Career
Kang has played on the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. In 2002 he was the top player on the Korean circuit. In 2003 he missed out on a Professional Golf Association Tour card by one shot after three-putting the last hole of Final Qualifying to make bogie.
He still qualified to play the Nationwide Tour in 2004, but despite recording a top ten finish in his third outing he left after six events because he couldn"t live with the American food.
He has seven career wins on the Asian Tour and several others elsewhere. Asian Tour wins (7) 1996 Tournament Players Championship (Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur Open (Malaysia) Other wins (6) Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South of Korea): 1997, 1998 World Cup (representing South of Korea): 1999.