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Jiyai Shin

South Korean professional golfer (born 1988)


South Korean professional golfer (born 1988)

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nameJiyai Shin
신지애
imageHSBC Women's Champions 2.jpg
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captionShin at the 2009 HSBC Women's Champions
fullnameJiyai Shin
nicknameFinal Round Queen
birth_date
birth_placeYeonggwang-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
death_date
height
sporting_nationality
residence
collegeYonsei University
yearpro2005
tourLPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2005)
LPGA of Korea Tour (joined 2005)
extourLPGA Tour (2009–13)
prowins66
lpgawins11
letwins6
jlpgawins31
klpgawins21
lagtwins1
alpgwins5
majorwins2
nabiscoT5: 2010
lpga3rd/T3: 2009, 2010
wusopenT2: 2023
wbritopenWon: 2008, 2012
evianT44: 2013
awardssection#Honors and awards

신지애 LPGA of Korea Tour (joined 2005) Jiyai Shin (; ; born 28 April 1988) is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer, who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. In 2008, playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member, she won three events, including the Women's British Open and the ADT Championship. She has been ranked No. 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No. 1. With 60+ wins worldwide on six different tours, she is the winningest Korean golfer, male or female, of all time.

Amateur career

In 2005, while she was still in high school, Shin was the only amateur to win a KLPGA event that season when she won the SK Enclean Invitational. She turned professional at the end of the 2005 season.

Professional career

2006

Returning to the KLPGA as a rookie in 2006, she started her year with a pair of third-place finishes in her first two events and went on to claim three wins on the season.

2007

2007 marked Shin's breakout year. She played 19 events on the KLPGA and won 10 of them, shattering all existing Tour records. She also ventured onto the LPGA Tour for the first time and played three of the four women's major championships. At the U.S. Women's Open she finished sixth. The next month at the Evian Masters, an event on the LPGA Tour and a major on the Ladies European Tour, she finished tied for third. Shin finished 2007 ranked 8th in the world, the highest ranked Korean of all, and the only non-LPGA member who ranked in the top ten.

2008

Opening 2008 at the Women's World Cup of Golf, Shin and number two KLPGA player Eun-Hee Ji succumbed to the Philippines pair of Jennifer Rosales and Dorothy Delasin with a score of −16 after 3rd and final day of competition. Philippines scored −18 and received the $240,000 cheque.

Shin then played at the Women's Australian Open where she finished 2nd, losing to Karrie Webb in a playoff.

Shin won the Women's British Open in Berkshire, England for her first LPGA Tour and major win. This made her the first non-member of the LPGA to win a major since Laura Davies won the U.S. Women's Open in 1987. She won the 2008 Mizuno Classic in November, shooting scores of 68, 66 and 67. She was six shots ahead of the next competitor to win at −15 (201), to notch her second LPGA career win. Two weeks later she won the ADT Championship, the culminating event in the season-long LPGA playoff series, and claimed the $1 million prize. She became the first-ever non-LPGA member to win three LPGA tournaments.

2009

Shin's wins in LPGA Tour events in 2008 qualified her for LPGA membership in 2009. She got off to a slow start as an LPGA member, missing her first cut ever in an LPGA tournament at the season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay. She rebounded and won the third event of the season, the limited field HSBC Women's Champions, scoring 66 in both the third and fourth rounds. She won again in June at the full-field Wegmans LPGA tournament and in September at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. By the first week of November she officially clinched the LPGA Rookie of the Year award.

She had been awarded a Talent Medal of Korea by the President of Korea in 2009.

2010

On 2 May, Shin won the Cyber Agent Ladies on the LPGA of Japan Tour. On 3 May, she became the World Number 1 ranked women's golfer, replacing Lorena Ochoa who finished in sixth place in an LPGA tournament the previous day. She held the position until it was taken over by Ai Miyazato on 21 June 2010 and regained it on 26 July after winning the Evian Masters.

On 19 September, Shin won the MetLife-Korea Economics KLPGA Championship, one of the major championships on the LPGA of Korea Tour. With this victory, Shin qualified for the KLPGA Hall of Fame, although she has to fulfill her career as professional golfer for 10 years before membership can be official. If she continues her professional career, she will be the third Hall of Famer in 2015, after Ok-Hee Ku and Se Ri Pak.

2014

Shin gave up her LPGA membership before the start of the season to be nearer to her family in Korea and played on the LPGA of Japan Tour, winning four times during the 2014 season.

