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South African professional golfer

Ashleigh Buhai

Buhai in 2009

Personal information

Full name

Ashleigh Ann Buhai

Born

(1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (age 35)
Johannesburg,South Africa

Height

5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Sporting nationality

South Africa

Spouse

David Buhai (2016)

Career

Turned professional

2007

Current tour(s)

Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour

Professional wins

Number of wins by tour

LPGA Tour

Ladies European Tour

ALPG Tour

Other

Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)

T18: 2023

T18: 2020

T27: 2017

Won:2022

T15: 2022

Achievements and awards

Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit	2017

Ashleigh Ann Buhai (néeSimon, born 11 May 1989) is a South Africanprofessional golfer who won the2022 Women's Open, one of themajor championships in women's golf.

Amateur career

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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 professionalWomen's World Cup of Golf three times while still an amateur.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Professional career

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Buhai turned professional the day after her 18th birthday.^[1] She won the 2007Catalonia Ladies Masters, which was her third event as a professional. She became the youngest ever professional winner on the Ladies European Tour (South Korea'sAmy Yang won the 2006ANZ 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 herLPGA Tour card for 2014 atqualifying school.

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

In December 2022, Buhai won theISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by 1 stroke overJiyai Shin.^[7] In December 2023, she successfully defended herISPS Handa Women's Australian Open title with a 1 stroke victory overMinjee Lee atThe Australian Golf Club^[8]

Amateur wins

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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)

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LPGA Tour wins (2)

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	7 Aug2022	AIG Women's Open^[1]	70-65-64-75=274	−10	Playoff	Chun In-gee	1,095,000
2	11 June2023	ShopRite LPGA Classic	69-65-65=199	−14	1 stroke	Kim Hyo-joo	262,500

¹ Co-sanctioned by theLadies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 June2007	Catalonia Ladies Masters	70-68-70=208	−8	2 strokes	Becky Brewerton Kirsty Taylor
2	15 May2011	ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open	66-67-67=200	−16	3 strokes	Gwladys Nocera
3	10 Mar2018	Investec South African Women's Open (3)^[2]	69-71-67=207	−9	2 strokes	Karolin Lampert
4	7 Aug2022	AIG Women's Open^[3]	70-65-64-75=274	−10	Playoff	Chun In-gee
5	11 Mar2023	Investec South African Women's Open (4)^[2]	64-65-69-68=266	-22	4 strokes	Ana Peláez

² Co-sanctioned by theSunshine Ladies Tour.
³ Co-sanctioned by theLPGA Tour.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

2004Acer 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)
2007Acer South African Women's Open (2) (as an amateur)

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship												CUT	T75	CUT	CUT	CUT	T18	CUT
U.S. Women's Open			CUT					CUT		CUT	T27	T57	T55	T30	CUT		T68	T51
Women's PGA Championship				T31				T40	CUT	T50	T36	T47	CUT	T18	CUT	T21	T39	T52
The Evian Championship ^								CUT				CUT	T37	NT	T58	T15	T20	WD
Women's British Open	CUT	CUT		CUT	T43	CUT	T47	CUT	T66	T47	T30	CUT	5	T11	CUT	1	CUT	T22

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

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	1	7	2
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	2	12	9
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	10	6
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	2	7	4
Women's British Open	1	2	2	4	17	9
Totals	1	2	2	9	53	30

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2022 WPGA – 2023 Evian)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

