After Ending Her 1800 Days Drought, Amy Yang Confesses Her Haunting ‘Retirement’ Thoughts

LPGA Tour’s 2023 season has ended with an unexpected yet truly deserving golfer taking the trophy home. It took her 16 years to win an event on the American soil. However, Amy Yang never backed down and kept her mindset clear of self-doubts.

Winning the CME Group Tour Championship while beating Japan’s beacon of golf, Nasa Hataoka is a dream come true for Yang. Moreover, once in her career, she contemplated continuing the path of being a golfer. Though Yang has come out of that phase, she shares why and how she has been through this journey of becoming a champion.

Amy Yang wins the 5th title in her career

Amy Yang made her debut on the LPGA Tour in 2008. Throughout her 16 years of career, Yang has secured quadruple titles. The latest was in 2019 when Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand, an event she has won thrice in her career. After 1800 days with no wins, Yang finally ended the winless drought.

Yang and Hataoka entered the final round with scores tied. For a while, Hataoka had the lead. However, as the round progressed, Yang made her own sets of birdies and an eagle on the 13th. Ending the round with two consecutive birdies, Yang clinched her first title in 2023. Yang won the $2 million prize money and also secured the 11th position on the money list.

With the newest money added to her season earnings ($13,882,919), Yang becomes the second South Korean golfer with the highest career earnings after Inbee Park. However, reaching this stage was not easy, as Yang wondered to herself “How” she got a long run. Then she answered by saying, “I took care of myself well mentally.”

Surprisingly, there was a time in her life when Yang wanted to quit being a golfer, even without any injuries. She wanted to “retire” and “Live another life”. Yang attributed her “good balance” throughout her career to making the long run possible with all the ups and downs. 

At the age of 34, Yang thinks “burnout” can make her retire as she used to do before. However, now she enjoys doing “fun things” off the golf course to keep her steady and in that balance. 

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While facing the crowd after her first win in the last 5 years, Yang appeared to be happy and yet unbelieving of what just transpired. This is the first time she has won in America. Till the birdie on the 17th par-3, Yang did not believe she would win.

Well, there was Hataoka she was fighting with. However, she did while carding 256 under 27 with only two bogeys throughout the championship. What a way to finish the LPGA Tour’s 2023 season! 

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