Yani Tseng, a young 22-year-old from the small country of Taiwan (Republic of China) continues as the #1 ranked female golfer in the world. She finished the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, NY with a stunning 6 under par 66 to finish 19-under, 10 strokes ahead of Morgan Pressel. On the tight Locust Hill course she proved to be the best driver of the golf ball on tour, keeping her drives long and straight. She had 27 birdies over the four rounds.
Yani is the youngest player in LPGA history to win four career LPGA major championships. It was her 8th LPGA Tour win, second in a row and 3rd of this season. In two weeks she will attempt to win the Grand Slam with a victory at the US Open at the Broadmoor CC, Colorado Springs, Colo.
In January 2011, Tseng defended her title at the Taifong Ladies Open on the LPGA of Taiwan Tour. Three weeks later she won the ISPS Honda Women’s Australian Open and a week later the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters, on the Ladies European Tour. With those wins she became #1 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings. The next week she won the first tournament of the LPGA season, the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Well trained, focused and determined, it is apparent that she gets great enjoyment out of playing the game. She showed her pleasure by smiling after hitting good shots. Her strategy is always to play one shot at a time and do the best she can. She said thinking about records being broken was for the media’s attention, not hers. Yani is a great example of how the game of golf can be played. It will be exciting to watch her powerful golf swing and all around superb game as she captures more championships. It won’t be long before the entire golf world recognizes her talent and composure.
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