2015

Shin won the Cyber Agent Ladies in early May for the second time in her career. She birdied three of the final five holes on the back nine to win by one stroke over Erika Kikuchi of Japan. This victory is her 10th win on the JLPGA Tour.

Honors and awards

2005

  • KLPGA Rookie of the Year
  • KLPGA Best Amateur

2006

  • KLPGA Money list leader

2007

  • KLPGA Player of the Year
  • KLPGA Money list leader

2008

  • KLPGA Player of the Year
  • KLPGA Money list leader

2009

  • LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
  • LPGA Tour Money list leader
  • Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year

2015

  • KLPGA Hall of Fame

2018

  • LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year

Personal life

In 2004 at age 16, Shin's mother was killed in a car accident. Her younger brother and sister were seriously injured and spent nearly a year in a hospital. Her mother's life insurance money funded the beginning of her golf career. Shin currently owns a home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her brother, stepmother, and father.

Endorsements

Shin has endorsement deals with Three Bond Holdings, Jatco, M.U Sports & Ecco.

Professional wins (66)

LPGA Tour wins (11)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (9)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
13 Aug 2008Women's British Open66-68-70-66=270−183 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
29 Nov 2008Mizuno Classic68-66-67=201−156 strokesJPN Mayu Hattori
323 Nov 2008ADT Championship69-75-71-701 strokeAUS Karrie Webb
48 Mar 2009HSBC Women's Champions72-73-66-66=277−112 strokesAUS Katherine Hull
528 Jun 2009Wegmans LPGA65-68-67-71=271−177 strokesUSA Kristy McPherson
TWN Yani Tseng
613 Sep 2009P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship70-70-64=207−9PlayoffUSA Angela Stanford
KOR Sun Young Yoo
725 Jul 2010Evian Masters70-69-68-67=274−141 strokeKOR Na Yeon Choi
USA Morgan Pressel
USA Alexis Thompson
87 Nov 2010Mizuno Classic65-66-67=198−182 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
910 Sep 2012Kingsmill Championship62-68-69-69=268−16PlayoffUSA Paula Creamer
1016 Sep 2012Ricoh Women's British Open71-64-71-73=279−99 strokesKOR Inbee Park
1117 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokesTWN Yani Tseng

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12009P&G Beauty NW Arkansas ChampionshipUSA Angela Stanford
KOR Sun Young YooWon with birdie on second extra hole
22012Kingsmill ChampionshipUSA Paula CreamerWon with par on ninth extra hole

Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Ladies European Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-up
13 Aug 2008Women's British Open66-68-70-66=270−183 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
225 Jul 2010Evian Masters70-69-68-67=274−141 strokeKOR Na Yeon Choi
USA Morgan Pressel
USA Alexis Thompson
316 Sep 2012Ricoh Women's British Open71-64-71-73=279−99 strokesKOR Inbee Park
417 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
528 Feb 2016RACV Ladies Masters68-70-71-69=278−143 strokesENG Holly Clyburn
611 Feb 2018ActewAGL Canberra Classic65-68-64=197−196 strokesAUS Minjee Lee

