Player Bio: Danielle Kang2022 U.S. Women's Open

Age: 29
Country: United States of America
College: Pepperdine
Worldwide professional victories: 6 (All on LPGA Tour)
Road to Pine Needles: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2021 Race to CME Globe; Winner of LPGA Tour-sanctioned event from 2021 U.S. Women’s Open to start of 2021 championship; Top 10 in LPGA Tour's 2022 Race to CME Globe as of April 6; Top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of April 6

The California native’s first professional victory turned out to be a major championship: the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The one-stroke win over Brooke Henderson came in her 144th start. Kang has since claimed five more titles, the latest coming at the 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions to kick off the season. Before turning professional, Kang registered back-to-back U.S. Women’s Amateur titles in 2010 and 2011. She will be making her 12th start in the U.S. Women’s Open, with her best finish solo fourth in 2018 at Shoal Creek. Kang represented the USA in the 2010 Women's World Amateur Team Championship, and the 2017, 2019 and 2021 Solheim Cups.

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record