Shanshan Feng
Name:
Shanshan FengCountry:
ChinaBorn:
Aug 5, 1989 in Guangzhou, Guangdong (formerly Canton), China.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2007America
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Played as the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic (July 4-7). Second-placed Ariya Jutanugarn (Thai) finished 1 shot behind Feng (China), who recorded her tenth LPGA Tour win. [Thornberry Creek at Oneida, nr Green Bay, Wisconsin].
Asia
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Played as the Blue Bay LPGA (Nov 8-11; LPGA Tr event). Second-placed Moriya Jutanugarn (Thai) finished 1 shot behind home-country winner Shanshan Feng (China), who recorded back-to-back wins on the LPGA Tour. [Jian Lake Blue Bay GC, nr Lingshui, Hainan Island].
America
Volvik
Played as the LPGA Volvik Championship (May 25-28). Second-placed Minjee Lee (Aus) and Sung-hyun Park (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Shanshan Feng (China). [Travis Pointe CC, Ann Arbor, Michigan].
Asia
Toto
Played as the Toto Japan Classic (Nov 3-5; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Ai Suzuki (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Feng (China). [Minori course, Taiheiyo Club, Omitama, Ibaraki, Jpn].
For the second straight year Feng (China) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Ladies European Tour. In-kyung "IK" Kim (S Kor) was second with 69.42; Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) was third with 70.58.
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (Dec 7-10; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Charley Hull (Eng) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Shanshan Feng (China), who won this event for the third straight time and fourth time in five years. Reduced to 54 holes after Maximilian Zechmann, the caddie of Anne-Lise Caudal, collapsed on the 13th fairway during the first round and later died. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Asia
Sime Darby
Played as the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (Oct 27-30; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Suzann Pettersen (Nor) finished 3 shots behind Shanshan Feng (China), who posted her second win in three years in this event, and fifth LPGA Tour win overall. [East course, TPC Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia; at the time known as Kuala Lumpur G&CC].
Asia
Toto
Played as the Toto Japan Classic (Nov 4-6; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event; formerly the Mizuno Classic). Second-placed Ha-na Jang (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Feng (China). [Minori course, Taiheiyo Club, Omitama, Ibaraki, Jpn].
Asia
Buick
Played as the Buick Championship (May 12-15; LET/China LPGA Trs event). Defending champion Shanshan Feng (China) beat Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC, Minhang, Shanghai].
Awards
LET
Feng (China) won the LET 2015 Order of Merit, with earnings of €399,213 on the Tour. Melissa Reid (Eng) was second with €249,150; Nicole Broch Larsen (Den) was third with €235,877. Feng became the first Chinese winner of the LET Order of Merit.
Asia
Buick
Played as the inaugural Buick Championship (May 7-10; LET/China LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Kang Hyeon-seo (S Kor) finished 6 shots behind home-country winner Shanshan Feng (China). [Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC, Minhang, Shanghai].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (Dec 9-12; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Thidapa Suwannapura (Thai) finished 12 shots behind defending champion Shanshan Feng (China). [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Feng (China) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Ladies European Tour.
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (Dec 10-13; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Carlota Ciganda (Esp) finished 5 shots behind Shanshan Feng (China). [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Asia
Sime Darby
Played as the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (Oct 9-12; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Pornanong Phatlum (Thai) finished 3 shots behind Shanshan Feng (China). [East course, TPC Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia; at the time known as Kuala Lumpur G&CC].
Asia
Reignwood
Played as the inaugural Reignwood LPGA Classic (Oct 3-6; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Stacy Lewis (USA) finished 1 shot behind home-country winner Shanshan Feng (China), who secured her second LPGA Tour win with an eagle-three at the final hole. [Pine Valley GC, Beijing, China].
America
CME
Played as the CME Group Titleholders (Nov 21-24; LPGA Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Gerina Piller (USA) finished 1 shot behind Shanshan Feng (China). [Gold course, Tiburón GC, Naples, FL].
Played as the inaugural World Ladies Championship (March 2-4; CLPGA/LET Tours event). Second-placed Pornanong Phatlum (Thai) finished 1 shot behind Shanshan Feng (China), who became the first Chinese woman to win on the Ladies European Tour. Feng & Li Ying Ye made it a home win in the team competition, while Jing Yan (China) took the amateur title. [Vintage course, Mission Hills Haikou, Hainan Island, China].
Feng (China) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Ladies European Tour. Carlota Ciganda (Esp) was second with 70.50; Caroline Hedwall (Swe) was third with 70.55.
Majors
Wegmans
The Wegmans LPGA Championship (58th) (June 7-10). Second-placed Eun-Hee Ji (S Kor), Suzann Pettersen (Nor), Stacy Lewis (USA) and Mika Miyazato (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Feng (China). Feng became the first Chinese golfer to win on the LPGA Tour, and first Chinese man or woman to win a major championship title. [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (Dec 5-8; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Dewi Claire Schreefel (Neth) finished 5 shots behind Shanshan Feng (China), who recorded her second LET win. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
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