Jenny Shin
| Jenny Shin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 October 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Torrance, California |
| 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 | T13: 2014 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T17: 2012, 2013 |
| Evian Championship | T17: 2016 |
Jenny Shin (born 7 October 1992) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to the United States at age 9. She won the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2006.[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 then, picking up her first win at the 2016 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2006 U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2009 AJGA Heather Farr Classic
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May 2016 | Volunteers of America Texas Shootout | 68-70-65-67=270 | −14 | 2 strokes | M. J. Hur Gerina Piller Amy Yang
|
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | HSBC Women's Champions | Choi Na-yeon Shanshan Feng Angela Stanford
|
Stanford won with par on third extra hole Choi eliminated with par on second hole Feng eliminated with par on first hole |
LPGA Futures Tour (1)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T55 | T39 | T11 | T50 |
| Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T68 | T19 | T22 | T13 | T22 | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | T35 | T54 | T10 | 19 | T46 |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T17 | T17 | T29 | T28 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^ | T31 | T20 | T55 | T17 | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (2012 U.S. Open – 2016 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
References
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (7 July 2015). "Former Torrance High star Jenny Shin looking for first LPGA win". Daily Breeze.
- ^ "Jenny Shin wins in Texas for first LPGA Tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 May 2016.
External links
- Jenny Shin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Seoul Sisters profile
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