Ashleigh Buhai

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.

Ashleigh Buhai
Buhai in 2009
Personal information
Full nameAshleigh Ann Buhai
Born (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sporting nationality South Africa
SpouseDavid Buhai (2016)
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour5
ALPG Tour1
Other14
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT18: 2023
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

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, after 221 LPGA Tour starts, 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.

In December 2022, Buhai won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by 1 stroke over Jiyai Shin.[7]

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 (20)

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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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 (5)
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
5 11 Mar 2023 Investec South African Women's Open[2] 64-65-69-68=266 -22 4 strokes Spain Ana Peláez

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

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

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

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (12)

4 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Other wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2022 Women's British OpenFive shot lead−10 (70-65-64-75=274)PlayoffSouth Korea Chun In-gee

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship CUT T75 CUT CUT CUT T18
Women's PGA Championship T31 T40 CUT T50 T36 T47 CUT T18 CUT T21
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT T27 T57 T55 T30 CUT
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
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000162
Women's PGA Championship000002107
U.S. Women's Open00000084
The Evian Championship00000153
Women's British Open100223158
Totals1002274424
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

World ranking

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

YearWorld rankingSource
2012173[8]
2013170[9]
2014163[10]
2015212[11]
2016223[12]
2017113[13]
2018115[14]
2019104[15]
202070[16]
202184[17]
202224[18]
202316^[19]

^ as of 15 May 2023

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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

References
  1. "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. Heverin, Dale (4 December 2022). "Buhai secures Open double". Golf.org.au. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 15 May 2023.
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