Yani Tseng ended her decade-long victory drought Sunday, winning the weather-shortened Wistron Ladies Open in her native Taiwan. The former world No. 1 shot rounds of 63-67 at Sunrise Golf and Country Club—a course she grew up playing—to finish four shots ahead of runner-up Amelia Garvey.
“I’ve been waiting for this trophy for so long,” Tseng told reporters. “To win this tournament in my home country and in front of my family and friends is amazing. I’ve been really emotional from this win, and just shows you should never give up on your dreams.”
It’s a meaningful comeback for the 36-year-old who once dominated women’s golf. Tseng became the youngest player ever—male or female—to win five major championships, accomplishing the feat at just 22 years old. She held the world No. 1 ranking for an impressive 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.
But Tseng’s career took a puzzling turn. Her last LPGA victory came in 2012, and until Sunday, her most recent win anywhere was the 2014 Taifong Ladies Open, also in Taiwan.
This summer, Tseng made waves by qualifying for her first U.S. Women’s Open in nine years. What caught everyone’s attention was her unconventional approach—putting left-handed to combat the yips that had plagued her game. She narrowly missed the cut by a single stroke that week.
The comeback trail showed more promise at the AIG Women’s Open, where she made her first LPGA cut since 2018.
Now with a trophy in hand again, Tseng’s journey from phenom to struggle to redemption adds another compelling chapter at a course that helped launch her career.
