15 Years Ago, Yang Yong-eun Defeated Major PGA's Woods?What About This Year?
Appearing as 2009 Tournament Champion
Kim Juhyung, An Byunghun, Im Sungjae, Kim Siwoo Participate
Woods and 16 LIV Golf Members Join
“The Wind Man” Yang Yong-eun will participate in the major tournament PGA Championship.
The PGA of America, which hosts this tournament, announced the entry list of 154 players including Yang Yong-eun on the 7th (local time). Yang Yong-eun qualifies as the 2009 champion of this tournament. At that time, he created an upset by defeating the “Golf Emperor” Tiger Woods (USA). This year, he is competing on the PGA Tour Champions (Senior Tour), where players aged 50 and above participate. He has played in 8 tournaments this season and finished in the top 10 four times. His personal best results are tied for 3rd place at the Trophy Hassan II and the Invited Celebrity Classic.
In addition to Yang Yong-eun, Korea is represented by An Byeong-hun, Im Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo, Kim Joo-hyung, and Lee Kyung-hoon. Woods also appears on the player list as the 2000 PGA Championship winner. Sixteen players from LIV Golf will participate. Invited players include defending champion Brooks Koepka (USA), world No. 5 Jon Rahm (Spain), Patrick Reed (USA), Dean Burmester (South Africa), Lucas Herbert (USA), Adrian Meronk (Poland), and David Puig (Spain).
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Joaquin Niemann (Chile) and Taylor Gooch (USA), who transferred to LIV Golf, will participate as invited players. If a player without a PGA Championship entry wins this week’s PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship (total prize money $20 million) or the Myrtle Beach Classic (total prize money $4 million), they can secure a last-minute spot. The 106th PGA Championship this year will be held over four days starting from the 16th at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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