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LET.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (31)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victoryRunner(s)-up
123 Mar 2008Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup70-69-73=212−4PlayoffJPN Sakura Yokomine
29 Nov 2008Mizuno Classic68-66-67=201−156 strokesJPN Mayu Hattori
325 Oct 2009Masters GC Ladies70-70-68-208−8PlayoffJPN Yuko Mitsuka
JPN Akiko Fukushima
42 May 2010Cyber Agent Ladies72-70-66=208−82 strokesJPN Akane Iijima
JPN Miho Koga
57 Nov 2010Mizuno Classic65-66-67=198−182 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
622 Jun 2014Nichirei Ladies69-65-70=204−124 strokesJPN Hikari Fujita
JPN Rumi Yoshiba
710 Aug 2014Meiji Cup70-66-68=204−122 strokesTWN Teresa Lu
831 Aug 2014Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament67-71-70=208−83 strokesJPN Saiki Fujita
KOR Lee Bo-mee
921 Sep 2014Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic68-67-67=202−141 strokeKOR Lee Na-ri
103 May 2015Cyber Agent Ladies68-71-69=208−81 strokeJPNErika Kikuchi
1121 Jun 2015Nichirei Ladies71-67-67=205−111 strokeKOR Lee Ji-hee
1229 Nov 2015Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup70-71-72-68=281−76 strokesJPN Shiho Oyama
1315 May 2016Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies71-67-68=206−102 strokesKOR Kim Ha-neul
KOR Lee Bo-mee
1419 Jun 2016Nichirei Ladies67-69-68=204−123 strokesJPN Minami Katsu (a)
1530 Oct 2016Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament69-72-66=207−91 strokeKOR Lee Ji-hee
1625 Aug 2017Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament69-65-70-74=278−102 strokesTWN Babe Liu
1719 Nov 2017Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open70-66-68-67=271−172 strokesJPN Ai Suzuki
186 May 2018World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup74-71-70-70=285−31 strokeJPN Ai Suzuki
192 Sep 2018Golf5 Ladies64-68-70=202−14PlayoffJPN Sakura Koiwai
209 Sep 2018Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup67-66-71-68=272−169 strokesKOR Ahn Sun-ju
KOR Chung Jae-eun
2125 Nov 2018Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup66-73-70-68=277−11PlayoffKOR Bae Hee-kyung
2214 Apr 2019Studio Alice Women's Open68-70-69=207−91 strokeJPN Erika Kikuchi
JPN Saki Takeo
2328 Apr 2019Fujisankei Ladies Classic70-72-63=205−82 strokesJPN Hinako Shibuno
JPN Ai Suzuki
JPN Hikaru Yoshimoto
2430 Jun 2019Earth Mondahmin Cup67-66-68-72=273−153 strokesJPN Erika Hara
JPN Mika Miyazato
2518 Oct 2020Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament70-70-69=209−72 strokesKOR Bae Seon-woo
JPN Ayaka Furue
268 Nov 2020Toto Japan Classic66-65-66=197−193 strokesJPN Yuka Saso
2720 Jun 2021Nichirei Ladies70-70-66=206−10PlayoffKOR Jeon Mi-jeong
2825 Jul 2021Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies68-68-66-71=273−155 strokesJPN Mayu Hamada
KOR Jeon Mi-jeong
JPN Reika Usui
JPN Ayaka Watanabe
295 Mar 2023Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament73-69-65-71=278−103 strokesJPN Mone Inami
JPN Momoko Ueda
3025 Jun 2023Earth Mondahmin Cup68-65-74-68=275−13PlayoffJPN Akie Iwai
3111 May 2025World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup71-70-67-73=281−7PlayoffJPN Saiki Fujita

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in JLPGA.

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (21)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
111 Sep 2005SK Enclean Invitational (as an amateur)−11 (68-67-70=205)2 strokesKOR Kyeong Bae
221 May 2006Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open−11 (67-73-65=205)2 strokesUSA Cristie Kerr
38 Sep 2006PAVV Invitational−12 (68-66-70=204)1 strokeKOR Hye-Jin Jung
419 Nov 2006Orient China Ladies Open−17 (72-66-64-69=271)8 strokesKOR Na Yeon Choi
527 Apr 2007MBC Tour MCSquare Cup Crown CC Ladies OpenE (76-73-67=216)PlayoffKOR Joo-Eun Lee
63 Jun 2007Hill State Open−12 (67-71-66=204)1 strokeKOR Eun-Hee Ji
715 Jun 2007MBC Tour BC Card Classic−12 (71-67-66=204)1 strokeKOR Ji-Yeon Woo
823 Jun 2007KB Star Tour 3rd Tournament at Pohang−16 (66-68-66=200)2 strokeKOR Eun-Hee Ji
98 Sep 2007KB Star Tour 4th Tournament at Cheongwon−10 (69-65=134)2 strokesKOR Na Yeon Choi
1016 Sep 2007SK Energy Invitational−12 (68-66-70=204)5 strokesKOR Hee Young Park
KOR Jin Joo Hong
117 Oct 2007Samsung Finance Ladies Championship−8 (71-67-70=208)2 strokesKOR Hyun Hee Moon
1228 Oct 2007Interburgo Masters−9 (71-72-67=210)5 strokesKOR Na Yeon Choi
1325 Nov 2007ADT CAPS Championship−5 (74-69-68=211)3 strokesKOR Seon-Wook Lim
1416 Dec 2007Orient China Ladies Open−13 (68-68-67=203)5 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
1520 Apr 2008Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship−13 (66-70-67=203)1 strokeKOR Ilhee Lee
1618 May 2008Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open−3 (75-69-69=213)PlayoffKOR So Yeon Ryu
1715 Jun 2008BC Card Classic−5 (68-71-72=211)PlayoffKOR Min-Sun Kim
KOR Hyun-Ji Kim
1826 Sep 2008Shinsegae KLPGA Championship−7 (67-70-72=209)2 strokesKOR Sun Ju Ahn
1918 Oct 2008Hite Cup Championship−13 (68-67-68=203)2 strokesKOR Kang Soo-yun
2026 Oct 2008KB Star Tour Grand Final at Incheon−3 (66-74-70-73=285)PlayoffKOR Sun Ju Ahn
KOR He-Yong Choi
2119 Sep 2010J Golf Series MetLife-Korea Economic Daily KLPGA Championship−12 (66-72-68-70=276)4 strokesKOR Kim Hye-youn

