| Ashleigh Buhai | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ashleigh Ann Buhai |
| Born | 11 May 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T75: 2019 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T18: 2020 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T27: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | 5th: 2019 |
| Evian Championship | T37: 2019 |
Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon, born 11 May 1989) is a South African professional golfer.
Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the youngest player to win the ladies’ South African Amateur Stroke Play and Match Play double and the first player in 101 years to win the Ladies South African Open title three times.[1] She represented her country in the mainly professional Women's World Cup of Golf three times while still an amateur.[2][3][4]
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 for 2014 at qualifying school.
Professional wins (5)
Ladies European Tour wins (3)
- 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters
- 2011 ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open
- 2018 Investec South African Women's Open
Other wins (2)
- 2004 Acer South African Women's Open
- 2007 Acer South African Women's Open
Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Cambia Portland Classic |  Georgia Hall | Hall won with par on second extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | T75 | CUT | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T27 | T57 | T55 | T30 | ||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T31 | T40 | CUT | T50 | T36 | T47 | CUT | T18 | |||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | CUT | T37 | NT | |||||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T43 | CUT | T47 | CUT | T66 | T47 | T30 | CUT | 5 | T11 | ||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2004, 2006 (winners)
Professional
- World Cup (representing South Africa): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Simon Seals Maiden LET Victory". Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Ashleigh Buhai at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Ashleigh Buhai at the LPGA Tour official site
- Ashleigh Simon at Women's World Cup of Golf (profile covering amateur career to 2005) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
- Ashleigh Simon at the International Olympic Committee
- Ashleigh Simon at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)