Head Shot
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.)

Quick Facts
  • 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: 2025 – 62th (Individual - Women)
  • Years of participation: Individual - Women 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Silver – 2018 (Individual - Women)
    • Bronze – 2023 (Individual - Women)

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