Anthony Kang

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Anthony Kang
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Personal information
Full nameAnthony Kang
Born (1972-11-30) November 30, 1972 (age 50)
South Korea
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Career
College Oregon State University
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) Asian Tour (joined 1998)
Former tour(s) European Tour (2009–11)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour3
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.

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Early life

Kang was born in South Korea, moving to live in the United States at the age of 10, where he attended Oregon State University.

Professional career

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.

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
115 Feb 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open 1−17 (74-66-64-67=271)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Horsey, Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng,
Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa, Flag of England.svg Miles Tunnicliff

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

Asian Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 May 1999 Casino Filipino Philippine Open −15 (68-72-67-66=273)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston, Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Yonekura
211 Feb 2001 London Myanmar Open −6 (74-71-71-66=282)2 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Charlie Wi
315 Feb 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open 1−17 (74-66-64-67=271)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Horsey, Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng,
Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa, Flag of England.svg Miles Tunnicliff

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2000 Volvo Masters of Malaysia Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Akiba, Flag of Sweden.svg Stephen Lindskog Lindskog won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2001
U.S. Open T74

"T" = Tied
Note: Kang only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2009
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T36
Champions T68
  Did not play

"T" = Tied


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