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Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins (Majors)	2nds	3rds	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2005	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	2	1	0	0	0	1	T7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	5	3	0	0	0	0	T16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	14	5	0	0	0	0	T35	20,330	157	74.27	144
2009	15	7	0	0	0	0	T23	39,752	118	73.18	101
2010	1	1	0	0	0	0	T43	12,810	140	73.25	n/a
2011	2	0	0	0	0	0	Cut	0	n/a	73.50	n/a
2012	0 **	0 **	0	0	0	0	T56	3,146 **	n/a	76.25	n/a
2013	1	1	0	0	0	0	T47	10,554	142	73.75	n/a
2014	18	9	0	0	0	0	T15	78,294	98	72.64	95
2015	17	8	0	0	0	0	T42	40,831	117	73.12	114
2016	16	8	0	0	0	0	T22	73,210	107	71.87	66
2017	21	10	0	1	1	3	2	461,094	42	71.60	66
2018	28	17	0	0	0	1	T7	254,692	72	71.93	77
2019	27	19	0	0	0	1	5	407,546	51	71.60	77
2020	16	14	0	1	0	3	2	429,628	24	71.83	55
2021	24	17	0	0	0	2	T8	229,695	75	71.27	63
2022	24	15	1 (1)	0	0	3	1	1,553,004	10	71.19	60
2023	23	17	1	0	1	6	1	1,016,049	26	70.76	33
2024	23	19	0	0	0	2	6	569,681	67	71.49	63
Totals^	270(2008)	167(2008)	2 (1)	2	2	22	1	5,197,170	89

^ official as of 2024 season^[9]^[10]^[11]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
** *ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open not counted by LPGA

World ranking

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

Year	World ranking	Source
2012	173	^[12]
2013	170	^[13]
2014	163	^[14]
2015	212	^[15]
2016	223	^[16]
2017	113	^[17]
2018	115	^[18]
2019	104	^[19]
2020	70	^[20]
2021	84	^[21]
2022	24	^[22]
2023	23	^[23]
2024	57	^[24]

Team appearances

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Amateur

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

Professional

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

References

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^^a ^b"Ashleigh finally turns Professional - off to Europe". Women's Golf South Africa. 12 May 2007. Archived fromthe original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved17 June 2007.
^Park, Martin (17 December 2004)."Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed".Ladies European Tour. Archived fromthe original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved17 June 2007.
^Vlismas, Michael (19 January 2006)."South Africans ready to take on the world".Ladies European Tour. Archived fromthe original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved17 June 2007.
^"Paraguay on brink of World Cup glory".Ladies European Tour. 20 January 2007. Archived fromthe original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved17 June 2007.
^"Simon Seals Maiden LET Victory".Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2007. Archived fromthe original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved17 June 2007.
^"Newly-wed Buhai keen to get back into the swing of things".www.sascoc.co.za. 17 January 2017. Archived fromthe original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved25 June 2017.
^Heverin, Dale (4 December 2022)."Buhai secures Open double".Golf.org.au. Retrieved4 December 2022.
^Blake, Martin (3 December 2023)."Women's wrap: Gutsy Buhai denies Minjee Lee".Golf.org.au.
^"Ashleigh Buhai results". LPGA. Retrieved3 December 2024.
^"Ashleigh Buhai stats". LPGA. Retrieved3 December 2024.
^"Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved3 December 2024.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
^"Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.

External links

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Ashleigh Buhai at theLadies European Tour official site
Ashleigh Buhai at theLPGA Tour official site
Ashleigh Buhai at theWomen's World Golf Rankings official site
Ashleigh Simon at Women's World Cup of Golf (profile covering amateur career to 2005) at theWayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
Ashleigh Simon atOlympics.com
Ashleigh Simon atOlympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

v t e Women's British Open champions (major era only)
2001Se-ri Pak 2002Karrie Webb 2003Annika Sörenstam 2004Karen Stupples 2005Jeong Jang‡ 2006Sherri Steinhauer 2007Lorena Ochoa‡ 2008Jiyai Shin 2009Catriona Matthew 2010Yani Tseng 2011Yani Tseng 2012Jiyai Shin 2013Stacy Lewis 2014Mo Martin 2015Inbee Park 2016Ariya Jutanugarn 2017In-Kyung Kim 2018Georgia Hall 2019Hinako Shibuno 2020Sophia Popov 2021Anna Nordqvist 2022Ashleigh Buhai† 2023Lilia Vu 2024Lydia Ko
† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

Women's British Open champions (major era only)