Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng
— Golfer —
Tseng with the 2011 Women's British Open trophy
Personal information
Full name	Yani Tseng
Born	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 28) Guishan Township, Taoyuan County (now Guishan District, Taoyuan City), Republic of China
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Former tour(s)	Ladies Asian Golf Tour (joined 2007)
Professional wins	27
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	15
Ladies European Tour	6
Ladies Asian Golf Tour	3
ALPG Tour	3
Other	5
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 5)
ANA Inspiration	Won: 2010
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 2008, 2011
U.S. Women's Open	T10: 2010
Women's British Open	Won: 2010, 2011
Evian Championship	T36: 2016
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year	2008
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	2010, 2011
LPGA Vare Trophy	2011
LPGA Tour Money Winner	2011
GWAA Female Player of the Year	2010, 2011

Yani Tseng (Chinese: 曾雅妮 Zēng Yǎní; born 23 January 1989) is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.

Tseng was the top-ranked amateur in Taiwan from 2004 to 2006. The highlight of her amateur career was winning the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, defeating Michelle Wie in the final, 1 up. Her amateur accomplishments include:

Tseng turned professional in January 2007. That year she competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and won the DLF Women's Indian Open. She also competed on the CN Canadian Women's Tour where she won the CN Canadian Women's Tour at Vancouver Golf Club.

Tseng entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in the fall of 2007 and finished sixth in the final Qualifying Tournament in December which gave Tseng full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008. In June 2008, she claimed her first LPGA tour victory at the LPGA Championship to become the first player from Taiwan to win an LPGA major championship. At age 19, she was also the youngest player to win the LPGA Championship and the second-youngest player to win an LPGA major.

Tseng was named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2008.

On 29 March 2009, Tseng became the fastest player in LPGA history to reach the $2 million mark in career earnings. She achieved this mark in 32 events, spanning one year, one month, and 13 days. The previous record holder was Paula Creamer who reached the mark in one year, four months, and 15 days in 2006.