( CNN ) -- In 2011 , Yani Tseng surprised the world with a feat that neither Tiger Woods nor Jack Nickalus could accomplish . On August 1 , aged 22 , the Taiwanese became the youngest golfer to win five major championships . Nini , as her friends call her , has two Women 's British Open , two LPGA Championship and one Kraft Nabisco Championship trophies in a special case set at her Lake Nona home , which she bought from her long-time idol Annika Sorenstam . In her first five seasons as an LPGA member she earned 15 titles , 10 of them between 2011 and 2012 . Her accomplishments took her to the top of the Rolex Rankings and she stayed there until March 2013 , when American Stacy Lewis ousted her . But those achievements must feel some way away with Tseng going through her least successful season since 2009 . After leading women 's golf for two years , Tseng sits 14th in the rankings . She has not won a single tournament since March 2012 and , for the first time since she joined the LPGA , she missed five cuts consecutively . `` I think when you played that well and you get to a certain level where you are above everybody else you feel you are flying so high , '' Gary Gilchrist , Tseng 's swing coach since 2010 , told CNN . `` Being No . 1 at a young age is very tough and you still have a lot to learn about yourself ; suddenly you win two tournaments and bang you are No . 1 in the world . '' Europe crushes U.S. to retain Solheim Cup . Tseng is one of the most committed players on the LPGA Tour . She knew that playing her best was not enough and so she perfected her English to have a better relationship with sponsors , media and fans . Her life seemed like a dream-come-true , but the truth , according to Gilchrist , is that she felt a little bit out of her comfort zone . `` As she kept on winning it was fine , then she started to struggle a little bit with her game because she felt like 'hey , being No . 1 is not all that is made out to be ' . `` It is like you do n't live your own life , you live the life according to being No . 1 in the world . '' At last March 's LPGA Founders Cup , Lewis was closer than ever to become the best golfer on the planet . `` It will be a good release for me , '' admitted Tseng when asked about the possibility of being usurped in the rankings . Five months after her revelation , Tseng is outside the Rolex Rankings top 10 . From January to August 2013 , she has earned $ 273,743 . Two years ago , in that same period , she grabbed $ 1.7 million . Getting back to where she used to be will be a tough task . Especially since Inbee Park has taken the game to a whole new level , having won the first three majors of the season , something only Babe Zaharias had previously accomplished back in 1950 . `` All she has to do is recommit and motivate herself to get to that level , she needs to go back to the things that made her be No . 1 , '' said Gilchrist . That includes working in her personality . Gilchrist describes her as an `` outgoing , fun and true to herself '' kind of person , but she is an aggressive player . So , is this a mental or a technical issue ? `` She 's always had an unorthodox golf swing but she has won 22 times , '' answered Gilchrist . That means she has more titles than many golfers ever get in a lifetime , and she just needs to grab the U.S. Women 's Open to complete the career grand slam . `` She is not scared of competing with anybody and finds new ways to challenge herself , '' Gilchrist said of his 24-year-old charge . The $ 64 million question is : can she come back ? In 2011 , Tiger Woods sat 52nd in the men 's rankings , today he once again leads men 's golf . `` You do n't want to put too much pressure on her , you want to give her time to grow and learn , '' continued Gilchrist . `` This may be a difficult time for her but I think this is going to cause great growth in her . `` She has to go out there and be Yani . The more she can be Yani the better she is going to be . She plays with her heart , she has great determination . ''
Yani Tseng is the youngest golfer in history to have won five majors . The Taiwanese 15 LPGA titles during her first five seasons on the Tour . The 24-year-old has not won a tournament since March 2012 . Her swing coach says it is important that too much pressure is not put on Tseng .