SU YEON JANG

But Jang did recover. She joined the KLPGA in 2013, finishing 34th on the money list that year with a runner up in the Lotte Mart Women's Open. Lotte ended up sponsoring Jang for years after that. In 2014, she finished 12th on the money list with over 330 million won earned. She had a bunch of top tens, but still no wins.

Jang had another decent but winless year in 2015, finishing 16th on the money list. Finally, in 2016, Jang overcame her demons and had the breakthrough year she had always been capable of. She finished 3rd on the money list with over 680 million won earned. She also broke through with her first tour win at, conveniently, her sponsor's event, the LotteMart. The next week, she played on the LPGA at the event Lotte sponsors in Hawaii, and once again found herself in the hunt all week. She fell just short, but her 5th place finish served notice that she was a force to be reckoned with.

Jang again got into the winner's circle at the NH Financial event just a month later. Although she did not win again, she was very consistent in 2016. She collected 12 top tens, including a runner up and three thirds. The only two players to top her in 2016 on the money list, Jin Young Ko and Sung Hyun Park, set the first and third highest money totals ever achieved on tour. Jang had arrived in a big way!

Jang also played on the KLPGA team for the ING Champions and Kowa Queens Team events. At ING, Jang and Jin Young Ko teamed to beat Amy Yang and Mirim Lee 3 & 2, but lost 2 & 1 against Mi Hyang Lee and Chella Choi when teamed with Hae Rym Kim. She lost to Mirim Lee in the singles 1 down.

At the Kowa, Jang was 1-1 in the team competition, but beat Japan's Ritsuko Ryu 1 up in the singles.

Jang was invited to play at her sponsor's LPGA event, the Lotte Championship, again in 2017, and she did even better than she had the previous year. In fact, she was in the last group on Sunday, paired with American star Cristie Kerr. Controversially, Kerr decided to play extra slowly, eventually getting her group put on the clock. This rattled Jang, allowing Kerr to sweep ahead of her and grab the crown. Jang finished second. Whether it was a trick Kerr pulled or just the unexpected result of her being too diligent, many fans felt it was not a good move and flooded social media and comment boards with complaints. Regardless, the runner up finish was Jang's best yet on that tour.

Jang had a decent but unspectacular season on the KLPGA. She did win the KLPGA Championship, one of the year's Majors, but she had only two other top tens and finished 16th on the money list with about 310 million won earned.

Jang had a mediocre season in 2018. She finished 52nd on the money list with about 131 million won earned. She had four top tens, with three of those being 7th place finishes. Jang's 2019 season was even weaker. She finished 71st on the money list with nearly 81 million won earned. Her best finish was a 20th place at the year's final event.

In 2020, the world was hit with the Covid19 pandemic. All sports leagues, including the LPGA and KLPGA, were massively affected by it; many events were canceled or shifted around the schedule, and fans were forbidden from attending. Su Yeon made 108 million won, finishing 46th on the money list. Her best finish and only top ten was a second place at the Fantom Classic.

Jang had a decent year in 2021, finishing 31st on the money list with nearly 273 million won earned. Her best finishes were a pair of thirds near the end of the year; she had four total top tens.

Su Yeon shocked the league right out of the gate in 2022: she won the first event of the year, the Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open. It was her first win in five years. She had two other top tens later in the season, and earned about 267 million won for the year, good for 33rd on the season money list.

Jang had a less impressive 2023 season. She had three top tens, her best finish a tie for 4th at the Daebo HausD Open. She made 152 million won, 63rd on the money list, and should maintain her full status for 2024.