Jiyai Shin
Name:
Jiyai ShinCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
April 28, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2005Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (Nov 28-Dec 1; WPGA Aus Tour event). Second-placed and defending champion Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Jiyai Shin (S Kor). This was Shin's second win in this event, coming 11 years after the first. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia; first two rounds also played at Victoria GC, Melbourne].
Note: played concurrently with the men's Australian Open, an Aus/European-DP World Tours event.
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Vic Open (Feb 9-12; WPGA Aus Tour event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, an Aus Tour event). Second-placed Grace Kim (Aus) and Pavarisa Yoktuan (Thai) finished 5 shots behind Jiyai Shin (S Kor). [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].
Aus/NZ
ActewAGL
Played as the ActewAGL Canberra Classic (Feb 9-11; ALPG/LET Trs event; first time as an LET event; last played in 2012). Second-placed Minjee Lee (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Shin (S Kor), who recorded her 50th career win and sixth on the Ladies European Tour. [Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra, Australia].
Aus/NZ
RACV
Played as the RACV Ladies Masters (Feb 25-28; ALPG/LET Trs event; replaced in 2017 by the RACV Gold Coast Challenge, an ALPG-only event). Second-placed Holly Clyburn (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Shin (S Kor). [RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open (Feb 14-17; ALPG/LET/LPGA Trs event; LPGA season opener). Second-placed Yani Tseng (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind Shin (S Kor), who recorded her first ALPG win. [Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra, Australia].
Majors
Ricoh
The Ricoh Women's British Open (36th) (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Inbee Park (S Kor) finished 9 shots behind Shin (S Kor). Shin's victory ensured all four women's majors in 2012 were won by Asian golfers (3 from Korea, 1 from China). [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
America
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Played as the Kingsmill Championship (Sept 6-9). Jiyai Shin (S Kor) beat Paula Creamer (USA) with a par at the ninth playoff hole. After the first eight playoff holes, darkness forced the suspension of play. Shin won at the ninth playoff hole on Monday. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Classic (Nov 5-7; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Yani Tseng (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind Shin (S Kor). [Kintetsu Kashikojima CC, Shima-Shi, Mie, Jpn].
Europe
Evian
Played as the Evian Masters (July 22-25; LET/LPGA Trs event; recognised as a major ch'ship by the LET, but not by the LPGA Tour). Second-placed Na Yeon Choi (S Kor), Lexi Thompson (USA) and Morgan Pressel (USA) finished 1 shot behind Shin (S Kor). [Evian Masters GC, Evian-les-Bains, France].
America
P&G
Played as the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship presented by John Q Hammons (Sept 11-13). Jiyai Shin (S Kor) beat Angela Stanford (USA) and Sun Young Yoo (S Kor) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Arkansas].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Shin (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2009 Money List, with earnings of $1,807,334 on the Tour. Cristie Kerr (USA) was second with $1,519,722. Ai Miyazato (Jpn) was third with $1,517,149.
America
Wegmans
Played as Wegmans LPGA (June 25-28). Second-placed Yani Tseng (Taiw) and Kristy McPherson (USA) finished 7 shots behind Shin (S Kor). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
Awards
Rolex
Shin (S Kor) won the LPGA Tour 2009 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Using a season-long points system (based on finishes in Tour events), Shin accumulated 1,602 pts; Anna Nordqvist (Swe) was second with 943 pts. Shin finished top of the LPGA money list, with earnings of $1,807,334.
Asia
HSBC
Played as the HSBC Women's Champions (March 5-8; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Katherine Hull (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Jiyai Shin (S Kor), who recorded her first win as a rookie member of the Tour. Her three LPGA Tour wins in 2008 were not as a member of the Tour. [Garden course, Tanah Merah CC, Singapore].
Majors
Ricoh
The Ricoh Women's British Open (32nd) (Jul 31-Aug 3). Second-placed Yani Tseng (Taiw) finished 3 shots behind 20-year-old Shin (S Kor), who won her first major championship title and became the youngest ever winner of this event. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Asia
Mizuno
Played as the Mizuno Classic (Nov 7-9; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Mayu Hattori (Jpn) finished 6 shots behind Shin (S Kor). [Kintetsu Kashikojima CC, Shima-Shi, Mie, Jpn].
America
ADT
Played as the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT Championship (Nov 20-23; LPGA Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Jiyai Shin (S Kor) in the final-day shootout. Shin took the $1 million first prize, the richest in women's golf. The 32 player field was cut to 16 for day 3, then 8 for the final day. [Trump Intl GC, West Palm Beach, FL].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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