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Yang Yong-eun

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Golfer

The Resume

    (January 15, 1972- )
    Born in Jeju-do, Korea (South)
    Known as 'Y.E. Yang' in the United States
    Turned professional (1996)
    Played in the PGA Tour
    Member of one World Cup team (2009)
    Won one PGA Championship (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is one of eight children.
    He didn't know that golf was a sport until he was 19 years old.
    A knee injury ended his dreams of becoming a bodybuilder and having his own gym.
    He wrote on a wrong scorecard resulting in a disqualification from the HSBC Champions (November 2007).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He spent two years in the South Korean military for mandatory service.
    He is a self-taught golf player.
    He watched instructional videos as he learned the golf swing.
    He beat Tiger Woods, becoming the first Asian male golfer to win a PGA Championship (August 16, 2009).

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 77 Votes: 49.35% Annoying