National team member Yang Yun-seo (Incheon Girls' Broadcasting High School) has won the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP).
On January 15, in the final round at Royal Wellington Golf Club (par 72) in Wellington, New Zealand, Yang carded a 3-under-par 69 with one eagle, four birdies, and three bogeys. With a final total of 16-under-par 272, Yang claimed victory by eight strokes over runner-up Oh Su-min (Shinsung High School).
With this victory, Yang has secured spots in three major championships this year: the AIG Women's Open, the Amundi Evian Championship, and the Chevron Championship.
She will also compete in the Hana Financial Group Championship, ISPS HANDA Women's Australian Open, the 123rd Women's Amateur Championship, and the Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA).
The championship, established in 2018, is jointly organized by the R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation.
The inaugural champion in 2018 was Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, currently ranked world No. 1 in women's golf.
Yang is the first Korean player to win this championship.
Korean players have finished as runners-up for four consecutive years: Kim Min-sol in 2023, Lee Hyo-song in 2024, and Oh Su-min in both 2025 and this year.
After securing the victory, Yang said, "It doesn't feel real. I'm so happy. I'm proud that I did it." She added, "What I look forward to with the major appearances is playing with the world's best players and playing on great courses. I'm excited to experience something I've never done before. If I keep knocking on the door of majors, I think I'll become a champion. In the not-too-distant future."
She continued, "In preparing for this tournament, I trained with the national team in Thailand for about a month. Coaches Kim Hyung-tae and Min Na-on told me I could do well, which gave me confidence going into the competition."
Among other Korean competitors, Park Seo-jin (Seomun Girls' High School) finished tied for sixth at 4-under-par, Hong Su-min (Cheonan Jungang Broadcasting High School) tied for seventh at 3-under-par, and Park Seo-jin (Daejeon Girls' Broadcasting High School) and Kim Gyu-bin (Haksan Girls' High School) tied for ninth at 2-under-par.