Who's who: Ashleigh Buhai

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Who's who: Ashleigh Buhai

  • Name:

    Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon)
  • Also known as:

    Ash
  • Country:

    South Africa
  • Born:

    May 11, 1989 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer
  • Turned Pro:

    2007 (aged 18)

Roll of Honour

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).

Did you know?

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.

Top tournaments won by Ashleigh Buhai

2023
Aus/NZ
280 (-9)
A$270,000
ISPS Handa

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

280 (-9)

Prize money

A$270,000

Title sponsor

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.

2023
America
199 (-14)
$262,500
ShopRite

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

199 (-14)

Prize money

$262,500

Title sponsor

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].

2023
Africa
266 (-22)
€48,000
Investec

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

266 (-22)

Prize money

€48,000

Title sponsor

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].

2022
Aus/NZ
277 (-12)
A$274,550
ISPS Handa

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

277 (-12)

Prize money

A$274,550

Title sponsor

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.

2022
Majors
274 (-10)
$1,095,000
AIG

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

274 (-10)

Prize money

$1,095,000

Title sponsor

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].

2018
Africa
207 (-9)
R317,000
Investec

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

207 (-9)

Prize money

R317,000

Title sponsor

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].

2011
Europe
200 (-16)
€30,000
ISPS Handa

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

200 (-16)

Prize money

€30,000

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

205 (-14)

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

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].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

208 (-8)

Prize money

€58,500

Title sponsor

x

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].

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Buhai, Ashleigh

Score

-8

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

Acer

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].

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