| Shi Hyun Ahn 안시현 |
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Ahn before 2009 Women's British Open |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Cinderella |
| Born | 15 September 1984 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Residence | Incheon, South Korea |
| Spouse | Marco |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (jonied 2004) LPGA of Korea Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T5: 2007 |
| LPGA Championship | 2nd: 2004 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T8: 2006 |
| Women's British Open | T17: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 2004 |
Shi-Hyun Ahn (Korean 안시현) (born 15 September 1984 in Seoul) is a South Korean professional golfer.
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Ahn turned professional in 2002 and that year she topped the order of merit on the Apache Dream Tour (the KLPGA's developmental tour) after winning three times. In 2003 she won[1] the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, an LPGA Tour sanctioned event in her home country. At 19 years, 1 month and 18 days she was the youngest non-American winner in the tour's history. She also finished fourth on the LPGA of Korea Tour money list. In 2004 she was the Rookie of the Year on the U.S. based LPGA Tour, after finishing in sole second place in the LPGA Championship, which is one of the four LPGA majors and finishing sixteenth on the money list. She also won the MBC-Xcanvas Open on the LPGA of Korea Tour that year. In 2005 she finished 36th on the LPGA Tour money list.
During her second round of play at the 2009 LPGA Championship, Ahn struck and killed a robin with her tee shot on the 9th hole.[2]
While playing in the 2010 CN Canadian Women's Open, Ahn and fellow South Korean golfer Il Mi Chung were accused[3] of taking part in a rules violation cover-up after they each accidentally hit the other's golf ball on the 18th hole during the first round of play. Chung and Ahn were disqualified after the round.[4] The LPGA launched an investigation into what took place.[5] A Tour official said "One thing that is clear is that both players called the penalty on themselves and as a result, both players were disqualified. They admitted their mistake and accepted the penalty, so the Rules of Golf were adhered to."[6]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
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| 1 | 2 Nov 2003 | CJ Nine Bridges Classic | -12 (65-71-68=204) | 3 strokes | Laura Davies, Se Ri Pak, Gloria Park, Grace Park |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T19 | T8 | T5 | T42 | T56 | T56 | T57 |
| LPGA Championship | 2 | T25 | T5 | T21 | T6 | T16 | T34 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T29 | CUT | T8 | T39 | T64 | DNP | T19 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T28 | T25 | CUT | T17 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.