Haeji Kang

Born in South Korea, she moved to New Zealand and then Australia to pursue her golf career. She started playing golf at the age of 10 and credits her dad with most influencing her career.
Two-time winner of the Queensland Junior Championship (2006, 2007). Won the 2006 Greg Norman Junior Masters Championship and the 2007 Australian Junior Championship. The 2006 Queensland 72-Hole Stroke Play Champion was runner-up at the 2006 Australian Amateur Championship. Finished fifth as a low amateur at the 2006 LG BING LEE Championship on the Ladies European Tour. Also low amateur at the 2007 ANZ Ladies Masters.
In 2008, she turned professional in January. Recorded six top-10 finishes in 17 events on the Duramed Futures Tour, including a victory at the Greater Richmond Duramed Futures Tour Classic. T-29th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 16 for the 2009 LPGA season.
In 2009, recorded a career-best T-4th at the Wegmans LPGA, where she carded a career-low 65 in the third round.
In 2010, she recorded a season-best T-5th at the Sybase Match-Play Championship.
In 2011, finished T-23rd at the Avnet LPGA Classic and T-30th at the RICOH Women's British Open. Also, T-48th at the HSBC Women's Champions.
2012 Notes: Played in 24 events and made 21 cuts. She had 4 top-10 finishes, including a season-best T3 at the Navistar LPGA Classic. Earned $456,425, which ranked her 29th.
2013 Notes: Played in 25 events, making 20 cuts. Her three top-10 finishes, including a T5 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, were her career-best finishes in a major. She earned $408,641, ranking 37th on the money list. Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings in April at the North Texas LPGA Shootout.
2014 Notes: She was 49th in earnings with $333,072 and 62nd in CME points with 19 cuts made in 26 starts. She tied her career-best finish with a T-3rd at the ShopRite Classic, seven shots back of winner Stacy Lewis. She had her second T-3rd of the season at the Reignwood LPGA Classic in China.
2015 Notes: Played in 19 LPGA events, making 10 cuts. Her best finish was T-29th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Season earnings $44,869, ranking 115th.
2016 Notes: Played in 14 LPGA events, making 4 cuts. Best finish was T-20th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Season earnings $38,539, ranking 126th.
2017 Notes: Played in 9 LPGA events, making 4 cuts. Best finish was T-5th at the Indy Women In Tech Championship. Season earnings $87,160, ranking 108th. She also played in 9 Symetra Tour events, making 8 cuts. She had two top 10 finishes, including a season-best T-6th at the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Classic, and had earnings of $14,173, finishing 61st on the money list.
2018 Notes: Played in 24 LPGA events, making 14 cuts with two top-ten finishes. Best was T-3rd at the ASI Ladies Scottish Open, 5 shots back of winner Ariya Jutanugarn. Shot a final-round 63 to finish T-9th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. She had season earnings of $258,711, which ranked 70th and was 73rd in the Race to CME.
2019 Notes: Played in 21 LPGA Tour events, making 13 cuts. She was 104th on the money list with $116,843 in earnings and was 95th on the CME points list. Best finish T-27th at the PGA Mediheal Championship. She finished 4th in the 2019 LPGA Q-Series, getting her back on the LPGA in 2020.
2020 Notes: Played in 11 LPGA Tour events, making 9 cuts. She was 101st on the money list with $59,129 in earnings and was 97th on the CME points list. Best finish T-28th at Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
2021 Notes: Played in 20 LPGA Tour events, making 15 cuts with one top-ten finish. She was 85th on the money list with $221,843 in earnings and was 85th on the CME points list. She was T-6th with partner Amy Yang at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. She was T-37th at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open to get her into the AIG Women's Open and T-29th at the AIG. Best individual finish, T-16th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
2022 Notes: Played in 22 LPGA Tour events, making 14 cuts with two top-ten finishes. She was 92nd on the money list with $221,843 in earnings and was 88th on the CME points list. She was T-6th at the DIO Implant L.A. Open, nine shots back of the winner, Nasa Hataoka. Was T-4th at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational with partner Tiffany Chan.
2022 Notes: Played in 12 LPGA Tour events, making 6 cuts with no top-ten finishes. She was 126th on the money list with $112,747 in earnings and was 148th on the CME points list. Her best finish was T-22nd at the ShopRite Classic. She didn't play an event past July, as she was injured much of the season. And indeed, she maintained her category 11 status for 2024 because of a medical deferment.
2024 Notes: Played in 20 LPGA Tour events, making 7 cuts with one top-ten finish. She was 106th on the money list with $168,193 in earnings and was 107th on the CME points list. Best finish T-3rd at the Dow Championship with partner Kyung Kim. Best individual finish, T-20th at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
2025 Notes: Was 3rd in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open, seven shots back of winner Chisato Iwai.