Greatness in the Making: Yani Tseng

Yani Tseng 

Tseng continues to dominate the LPGA Tour, filling in the shoes for some giants like  Lorena Ochoa or Annika Sorenstam, She is the youngest player in professional golf to have won five majors at her current age. Not to mention she is Ranked #1 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings and in the Rolex points. Tseng’s lead is tremendous, with her nearest competitors far from close, to overcoming her lead. Tseng was able to achieve this by shooting over 40 rounds in the 60s throughout the season.

Tseng has won 7 times this year, resembling Tiger Wood’s prime years on the PGA Tour. Anytime you can win 7 times including 2 majors in a single year, you know your doing something right. Whatever the case is for Tseng, she certainly is riding this momentum to a level of greatness. 

Tseng is an example of the growth in the game of golf in the United States, with golfers from Asia (Tseng is Taiwanese) making a name for themselves in the American soil. The birth of golf was in Europe but the U.S seems to be the center of attention when it comes to competitive golf. This is evident in the PGA Tour with so maybe great players playing full time that are from over seas. 

The question that comes to mind is will Tseng continue to dominate and one day over come the ladder of legends or will stars like Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, and Suzann Pettersen finally fill in the gaps that the LPGA Tour depressively  needs. The LPGA Tour concludes this week at the CME Group Titleholders, with a field full of big names anything can happen. But a win for Tseng could really validate her as a great player.