Jiyai Shin
신지애
Shin at the 2009 HSBC Women's Champions
Personal information
Full nameJiyai Shin
NicknameFinal Round Queen
Born (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988
Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sporting nationality South Korea
Career
CollegeYonsei University
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2005)
LPGA of Korea Tour (joined 2005)
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (2009–13)
Professional wins64
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour11
Ladies European Tour6
LPGA of Japan Tour30
LPGA of Korea Tour21
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
ALPG Tour4
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
Chevron ChampionshipT5: 2010
Women's PGA C'ship3rd/T3: 2009, 2010
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 2023
Women's British OpenWon: 2008, 2012
Evian ChampionshipT44: 2013
Achievements and awards
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Jiyai Shin (Korean: 신지애 Shin Ji-ae, [ɕin dʑi.ɛː]; 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 64 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.[1]

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.[2] 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[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Honors and awards

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2015

2018

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.[10] Shin currently owns a home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her brother, stepmother, and father.[11]

Endorsements

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

Professional wins (64)

LPGA Tour wins (11)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 3 Aug 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open[1] 66-68-70-66=270 −18 3 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
2 9 Nov 2008 Mizuno Classic[2] 68-66-67=201 −15 6 strokes Japan Mayu Hattori
3 23 Nov 2008 ADT Championship 69-75-71-70 1 stroke Australia Karrie Webb
4 8 Mar 2009 HSBC Women's Champions 72-73-66-66=277 −11 2 strokes Australia Katherine Hull
5 28 Jun 2009 Wegmans LPGA 65-68-67-71=271 −17 7 strokes United States Kristy McPherson
Taiwan Yani Tseng
6 13 Sep 2009 P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship 70-70-64=207 −9 Playoff United States Angela Stanford
South Korea Sun Young Yoo
7 25 Jul 2010 Evian Masters[1] 70-69-68-67=274 −14 1 stroke South Korea Na Yeon Choi
United States Morgan Pressel
United States Alexis Thompson
8 7 Nov 2010 Mizuno Classic[2] 65-66-67=198 −18 2 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
9 10 Sep 2012 Kingsmill Championship 62-68-69-69=268 −16 Playoff United States Paula Creamer
10 16 Sep 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open[1] 71-64-71-73=279 −9 9 strokes South Korea Inbee Park
11 17 Feb 2013 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[3] 65-67-70-72=274 −18 2 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship United States Angela Stanford
South Korea Sun Young Yoo		 Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2012 Kingsmill Championship United States Paula Creamer Won with par on ninth extra hole

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
2 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.
3 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Ladies European Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 3 Aug 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open[4] 66-68-70-66=270 −18 3 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
2 25 Jul 2010 Evian Masters[4] 70-69-68-67=274 −14 1 stroke South Korea Na Yeon Choi
United States Morgan Pressel
United States Alexis Thompson
3 16 Sep 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open[4] 71-64-71-73=279 −9 9 strokes South Korea Inbee Park
4 17 Feb 2013 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[5] 65-67-70-72=274 −18 2 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
5 28 Feb 2016 RACV Ladies Masters[6] 68-70-71-69=278 −14 3 strokes England Holly Clyburn
6 11 Feb 2018 ActewAGL Canberra Classic [6] 65-68-64=197 −19 6 strokes Australia Minjee Lee

