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Danielle Kang is making holes-in-one -- and winning cars -- at a ridiculous rate
If you're a car dealer thinking about sponsoring a hole-in-one contest, you might want to check if Danielle Kang is playing in the event first. The 22-year-old LPGA Tour player made an ace in the second round of the Taiwan Championship on Friday to win a car with a hole-in-one for the second consecutive week. No, really.
LPGA commissioner Mike Whan was quick to congratulate Kang for the rare feat:
And fellow pro Jessica Korda offered a suggestion:
This is what Kang, a two-time U.S. Women's Amateur winner, tweeted after her hole-in-one last week at the Blue Bay LPGA, where she won a Buick Lacrosse:
But apparently, she really had her eye on the Audi A6 T2.0.
"I was actually thinking about a hole-in-one, because I've been touching that car," Kang said after. "I really wanted the car."
OK, now she's just getting greedy.