The Class of '08: Rookies to keep an eye on
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Young-Eun Yang
Age: 36
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Yang held off Tiger Woods by two shots at the HSBC Champions tournament in '06, interrupting Woods's streak of six straight stroke-play wins. Yang's also a four-time winner on the Japan tour and won the '06 Korea Open. He got into nine PGA Tour events last year his best finish was a 30th at the Masters and he tied for sixth at Q school. He's not a big hitter but is good with a wedge and an excellent scrambler. His best result so far this year is a tie for ninth at Pebble Beach.


