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Golf-Yang, Molinari among 30 to secure European Tour cards (Reuters)

MADRID, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Former major winner Yang Yong-eun and Italian Edoardo Molinari were among 30 players to secure a European Tour card for next season at Qualifying School in Girona, Spain on Thursday.

South Korean Yang, who outdueled Tiger Woods to win the 2009 U.S. PGA Championship, shot a one-under-par 71 in the final round of the six-round event to finish with an eight-under total of 420.

Molinari, who made his solitary Ryder Cup appearance along with brother Francesco at the 2010 edition in Wales, shared second place on 416 after a closing 74.