Y.E.Yang
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Y.E. Yang
Republic of Korea
Profile
Height
5'9"
Weight
195lbs
Age
52
Birthday
Jan 15, 1972
Birthplace
Jeju-do, South Korea
Turned Pro
1996
Career Earnings
$8,768,257
Residence
Honolulu, HI
Plays From
Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea
Family
Wife, Mi Jin Kim; Isu, Kyung Min
Personal
Fourth of eight children and the son of vegetable farmers.
Once aspired to be a bodybuilder and own his own gym. A knee injury in his late teens ended that dream.
Never knew there was a sport called golf until the age of 19, when he started going to a small, local driving range in South Korea on a friend's advice and learned the swing by watching instructional videos. Worked picking up practice balls and would work on his game before the facility opened and late at night after visitors went home. The range had facilities where you could sleep and eat.
As required, spent almost two years in the South Korean military, stationed at his home at Jeju Island, south of South Korea, beginning at age 21. Guarded naval port.
Traveled to New Zealand after his military duty to pursue a golf career. Practiced and played intensely there over a three-month period.