Shani Waugh | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | 2 September 1969
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1997) Ladies European Tour (joined 1991) ALPG Tour (joined 1991) |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 3 |
ALPG Tour | 4 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T64: 2003 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T39: 1999 |
U.S. Women's Open | 3rd: 2002 |
du Maurier Classic | T34: 1998, 1999 |
Women's British Open | T32: 2000 |
Shani Waugh (born 2 September 1969) is an Australian professional golfer. She played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, as well as on the ALPG Tour in her home country.
Waugh turned professional in 1991 and joined the Ladies European Tour the same year. In 1997 she joined the LPGA Tour, where career highlights include finishing runner-up at the 2003 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship after a playoff with Se Ri Pak, and finishing third at the 2002 U.S. Women's Open behind Juli Inkster and Annika Sörenstam. [1]
Waugh won three times on the LET between 1996 and 2005. After her inaugural win at Costa Azul Ladies Open, she beat Becky Brewerton into second place at the Wales WPGA Championship of Europe by holing a 74-foot birdie putt on the final green [2] and beat Gwladys Nocera in a playoff to win Thailand Ladies Open. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 11 May 1996 | Costa Azul Ladies Open | −2 (214) | 2 strokes | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Mary Grace Estuesta, Helene Koch, Aideen Rogers |
2 | 25 Aug 2003 | Wales WPGA Championship of Europe | −7 (73-71-73-69=286) | 2 strokes | Becky Brewerton |
3 | 3 Apr 2005 | Thailand Ladies Open | −6 (67-71-71-73=282) | Playoff | Gwladys Nocera |
Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2005 | Thailand Ladies Open | Gwladys Nocera | Won with par on first extra hole |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Se Ri Pak | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
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