Ji-Yai Shin
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| Birth | April 28, 1988 South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | South Korea |
| College | none |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2005 |
| Current tour | KLPGA Tour (joined 2005) |
| Professional wins | 20 (KLPGA Tour 17, Other individual 3) |
| Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 0 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | T15: 2007 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | 6th: 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T28: 2007 |
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| KLPGA Best Amateur | 2005 |
| KLPGA Rookie of the Year | 2006 |
| KLPGA Player of the Year | 2007 |
Ji-yai Shin (born April 28, 1988) is professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken all existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. She also placed in the top 10 in two LPGA Tour events, where she played, although she is not an LPGA member.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Amateur
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.
[edit] Professional
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 after holding the tournament lead going into the final round. The next month at the Evian Masters, an event on the LPGA Tour an a major on the Ladies European Tour, she finished tied for third. Shin finished 207 ranked 8th in the world, the highest ranked Korean of all, and the only non-LPGA member who ranked in the top ten.
[edit] 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 has endorsement deals with Hi-Mart, Wolsey, PRGR Golf, and Yonsei University.
[edit] Professional wins (20 )
[edit] KLPGA Tour (17)
- 2005 (1) SK Enclean Open
- 2006 (3) Taeyoung Cup Korea Womens Open, PAVV Invitational, Orient China Ladies Open
- 2007 (10) MBC Tour MC Square Cup, Hill State Ladies Open, MBC Tour BC Card Classic KB Star Tour in Daegu, KB Star Tour in Chungcheong, SK Energy Invitational, Samsung Finance Ladies Championship, Inter-Burgo Masters, ADT-CAPS Championship, Orient China Ladies Open Presented by Samsung
- 2008 (3) Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship, Taeyoung Cup Korea Womens Open, BC Card Classic
[edit] Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2 )
- 2006 (1) Kosaido Taiwan Japan Friendship Tournament
- 2007 (1) Thailand Ladies Open Presented by TAT
[edit] Japan LPGA Tour (1 )
- 2008 (1) Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T15 | T31 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | 6 | |
| Women's British Open | T28 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
[edit] Personal life
In 2004, 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.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Martin, Blake (2008-02-04). Webb trumps Korean star. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Martin, Blake (2008-01-31). Korean teenager to give Webb a run for the money at the Open. The Age. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
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