Yani Tseng has won 11 times in 2011 and to celebrate we've named November 11, 2011 "Yani Tseng Day." Read about the records she's accumulated with her wins.
Yani Tseng started her 2011 season by winning four straight events worldwide, including the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open and ANZ RACV Ladies Open co-sanctioned by the Australian Ladies Open co-sanctioned by Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the season-opening Honda LPGA Thailand on the LPGA Tour.
Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng became the youngest female golfer in history to win four major titles, shooting a final-round 66 to capture the 2011 Wegmans LPGA Championship by 10 strokes. Tseng, 22 years, 5 months, 3 days, already had the distinction of being the youngest player in LPGA history to win three majors by capturing the 2008 LPGA Championship, 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 2010 RICOH Women’s British Open.
At the Wegmans LPGA Championship Yani Tseng became the 15th player to win a major and the tournament before. Lorena Ochoa was the last to accomplish this feat in 2008 when she won the Safeway International and Kraft Nabisco Championship.
While Yani Tseng didn't quite catch Cristie Kerr for largest margin of victory at the Wegmans LPGA Championship, her 19-under par total tied the major record for lowest 72 hole score in an LPGA major. There have been three additional players to reach 19-under par in a major championship: Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Karen Stupples at the 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open and Kerr last year.
Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng successfully defended her title at the RICOH Women's British Open, shooting a final-round 69 at the storied Carnoustie Golf Links to take a four-stroke victory over Brittany Lang. At 22 years, 6 months, 8 days, Tseng becomes the youngest golfer in history to win five career major titles. Tiger Woods had previously held that distinction, having won his fifth major at 24 years, 7 months.
The RICOH Women's British Open was the first time that Tseng, who won the 2010 RICOH Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale, has been able to successfully defend a tournament title.
Tseng is now the 15th player in LPGA history to win at least five majors, joining a list of players that includes Annika Sorenstam, Patty Berg, Mickey Wright and Karrie Webb. She also finds herself on a list with other famous golfers who have accomplished the feat such as Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen. Tseng has won four of the last eight majors on the LPGA Tour and she also becomes only the second player in LPGA history to win multiple majors in consecutive years. Karrie Webb was the first to do it, following up wins at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the U.S. Women's Open in 2000 with victories at the 2001 LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open.
At the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G, Tseng earned her fifth LPGA Tour victory in 2011 and know joins an elite group of woman who have accomplished that feat in a season including Louise Suggs, Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitworth, Nancy Lopez and Pat Bradley to name a few. She also won this year’s Honda LPGA Thailand, LPGA State Farm Classic, Wegmans LPGA Championship and RICOH Women’s British Open.
Despite falling just a little short of capturing her seventh LPGA Tour of the season at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Tseng continued to add accolades to what has already been a dominating performance in 2011.With her runner-up finish, the 22-year-old now has 12 top-10 finishes this year. She leads the Tour with six victories and has nine victories worldwide in 2011. But the thing that Tseng was most proud of on Sunday was her ability to come from four shots back to be in contention right at the end again.
With her seventh LPGA Tour title this season at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship, Tseng joins an illustrious category along with Babe Zaharias, Kathy Whitworth, Beth Daniel and Lorena Ochoa who have all notched seven LPGA Tour victories in the same season.
Immediately following her win at the inaugural Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng announced she would donate $100,000 to Taiwan golf. Tseng has chosen the Golf Association Republic of China (GAROC), a program that helps train and develop young golfing talent in Taiwan.