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PGA Tour Taps Into Asian Market With CIMB Asia Pacific Classic

By B.J. GeorgeOct 27th 2010 – 3:33PM

The focus of the golf world shifts to Asia with the first of two high-profile tournaments taking place on the growing golf continent this week. While the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia might not have any bearing on the 2010 season, the significance of this week goes beyond money lists or standings. The...

The 2010 PGA Championship Cut: Who's in, Who's Out

By Hal SpivackAug 14th 2010 – 2:00PM

Play began fog-free on Saturday morning at Whistling Straits for the first time all week. This allowed players to finish second-round play, setting the cut at 1-over as players entered moving day hoping to climb up the leaderboard in the third round. Many notable players missed the cut, including last year's PGA champion...

PGA Championship Picks, Predictions

By Mick ElliottAug 11th 2010 – 4:25PM

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Just a year ago, when the PGA Championship was played at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minn., it was still considered a pretty big deal to beat Tiger Woods. A lot has changed in the months since, but Y.E. Yang's victory is no less impressive. Woods was 14-0 when he went into the final round of a major...

2010 Byron Nelson Preview: FanHouse Roundtable

By FanHouse StaffMay 18th 2010 – 1:20PM

The PGA Tour keeps rolling on the Texas Swing this week, heading to the Dallas suburbs for the Byron Nelson Championship. Rory Sabbatini grabbed the cup last year after impressive weekend rounds of 65, 64 gave him a 2-stroke victory over Brian Davis. American Scott McCarron made a run on Sunday shooting an 8-under 62,...

Golf Digest Apologizes to Y.E. Yang for Dan Jenkins Tweet

By Ryan WilsonApr 15th 2010 – 2:45PM

Dan Jenkins is 80 years old and not only has he been writing about sports for more than a half-century, he's been doing it better than just about everybody else. He's also taken to Twitter like somebody a quarter his age, which might be more impressive. But one of Jenkins' tweets from last week's Masters wasn't so well...

Background on Y.e. Yang

Yang Yong-eun (, born 15 January 1972), or Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship where he came from behind to defeat Tiger Woods.

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