Asian countries could only boast about growth and potential in men's golf. It's not just Korea, but Japan, India, China, Thailand. And the PGA Tour recently joined other tours to turn ...
Y.E. Yang shatters the Tiger Woods mystique, proving that the great one is human after allThe scene seemed surreal, mostly because somehow we never expected to see it. A lot of players had the game to beat Woods on Sunday in a ...
South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun booked himself a spot on the Internationals team for the Presidents Cup matches as a result of his groundbreaking triumph at the 91st PGA Championship.But US Open champion Lucas Glover just missed swiping a spot on the American ...
Yang earns a spot on International Presidents Cup team; Glover narrowly misses US spotU.S. Open champion Lucas Glover needed a birdie over the final three holes to secure a spot on the Presidents Cup team, and he knew it. "The top 10 ...
The aura of invincibility Tiger Woods has enjoyed in the final rounds of major golf tournaments was shattered, perhaps for all time, by humble Yang Yong-Eun at the 91st PGA Championship.The 37-year-old South Korean became Asia's first major champion Sunday with a ...
Yang pulls off a shocker, beats Tiger Woods at PGA ChampionshipY.E. His 3-iron hybrid cleared a bunker and settled 12 feet away.And with that, Yang slew golf's giant.Yang made the final birdie to close with a 2-under 70, giving him a three-shot ...
South Korea's Yang Yong-Eun became the first Asian to capture a major championship, doing the unthinkable by rallying past Tiger Woods for one of the biggest upsets in golf history.The 37-year-old fired a two-under par 70 to win the 91st PGA Championship ...
