Haeji Kang
Personal information
Full nameHaeji Kang
Born (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT5: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT33: 2013
U.S. Women's OpenT17: 2013
Women's British OpenT20: 2018
Evian ChampionshipT35: 2021

Haeji Kang (born 14 November 1990) is a South Korean female professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. As a child, she moved from Korea to New Zealand and then to Australia to pursue a golf career. She had success as a junior and amateur golfer in Australia. She was the leading amateur in the 2006 LG Bing Lee Women's NSW Open. She won the Australian Girls' Championship in 2007 and finishing in second place up at the Senior Amateur. In 2007, she received a sponsor's invitation to play in the ANZ Ladies Masters where she was the low amateur.

Professional career

Kang participated in the Futures Tour qualifying tournament in the fall of 2007, finishing in 12th place. She turned professional after the qualifying tournament and played 2008 on the Futures Tour. In the 2008 season on the Futures Tour she had six top-10 finishes and one win.

Kang participated in the LPGA qualifying tournament in the fall of 2008 and finished in 29th place which gave her conditional status on the LPGA Tour for 2009 and the ability to continue playing on the Futures Tour. She played in 16 tournaments on the LPGA Tour in 2009, earning enough money to secure full playing privileges on the Tour for 2010. Her best finish in her rookie year of 2009 was a T4 at the Wegmans LPGA. In her second year on the LPGA Tour, 2010, she played a full season of events with a top finish of T5 at the Sybase Match Play Championship.

Professional wins (1)

Futures Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Winner's[1]
share (US$)
1 17 Aug 2008 Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Classic 65-72-68=205 −11 Playoff Mexico Sophia Sheridan 14,000

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T48 CUT T15 T5 T51 T51 T52
Women's PGA Championship CUT T34 T72 T51 T33 T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT T37 T65 CUT CUT T36
U.S. Women's Open T57 CUT T17 T59 WD T55 T53
The Evian Championship ^ T44 T54 CUT T62 NT T35 T69
Women's British Open CUT T31 T30 T47 CUT CUT T20 CUT T29

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00011276
Women's PGA Championship000000158
U.S. Women's Open00000175
The Evian Championship00000065
Women's British Open00000195
Totals0001144429
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2011 British Open – 2013 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(US$)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2009 16 10 0 0 0 1 T4 48,048 67 72.37 67
2010 19 13 0 0 0 0 11 55,984 58 72.91 69
2011 16 10 0 0 0 0 T14 81,691 45 73.50 76
2012 24 21 0 0 1 4 T3 456,425 29 71.54 23
2013 25 19 0 0 0 3 T5 408,641 37 71.62 32
2014 26 18 0 0 1 2 T3 333,072 49 72.49 88
2015 19 8 0 0 0 0 T29 44,869 115 73.60 124
2016 14 4 0 0 0 0 T20 38,539 126 72.58 99
2017 9 4 0 0 0 1 T5 87,160 108 70.84 n/a
2018 24 14 0 0 1 2 T3 258,711 70 72.00 83
2019 21 13 0 0 0 0 T27 116,843 104 72.00 100
2020 11 9 0 0 0 0 T28 59,129 101 72.16 75
2021 20 15 0 0 0 1 T6 221,843 78 71.44 73
2022 22 14 0 0 0 2 T4 213,640 92 71.61 85
2023 12 6 0 0 0 0 T22 112,747 126 72.77 137
  • Official as of 2023 season[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Futures Tour Player Biographies". LPGA Futures Tour. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Haeji Kang – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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