Anthony Kang | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Anthony Kang |
Born | South Korea | November 30, 1972
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Career | |
College | Oregon State University |
Turned professional | 1996 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour (joined 1998) |
Former tour(s) | European Tour (2009–11) |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T74: 2001 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Anthony Kang (born November 30, 1972) is a Korean-American professional golfer.
Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.
Kang turned professional in 1996. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since 1998 where he has won over a million US dollars in prize money.
Kang has had three victories on the Asian Tour, the most recent coming at the 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open, eight years after the previous one. The tournament was co-sanctioned with the European Tour, and the win also gave him a two-year exemption on that tour.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 15 Feb 2009 | Maybank Malaysian Open 1 | −17 (74-66-64-67=271) | 1 stroke | David Horsey, Prayad Marksaeng, Jyoti Randhawa, Miles Tunnicliff |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 30 May 1999 | Casino Filipino Philippine Open | −15 (68-72-67-66=273) | 1 stroke | James Kingston, Kazuyoshi Yonekura |
2 | 11 Feb 2001 | London Myanmar Open | −6 (74-71-71-66=282) | 2 strokes | Charlie Wi |
3 | 15 Feb 2009 | Maybank Malaysian Open 1 | −17 (74-66-64-67=271) | 1 stroke | David Horsey, Prayad Marksaeng, Jyoti Randhawa, Miles Tunnicliff |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2000 | Volvo Masters of Malaysia | Shinichi Akiba, Stephen Lindskog | Lindskog won with birdie on second extra hole |
Tournament | 2001 |
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U.S. Open | T74 |
"T" = Tied
Note: Kang only played in the U.S. Open.
Tournament | 2009 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T36 |
Champions | T68 |
"T" = Tied
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