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[NBCSports.com: Golf] Yang’s introduction to golf came when he took a job on a driving range as a 19-year-old ”” the same age McIlroy is now ”” and didn’t break 100 the first time he played. He didn’t even know there was such a thing as a touring golf pro until after serving 18 months as an armed guard in the South Korean Army.

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[Golf Talk] Golf Talk » Blog Archive » Asian Golfers Take the Weekend: Yang on ...: Yang could have put away all doubt on the 17th with a mere par, but missing the put, he was forced to par out on the 18th, a hole that had yielded birdies for both Rollins and Crane. Also making a strong showing, PGA newcomer Jeff Klauk went home with his best showing (4th) of what has been a great start to his PGA career.

[Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog] Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog » Blog Archive » Y.E. Yang ...: Yang of South Korea won the PGA Tour Honda Classic and a cheque for $990,00 with a final round score of two under par score of 68 for an aggregate score of -9, 271, to finish one stroke ahead of American John Hollins (67) at PGA National Resort and Spa - Champion Course · Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.

[Omaha World-Herald > Sports] Omaha.com Sports Section: Yang shot a final round of 2-under 68 to win with a score of 9-under par. The South Korean took command with three straight birdies on the front side and wouldn't fold, picking up a two-year exemption and a check for $1,008,000. With the win, he qualified for next week's CA Championship at Doral, plus earned an invitation to next month's Masters.

[FanHouse] Monday Pin Placement: Yang Is Champ -- Golf FanHouse: Now, playing the Honda Classic for his first event of the season, Compton fired two rounds of 69 to open the tournament before struggling on the weekend. He finished t-44, good enough to pick up a solid check and hopefully entice some other sponsors to give him an exemption into a few more tournaments this year.

[Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog] Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog » Blog Archive » Yang Yong ...: Yang Yong-eun of Korea held on to a one-shot lead after the third round of the PGA TOUR Honda Classic while compatriot Charlie Wi charged back into contention with a superb five-under-par 65 yesterday.

[Buzzin Golf] Yang clinches first title as Rory McIlroy rues poor finish ...: It was a tense finale, but Yang held his nerve on the final hole where he needed a two-putt from 50 feet to secure the win. His final round of 68 left him on nine under overall, a shot ahead of American John Rollins who said that ”˜it’s not easy’ to do what Yang did on the final green.

[Euro News 24 - News] Golf Korean Yang clinches first title | Euro News 24: McIlroy - bidding to become the youngest winner in PGA Tour history - worked his way up the leaderboard before consecutive bogeys to end his round left him tied for 13th.

[Asia Daily News Online Top Stories] Korean golfer Yang wins his first PGA title | Asia Daily News ...: With the PGA trophy, Yang was awarded US$990,000 in prize money and received berths in next week’s World Golf Championship event and next month’s Masters tour.

[The Golf Watch] The Golf Watch: Golf was delivered a Yang/Shin treatment: It wasn't too thrilling of a Sunday for most Americans watching golf (I'm sure this weekend will be a ratings bust for NBC), but the Korean golf community must be ecstatic.  Y.E.

[Jaacob Bowden's Swing Man Golf Blog] Jaacob Bowden's Swing Man Golf Blog: Yang Wins 2009 Honda Classic: After 18 hard working years and 7 victories worldwide 37 year old Yang finally got his first victory on the PGA Tour

[Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog] Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog » Blog Archive » Honda ...: This was YE Yang’s eighth worldwide win but first on the PGA Tour. He now qualifies for next week’s World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral and earns an invitation to next month’s US Masters Tournament at Augusta National, the 1st golf major of the year.

[Sports and World Cup Blog] Koreans capture two golf events | Sports and World Cup Blog: The South Korean took command with three consecutive birdies on the front side and wouldn’t fold, picking up a two-year exemption and a cheque for $1,008,000 (U.S.). Yang, who finished at nine-under 271, qualified for this week’s CA Championship at Doral in Miami, plus he earned an invitation to next month’s Masters.

[Intro2u Blog] YE YANG PGA TOUR: YANG: When I played in the Masters a couple of years ago, which was my first time, up until then, my dream was actually to be able to play in the Masters. And when I played there in a couple of years ago, in a way, I’ve accomplished my dream, because I was in the field.

[The Shop Blog] The Shop Blog: Y.E. Yang's Honda Classic Winning Clubs: Yang used a hybrid magnificently from the left rough Sunday on the 16th hole after his drive hit a tree. He was able to hit under a tree branch and still get his ball into the left fringe, where he went up-and-down to save par.

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