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Golf

Danielle Kang

Olympian 2020

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'6"

Age

32

Hometown

Las Vegas, NV

Education

Westlake High School (Westlake Village, Calif.) ‘09 Pepperdine University (Malibu, Calif.)

Personal
Starting playing golf at 12 years old…Apart of the World Vision Association…Can speak Korean…Hobbies include playing the piano, alto saxophone and drums, taekwondo, drawing, reading, swimming, analyzing films and aerial.
Career Highlights
  • 2020 Marathon Classic, 1st
  • 2020 LPGA Drive On Championship, 1st
  • 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai, 1st
  • 2018 Buick LPGA Shanghai, 1st
  • 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 1st
  • 2011 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, 1st
  • 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, 1st
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 20th (Individual - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2024 – 55th (Individual - Women)
  • Years of participation: Individual - Women 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Silver – 2018 (Individual - Women)
    • Bronze – 2023 (Individual - Women)

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