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Danielle Kang

MEET THE ATHLETE

Date of birth: October 20, 1992 / Height: 168 cm / Turned pro: 2011

Danielle Grace Kang is from San Francisco, California, USA. After winning the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Tournament as an amateur, she won the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Tournament and became the first player in 15 years to win back-to-back titles. She won the LPGA Tour's KPMG U.S. Women's PGA Championship in 2017 after five years on the LPGA, and since then she has steadily maintained her performance, winning six times as a professional. Her highest ever world ranking is No. 2, and she will represent the U.S. at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Six regular tour wins (one major)