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Ashleigh Buhai

South African professional golfer

Summary

South African professional golfer

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nameAshleigh Buhai
image2009 Women's British Open – Ashleigh Simon (3).jpg
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captionBuhai in 2009
fullnameAshleigh Ann Buhai
birth_date
birth_placeJohannesburg, South Africa
death_date
height5 ft 5 in
nationality
spouseDavid Buhai (2016)
yearpro2007
retired
tourLadies European Tour
LPGA Tour
extour
prowins22
lpgawins2
letwins6
jlpgawins
klpgawins
lagtwins
alpgwins2
futwins
otherwins14
majorwins1
nabiscoT18: 2023
lpgaT18: 2020
wusopenT27: 2017
wbritopenWon: 2022
evianT15: 2022
wghofid
wghofyear
award1Sunshine Ladies Tour
Order of Merit
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LPGA Tour Order of Merit Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon, born 11 May 1989) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2022 Women's Open, one of the major championships in women's golf.

Amateur career

Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the youngest player to win the ladies’ South African Amateur Stroke Play and Match Play double.{{cite web |url-status = dead |url-status=dead |url-status=dead |url-status=dead

Professional career

Buhai turned professional the day after her 18th birthday. She won the 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters, which was her third event as a professional. She became the youngest ever professional winner on the Ladies European Tour (South Korea's Amy Yang won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters at a younger age as an amateur). |url-status=dead

Ashleigh now plays under the name Ashleigh Buhai after marrying her husband, David, in December 2016. |url-status=dead

Buhai earned her LPGA Tour card for 2014 at qualifying school.

On 7 August 2022, after 221 LPGA Tour starts, Buhai won her first major title by winning the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield, Scotland. She defeated Chun In-gee on the fourth hole of sudden-death playoff after both players finished regulation play at −10.

In December 2022, Buhai won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by 1 stroke over Jiyai Shin. In December 2023, she successfully defended her ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open title with a 1 stroke victory over Minjee Lee at The Australian Golf Club

Amateur wins

  • 2004 Jack Newton Junior International Classic (Australia), South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play
  • 2005 South African Amateur Stroke Play
  • 2006 South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play, AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions (USA)
  • 2007 South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play

Professional wins (22)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
17 Aug 2022AIG Women's Open70-65-64-75=274−10PlayoffKOR Chun In-gee1,095,000
211 June 2023ShopRite LPGA Classic69-65-65=199−141 strokeKOR Kim Hyo-joo262,500

Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12020Cambia Portland ClassicENG Georgia HallLost to par on second extra hole
22022AIG Women's OpenKOR Chun In-geeWon with par on fourth extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victoryRunner(s)-up
117 June 2007Catalonia Ladies Masters70-68-70=208−82 strokesWAL Becky Brewerton
ENG Kirsty Taylor
215 May 2011ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open66-67-67=200−163 strokesFRA Gwladys Nocera
310 Mar 2018Investec South African Women's Open (3)69-71-67=207−92 strokesGER Karolin Lampert
47 Aug 2022AIG Women's Open70-65-64-75=274−10PlayoffKOR Chun In-gee
511 Mar 2023Investec South African Women's Open (4)64-65-69-68=266-224 strokesESP Ana Peláez

Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12022AIG Women's OpenKOR Chun In-geeWon with par on fourth extra hole

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

  • 2022 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
  • 2023 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (12)

  • 2014 (3) Chase to Investec Cup Glendower, Ladies Tshwane Open, Chase to Investec Cup Blue Valley
  • 2015 (1) Sunshine Ladies Tour Open
  • 2017 (3) Cape Town Ladies Open, Sun International Ladies Challenge, Investec Royal Swazi (Ladies)
  • 2018 (2) Joburg Ladies Open, Investec South African Women's Open (3)
  • 2019 (1) Canon Sunshine Ladies Tour Open
  • 2020 (1) Jabra Ladies Classic
  • 2023 (1) Investec South African Women's Open (4) Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Other wins (4)

  • 2004 Acer South African Women's Open (as an amateur)
  • 2005 Pam Golding Classic (Ladies Africa Tour) (as an amateur)
  • 2006 Nedbank Masters (Ladies Africa Tour) (as an amateur)
  • 2007 Acer South African Women's Open (2) (as an amateur)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2022AIG Women's OpenFive shot lead−10 (70-65-64-75=274)PlayoffKOR Chun In-gee

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron ChampionshipCUTT75CUTCUTCUTT18CUTT62
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTT27T57T55T30CUTT68T51CUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipT31T40CUTT50T36T47CUTT18CUTT21T39T52CUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTCUTT37NTT58T15T20WDCUT
Women's British OpenCUTCUTCUTT43CUTT47CUTT66T47T30CUT5T11CUT1CUTT22T50

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament

T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals1002295832
Chevron Championship00000183
Women's PGA Championship000002139
U.S. Women's Open000000116
The Evian Championship00000284
Women's British Open1002241810
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2022 WPGA – 2023 Evian)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
playedCuts
made*Wins (Majors)2nds3rdsTop
10sBest
finishEarnings
($)Money
list rankScoring
averageScoring
rankTotals^292 (2008)181 (2008)2 (1)222415,489,05088
200511000012n/an/an/an/a
2006210001T7n/an/an/an/a
2007530000T16n/an/an/an/a
20081450000T3520,33015774.27144
20091570000T2339,75211873.18101
2010110000T4312,81014073.25n/a
2011200000Cut0n/a73.50n/a
20120 **0 **0000T563,146 **n/a76.25n/a
2013110000T4710,55414273.75n/a
20141890000T1578,2949872.6495
20151780000T4240,83111773.12114
20161680000T2273,21010771.8766
2017211001132461,0944271.6066
201828170001T7254,6927271.9377
2019271900015407,5465171.6077
2020161401032429,6282471.8355
202124170002T8229,6957571.2763
202224151 (1)00311,553,0041071.1960
20232317101611,016,0492670.7633
2024231900026569,6816771.4963
202522140002T9291,8808871.2453

^ official as of 2025 season

  • Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

** *ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open not counted by LPGA

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld rankingSource
2012173
2013170
2014163
2015212
2016223
2017113
2018115
2019104
202070
202184
202224
202323
202457
2025122

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2004, 2006 (winners)

Professional

  • World Cup (representing South Africa): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

References

References

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  2. Blake, Martin. (3 December 2023). "Women's wrap: Gutsy Buhai denies Minjee Lee".
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  4. "Ashleigh Buhai stats". LPGA.
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  19. (29 December 2025). "Women's World Golf Rankings".
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