2022 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champios
2020 LPGA Drive On Championship, Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai
2018 Buick LPGA Shanghai
2017KPMG Women's PGA Championship
The Solheim Cup (3)
2017, 2019, 2021
Olympics (1)
2020 Tokyo Olympics (T20)
LPGA Awards
2020 Vare Trophy with 70.08 scoring average
2022 in a Nutshell
18 events, 16 cuts made, $1,039,239 (25)
Recorded seven top-10 finishes including a win at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Career Highlights:
2021:
21 events, 19 cuts made, $902,244 (18)
Recorded nine top-10 finishes including a season-best runner-up performance at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team
Represented the United States in the Tokyo Olympics
2020:
13 events, 13 cuts made, $897,892 (4)
Two-time and back-to-back champion in 2020 at the LPGA Drive On Championship - Inverness Club and Marathon LPGA classic, two of five total top-five results
Ranked in the top-10 in several categories including Race for the CME Globe (2nd) and Official Money (4th)
2019:
21 events, 18 cuts made, $1,511,443 (9)
Earned her third career victory defending at the Buick LPGA Shanghai and crossed the $5 million mark with a T3 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship
Recorded a career-high 11 top-10 finishes in 2019, including three runner-up performances, and earned the most money in a s single season in her career
Member of the USA Solheim Cup team with a 4-4-0 overall record
2018:
26 events, 16 cuts made, $1,135,441 (11)
Earned her second career victory at the Buick LPGA Shanghai and crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her fourth-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open
2017:
26 events, 17 cuts made, $1,005,983 (17)
Recorded a career-high six top-10 finishes and became a Rolex First-Time Winner and major champion at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Earned over $1 million in season earning for the first time in her career and crossed the $2 million in career earnings with her win at the KPMG Women's PGA championship
Posted a 3-1-0 record as a rookie on the U.S Solheim Cup Team
2016:
27 events, 23 cuts made, $505,316 (36)
Posted career-high three top-10 finishes including a season-best tie for fourth at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
2015:
26 events, 23 cuts made, $292,579 (62)
Recorded a season-best tie for fifth finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings following at T38 finish at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
2014:
27 events, 20 cuts made, $316,239 (51)
Carded three hole-in-ones during the season, including two in back-to-back weeks that earned her cars (Blue Bay LPGA and Fubon 2014 LPGA Taiwan Championship)
2013:
24 events, 17 cuts made, $221,649 (57)
3 top-25 finishes including a season-best tie for fifth at the HSBC Women's Champions 2013
2012:
19 events, 13 cuts made, $239,184 (52)
Recorded a career-best tie for third at the Kingsmill Championship, where she shot a career-low 64 in the second round.
Finished fifth in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race.
2011:
Turned professional in August.
Finished tied for 39th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament where she earned Priority List Category 20 for the 2012 LPGA season.
Amateur:
Kang enjoyed a successful amateur career winning the 2010 and 2011 US Women’s Amateur Championship.
She was the low amateur at the 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open; won the 2011 North and South Championship.
Personal:
5’6”
Started playing golf at age 12.
Hobbies outside of golf include listening to and playing music and reading.
If she did not choose a career on the LPGA Tour she would have been an actress.
She qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt.
