Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer who plays on the United States based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player of either sex to win five major championships, and she was ranked number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013. Born on 23 January 1989, she won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links over Michelle Wie, turned professional in January 2007, and won her first LPGA Tour title at the 2008 LPGA Championship, the first major won by a player from Taiwan. She was LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2008 and Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and Time magazine named her to its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012.