4 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
5 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour.
6 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LET.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (30)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 Mar 2008 Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup 70-69-73=212 −4 Playoff Japan Sakura Yokomine
2 9 Nov 2008 Mizuno Classic[7] 68-66-67=201 −15 6 strokes Japan Mayu Hattori
3 25 Oct 2009 Masters GC Ladies 70-70-68-208 −8 Playoff Japan Yuko Mitsuka
Japan Akiko Fukushima
4 2 May 2010 Cyber Agent Ladies 72-70-66=208 −8 2 strokes Japan Akane Iijima
Japan Miho Koga
5 7 Nov 2010 Mizuno Classic[7] 65-66-67=198 −18 2 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
6 22 Jun 2014 Nichirei Ladies 69-65-70=204 −12 4 strokes Japan Hikari Fujita
Japan Rumi Yoshiba
7 10 Aug 2014 Meiji Cup 70-66-68=204 −12 2 strokes Taiwan Teresa Lu
8 31 Aug 2014 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament 67-71-70=208 −8 3 strokes Japan Saiki Fujita
South Korea Lee Bo-mee
9 21 Sep 2014 Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic 68-67-67=202 −14 1 stroke South Korea Lee Na-ri
10 3 May 2015 Cyber Agent Ladies 68-71-69=208 −8 1 stroke JapanErika Kikuchi
11 21 Jun 2015 Nichirei Ladies 71-67-67=205 −11 1 stroke South Korea Lee Ji-hee
12 29 Nov 2015 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup 70-71-72-68=281 −7 6 strokes Japan Shiho Oyama
13 15 May 2016 Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies 71-67-68=206 −10 2 strokes South Korea Kim Ha-neul
South Korea Lee Bo-mee
14 19 Jun 2016 Nichirei Ladies 67-69-68=204 −12 3 strokes Japan Minami Katsu (a)
15 30 Oct 2016 Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament 69-72-66=207 −9 1 stroke South Korea Lee Ji-hee
16 25 Aug 2017 Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament 69-65-70-74=278 −10 2 strokes Taiwan Babe Liu
17 19 Nov 2017 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open 70-66-68-67=271 −17 2 strokes Japan Ai Suzuki
18 6 May 2018 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup 74-71-70-70=285 −3 1 stroke Japan Ai Suzuki
19 2 Sep 2018 Golf5 Ladies 64-68-70=202 −14 Playoff Japan Sakura Koiwai
20 9 Sep 2018 Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup 67-66-71-68=272 −16 9 strokes South Korea Ahn Sun-ju
South Korea Chung Jae-eun
21 25 Nov 2018 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup 66-73-70-68=277 −11 Playoff South Korea Bae Hee-kyung
22 14 Apr 2019 Studio Alice Women's Open 68-70-69=207 −9 1 stroke Japan Erika Kikuchi
Japan Saki Takeo
23 28 Apr 2019 Fujisankei Ladies Classic 70-72-63=205 −8 2 strokes Japan Hinako Shibuno
Japan Ai Suzuki
Japan Hikaru Yoshimoto
24 30 Jun 2019 Earth Mondahmin Cup 67-66-68-72=273 −15 3 strokes Japan Erika Hara
Japan Mika Miyazato
25 18 Oct 2020 Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament 70-70-69=209 −7 2 strokes South Korea Bae Seon-woo
Japan Ayaka Furue
26 8 Nov 2020 Toto Japan Classic 66-65-66=197 −19 3 strokes Japan Yuka Saso
27 20 Jun 2021 Nichirei Ladies 70-70-66=206 −10 Playoff South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
28 25 Jul 2021 Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies 68-68-66-71=273 −15 5 strokes Japan Mayu Hamada
South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
Japan Reika Usui
Japan Ayaka Watanabe
29 5 Mar 2023 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament 73-69-65-71=278 −10 3 strokes Japan Mone Inami
Japan Momoko Ueda
30 25 Jun 2023 Earth Mondahmin Cup 68-65-74-68=275 −13 Playoff Japan Akie Iwai

7 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in JLPGA.

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (21)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 11 Sep 2005 SK Enclean Invitational (as an amateur) −11 (68-67-70=205) 2 strokes South Korea Kyeong Bae
2 21 May 2006 Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open −11 (67-73-65=205) 2 strokes United States Cristie Kerr
3 8 Sep 2006 PAVV Invitational −12 (68-66-70=204) 1 stroke South Korea Hye-Jin Jung
4 19 Nov 2006 Orient China Ladies Open −17 (72-66-64-69=271) 8 strokes South Korea Na Yeon Choi
5 27 Apr 2007 MBC Tour MCSquare Cup Crown CC Ladies Open E (76-73-67=216) Playoff South Korea Joo-Eun Lee
6 3 Jun 2007 Hill State Open −12 (67-71-66=204) 1 stroke South Korea Eun-Hee Ji
7 15 Jun 2007 MBC Tour BC Card Classic −12 (71-67-66=204) 1 stroke South Korea Ji-Yeon Woo
8 23 Jun 2007 KB Star Tour 3rd Tournament at Pohang −16 (66-68-66=200) 2 stroke South Korea Eun-Hee Ji
9 8 Sep 2007 KB Star Tour 4th Tournament at Cheongwon −10 (69-65=134) 2 strokes South Korea Na Yeon Choi
10 16 Sep 2007 SK Energy Invitational −12 (68-66-70=204) 5 strokes South Korea Hee Young Park
South Korea Jin Joo Hong
11 7 Oct 2007 Samsung Finance Ladies Championship −8 (71-67-70=208) 2 strokes South Korea Hyun Hee Moon
12 28 Oct 2007 Interburgo Masters −9 (71-72-67=210) 5 strokes South Korea Na Yeon Choi
13 25 Nov 2007 ADT CAPS Championship −5 (74-69-68=211) 3 strokes South Korea Seon-Wook Lim
14 16 Dec 2007 China Ladies Open −13 (68-68-67=203) 5 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
15 20 Apr 2008 Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship −13 (66-70-67=203) 1 stroke South Korea Ilhee Lee
16 18 May 2008 Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open −3 (75-69-69=213) Playoff South Korea So Yeon Ryu
17 15 Jun 2008 BC Card Classic −5 (68-71-72=211) Playoff South Korea Min-Sun Kim
South Korea Hyun-Ji Kim
18 26 Sep 2008 Shinsegae KLPGA Championship −7 (67-70-72=209) 2 strokes South Korea Sun Ju Ahn
19 18 Oct 2008 Hite Cup Championship −13 (68-67-68=203) 2 strokes South Korea Kang Soo-yun
20 26 Oct 2008 KB Star Tour Grand Final at Incheon −3 (66-74-70-73=285) Playoff South Korea Sun Ju Ahn
South Korea He-Yong Choi
21 19 Sep 2010 J Golf Series MetLife-Korea Economic Daily KLPGA Championship −12 (66-72-68-70=276) 4 strokes South Korea Kim Hye-youn

