Jenny Shin | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | 7 October 1992
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Sporting nationality | South Korea |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Epson Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T11: 2015 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T8: 2023 |
U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2014 |
Women's British Open | 6th: 2017 |
Evian Championship | T12: 2024 |
Jenny Shin (born 7 October 1992) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Shin moved to the United States at age 9. She won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2006 becoming its youngest winner at age 13. [1]
Shin turned professional in 2010. She played on the Futures Tour in 2010, winning The International at Concord in July and finishing 4th on the money list to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2011. She has played on the LPGA Tour since, with her first win at the 2016 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout. [2]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 1 May 2016 | Volunteers of America Texas Shootout | 68-70-65-67=270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Mi Jung Hur Gerina Piller Amy Yang |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2012 | HSBC Women's Champions | Choi Na-yeon Shanshan Feng Angela Stanford | Stanford won with par on third extra hole Choi eliminated by par on second hole Feng eliminated by par on first hole |
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | T55 | T39 | T11 | T50 | T35 | T40 | T12 | WD | ||||
Women's PGA Championship | T68 | T19 | T22 | T13 | T22 | CUT | T29 | CUT | T37 | T30 | |||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T35 | T54 | T10 | 19 | T46 | T21 | T27 | T39 | T23 | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | T31 | T20 | T55 | T17 | T48 | T16 | CUT | NT | |||||
Women's British Open | CUT | T17 | T17 | T29 | T28 | CUT | 6 | CUT | T51 | T51 |
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T28 | DQ | CUT | T57 |
U.S. Women's Open | T23 | CUT | T19 | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T25 | T8 | CUT |
The Evian Championship | T50 | T58 | T54 | T12 |
Women's British Open | T42 | CUT | T16 | T17 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied for place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 66 | 50 |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | World ranking | Source |
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2008 | 330 | [3] |
2009 | 312 | [4] |
2010 | 466 | [5] |
2013 | 69 | [6] |
2014 | 43 | [7] |
2015 | 42 | [8] |
2016 | 37 | [9] |
2017 | 51 | [10] |
2018 | 63 | [11] |
2019 | 74 | [12] |
2020 | 84 | [13] |
2021 | 80 | [14] |
2022 | 98 | [15] |
2023 | 66 | [16] |
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