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
19 Feb 2007Thailand Ladies Open−10 (67-72-67=206)10 strokesKOR Da-ye Na

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
117 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
228 Feb 2016RACV Ladies Masters68-70-71-69=278−143 strokesENG Holly Clyburn
311 Feb 2018ActewAGL Canberra Classic65-68-64=197−196 strokesAUS Minjee Lee
212 Feb 2023Women's Victorian Open67-71-66-71=275−145 strokesAUS Grace Kim
THA Pavarisa Yoktuan
51 Dec 2024ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open69-68-67-70=274−172 strokesZAF Ashleigh Buhai

Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Major championships

Wins (2)

No.YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
12008Women's British Open−18 (66-68-70-66=270)3 strokesTWN Yani Tseng
22012Ricoh Women's British Open−9 (71-64-71-73=279)9 strokesKOR Inbee Park

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron ChampionshipT15T31T21T5T29T26T7T16T21T23
U.S. Women's Open6T19T13T5T10CUTCUTCUTT2T39CUT
Women's PGA Championship3T3T34T5T11CUT
The Evian Championship ^T44NTT54
Women's British OpenT281T8T14211T36T29T603T2CUT

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

NT = no tournament

"T" tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals2231014244135
Chevron Championship0001271010
Women's PGA Championship00233465
U.S. Women's Open010246117
The Evian Championship00000022
Women's British Open2114571211
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 22 (2007 Kraft Nabisco – 2013 LPGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2009 British Open – 2010 U.S. Open)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
playedCuts
made*Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finishEarnings
(US$)Money
list rankScoring
averageScoring
rank
2006110001T463,719n/a70.33n/a
2007770012T3346,259n/a71.76n/a
20081010300611,682,976n/a70.73n/a
200925233131211,807,3341170.262
201018172141411,783,127270.255
2011181802072720,7351570.814
20121818203811,234,597770.311
2013201910051602,8752270.669
2014550000T16n/an/a72.47n/a
2015110001T6n/an/a68.00n/a
2016330000T14n/an/a71.55n/a
2017320000T11n/an/a70.56n/a
2018220001T7n/an/a70.00n/a
2019320000T21n/an/a72.22n/a
2020210000T48n/an/a72.83n/a
2021Did not play
2022110000T58n/an/a72.00n/a
2023550114T2n/an/a69.75n/a
2024870102T2n/an/a71.59n/a
2025300001T665,060n/a72.00n/a

1 Shin's $24,349 earnings at the 2009 Honda LPGA Thailand were considered unofficial under LPGA rules and are not included in this total.

  • Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
  • Official through 2025 season

World ranking

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

YearRankingSource
200633
20077
20086
20092
20101
20117
20128
201316
201436
201533
201623
201725
201821
201924
202037
202153
202268
202315
202424
202559

Team appearances

Professional

  • Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2007 (winners)
  • World Cup (representing South Korea): 2007, 2008
  • The Queens (representing Korea): 2016 (captain, winners)

References

References

  1. Martin, Blake. (4 February 2008). "Webb trumps Korean star". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  2. (9 November 2008). "South Korea's Shin wins Mizuno Classic in Japan". The New York Times.
  3. (28 June 2009). "South Korea's Shin triumphs at Wegmans LPGA event".
  4. "Seungchan Kim and Jiyai Shin conferred the 2009 Talent Medals of Korea". [[Yonsei University]].
  5. [https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=5157672 Shin gains No. 1 world ranking]
  6. (26 July 2010). "Shin back to No. 1 in women's golf ranking". United Press International.
  7. [http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=general&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=001&article_id=0004664694 Jiyai Shin enters Hall of Fame (article in Korean)]
  8. Mell, Randall. "Former world No. 1 prefers Japan Tour over LPGA". Golf Channel.
  9. (3 May 2015). "Jiyai Shin won 10 career wins". Kuki News.
  10. Martin, Blake. (31 January 2008). "Korean teenager to give Webb a run for the money at the Open". The Age.
  11. (23 March 2010). "Transcript: Interview with Jiyai Shin". Signon San Diego.
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