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 9 Feb 2007 Thailand Ladies Open −10 (67-72-67=206) 10 strokes South Korea Da-ye Na

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 17 Feb 2013 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open[8] 65-67-70-72=274 −18 2 strokes Taiwan Yani Tseng
2 28 Feb 2016 RACV Ladies Masters[9] 68-70-71-69=278 −14 3 strokes England Holly Clyburn
3 11 Feb 2018 ActewAGL Canberra Classic[9] 65-68-64=197 −19 6 strokes Australia Minjee Lee
2 12 Feb 2023 Women's Victorian Open 67-71-66-71=275 −14 5 strokes Australia Grace Kim
Thailand Pavarisa Yoktuan

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

Major championships

Wins (2)

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

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
ANA Inspiration T15 T31 T21 T5 T29 T26 T7 T16 T21
Women's PGA Championship 3 T3 T34 T5 T11
U.S. Women's Open 6 T19 T13 T5 T10 CUT CUT CUT T2
The Evian Championship ^ T44 NT T54
Women's British Open T28 1 T8 T14 21 1 T36 T29 T60 3

^ 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

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00012699
Women's PGA Championship00233455
U.S. Women's Open01024696
The Evian Championship00000022
Women's British Open2013461010
Totals213913223532
  • 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
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(US$)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 1 1 0 0 0 1 T4 63,719 n/a 70.33 n/a
2007 7 7 0 0 1 2 T3 346,259 n/a 71.76 n/a
2008 10 10 3 0 0 6 1 1,682,976 n/a 70.73 n/a
2009 25 23 3 1 3 12 1 1,807,3341 1 70.26 2
2010 18 17 2 1 4 14 1 1,783,127 2 70.25 5
2011 18 18 0 2 0 7 2 720,735 15 70.81 4
2012 18 18 2 0 3 8 1 1,234,597 7 70.31 1
2013 20 19 1 0 0 5 1 602,875 22 70.66 9
2014 5 5 0 0 0 0 T16 n/a n/a 72.47 n/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 23 November 2014[12]

World ranking

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

YearRankingSource
200633[13]
20077[14]
20086[15]
20092[16]
20101[17]
20117[18]
20128[19]
201316[20]
201436[21]
201533[22]
201623[23]
201725[24]
201821[25]
201924[26]
202037[27]
202153[28]
202268[29]
202323^[30]

^ as of 10 July 2023

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Blake (4 February 2008). "Webb trumps Korean star". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "South Korea's Shin wins Mizuno Classic in Japan". The New York Times. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "South Korea's Shin triumphs at Wegmans LPGA event". Agence France-Presse. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Seungchan Kim and Jiyai Shin conferred the 2009 Talent Medals of Korea". Yonsei University.
  5. ↑ Shin gains No. 1 world ranking
  6. ↑ "Shin back to No. 1 in women's golf ranking". United Press International. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Jiyai Shin enters Hall of Fame (article in Korean)
  8. ↑ Mell, Randall. "Former world No. 1 prefers Japan Tour over LPGA". Golf Channel. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jiyai Shin won 10 career wins". Kuki News. 3 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Martin, Blake (31 January 2008). "Korean teenager to give Webb a run for the money at the Open". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "Transcript: Interview with Jiyai Shin". Signon San Diego. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "Jiyai Shin stats". LPGA. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2006.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2007.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2008.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2009.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2010.
  18. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2011.
  19. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  26. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  27. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 10 July 2023.
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