Ashleigh Buhai
Name:
Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon)Also known as:
AshCountry:
South AfricaBorn:
May 11, 1989 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2007 (aged 18)MAJORS (1): Women's British Open (2022). Multiple wins on the Ladies European and Sunshine Ladies Tours, including three South African Women's Open titles. Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit winner (2017).
Buhai (known then as Ashleigh Simon) enjoyed a highly successful amateur career, during which she won the 2004 Women's South African Open at the age of 14. She won the same title in 2007, again as an amateur, before notching-up her first Ladies European Tour win just three months later, in her third start as a professional.
With modest success on the LET and LPGA Tours in the 2010s, Buhai landed her most coveted title of all in 2022, winning the Women's British Open at Muirfield. Victory came at the fourth nerve-jangling hole of a sudden-death playoff against Korea's In Gee Chun.
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (Nov 30-Dec 3; WPGA Aus Tour event). Second-placed Minjee Lee (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Ashleigh Buhai (RSA; née Simon), who recorded back-to-back wins in this event. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, and The Lakes GC, Sydney].
Note: played concurrently with the men's Australian Open, an Aus/European-DP World Tours event.
America
ShopRite
Played as the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer (Jun 9-11). Second-placed Hyo Joo Kim (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Ashleigh Buhai (RSA; née Simon), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win (the first coming in Scotland at the 2022 Women's British Open). [Bay course, Seaview Resort, Galloway, nr Atlantic City, NJ].
Africa
Investec
Played as the Investec South African Women's Open (March 8-11; LET/Sunshine Ladies Tour event). Second-placed Ana Peláez Triviño (Esp) finished 4 shots behind home country winner Ashleigh Buhai (RSA; née Simon), who recorded her fifith Ladies European Tour win. [Steenberg GC, Constantia, nr Cape Town, Western Cape, RSA].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (Dec 1-4; WPGA Aus Tour event). Second-played Jiyai Shin (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Ashleigh Buhai (RSA), who recorded her first WPGA Aus Tour win. [Victoria GC, Melbourne, Aus; first two rounds also used Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne]. Note: played concurrently with the men's Australian Open, an Aus Tour and European-DP World Tour event.
Majors
AIG
The AIG Women's Open (46th) (Aug 4-7). In fading light, 33-year-old Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) beat In Gee Chun (S Kor) with a par at the fourth playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record her first major championship win. [Muirfield - The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, Gullane, East Lothian].
Africa
Investec
Played as the Investec South African Women's Open (March 8-10; Sunshine Ladies/LET Trs event). Second-placed Karolin Lampert (Ger) finished 2 shots behind Ashleigh Buhai (RSA; née Simon), who recorded her third South African Women's Open win; this one, unlike the first two, as a professional. [Westlake GC, Muizenberg, nr Cape Town, RSA].
Europe
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open (May 13-15). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 3 shots behind Ashleigh Simon (RSA; from 2017 played as Ashleigh Buhai). [CampoReal Golf, Turcifal, nr Torres Vedras, Portugal].
Africa
Acer
Played as the Acer South African Women's Open (March 8-10). Second-placed Stacy Bregman (RSA) finished 5 shots behind Ashleigh Simon (RSA; amateur; from 2017 played as Ashleigh Buhai), who won this title for the second time as an amateur. [Durban CC, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].
Europe
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Played as the Catalonia Ladies Masters (June 15-17). Second-placed Becky Brewerton (Wales) and Kirsty Taylor (Eng) finished 2 shots behind first-time Ladies European Tour winner Ashleigh Simon (RSA; from 2017 played as Ashleigh Buhai). [Barcelona GC, Sant Esteve Sesrovires, nr Barcelona; at the time known as Masia Bach GC].
Played as the Acer South African Women's Open. Won by 14-year-old Ashleigh Simon (RSA; amateur; from 2017 played as Ashleigh Buhai)). [Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with five wins out of her last five starts on the LPGA Tour. Winning the Chevron Championship also brought the second major championship win of her career.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda's five wins in five starts, when he placed second at the Houston Open. Either side of that, he won The Arnold Palmer, The Players, and then The Masters and The Heritage.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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