Ashleigh Buhai

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Ashleigh Buhai
2009 Women's British Open – Ashleigh Simon (3).jpg
Buhai in 2009
Personal information
Full nameAshleigh Ann Buhai
Born (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sporting nationality South Africa
SpouseDavid Buhai (2016)
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour4
Other15
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT75: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT18: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenT27: 2017
Women's British OpenWon: 2022
Evian ChampionshipT15: 2022
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Ladies Tour
Order of Merit		2017

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.[1] She represented her country in the mainly professional Women's World Cup of Golf three times while still an amateur.[2][3][4]

Professional career

Buhai turned professional the day after her 18th birthday.[1] 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).[5]

Ashleigh now plays under the name Ashleigh Buhai after marrying her husband, David, in December 2016.[6]

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

On 7 August 2022, 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.

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 (18)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
1 7 Aug 2022 AIG Women's Open[1] 70-65-64-75=274 −10 Playoff South Korea Chun In-gee 1,095,000

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2020 Cambia Portland Classic England Georgia Hall Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2022 AIG Women's Open South Korea Chun In-gee Won with par on fourth extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 17 June 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters 70-68-70=208 −8 2 strokes Wales Becky Brewerton
England Kirsty Taylor
2 15 May 2011 ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open 66-67-67=200 −16 3 strokes France Gwladys Nocera
3 10 Mar 2018 Investec South African Women's Open[2] 69-71-67=207 −9 2 strokes Germany Karolin Lampert
4 7 Aug 2022 AIG Women's Open[3] 70-65-64-75=274 −10 Playoff South Korea Chun In-gee

2 Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour.
3 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 AIG Women's Open South Korea Chun In-gee Won with par on fourth extra hole

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (11)

4 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Other wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2022 AIG Women's Open Five shot lead −10 (70-65-64-75=274) Playoff South Korea Chun In-gee

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
The Chevron Championship CUT T75 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT T27 T57 T55 T30 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T31 T40 CUT T50 T36 T47 CUT T18 CUT T21
The Evian Championship ^ CUT CUT T37 NT T58 T15
Women's British Open CUT CUT CUT T43 CUT T47 CUT T66 T47 T30 CUT 5 T11 CUT 1

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
The Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 7
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Women's British Open 1 0 0 2 2 3 15 8
Totals 1 0 0 2 2 6 43 23
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2016 British – 2017 British)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

World ranking

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

Year World ranking Source
2012 173 [7]
2013 170 [8]
2014 163 [9]
2015 212 [10]
2016 223 [11]
2017 113 [12]
2018 115 [13]
2019 104 [14]
2020 70 [15]
2021 84 [16]
2022 27^ [17]

^ Official as of 8 August 2022

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Ashleigh finally turns Professional - off to Europe". Women's Golf South Africa. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. ^ Park, Martin (17 December 2004). "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. ^ Vlismas, Michael (19 January 2006). "South Africans ready to take on the world". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Paraguay on brink of World Cup glory". Ladies European Tour. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Simon Seals Maiden LET Victory". Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  6. ^ "Newly-wed Buhai keen to get back into the swing of things". www.sascoc.co.za. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 8 August 2022.

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