Yang Yong-eun
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Yang Yong-eun (family name Yang; born 15 January 1972) is a South Korean golfer. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won four tournaments.
In 2006 he won the Korea Open, an Asian Tour event, and this victory gained him entry into the HSBC Champions Tournament in November 2006. He won the tournament, beating a strong field including Tiger Woods who was second. This victory earned him membership of the European Tour and moved him into the top forty of the Official World Golf Rankings.
[edit] Professional wins
- 2004 Sun Chlorella Classic, Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial (both Japan Golf Tour (JGT))
- 2005 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic (JGT)
- 2006 Suntory Open (JGT), Korea Open (Asian Tour), HSBC Champions Tournament (Asian Tour/European Tour)
