Ashleigh Buhai

Ashleigh Buhai
Personal information
Full name Ashleigh Ann Buhai
Born (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality  South Africa
Career
Turned professional 2007
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour 3
Other 2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration CUT: 2018
Women's PGA C'ship T31: 2009
U.S. Women's Open T27: 2017
Women's British Open T30: 2017
Evian Championship CUT: 2014, 2018

Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon, born 11 May 1989) is a South African professional golfer.

Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the youngest player to win the ladies’ South African Amateur Stroke Play and Match Play double and the first player in 101 years to win the Ladies South African Open title three times.[1] She represented her country in the mainly professional Women's World Cup of Golf three times while still an amateur.[2][3][4]

Buhai turned professional the day after her 18th birthday.[1] She won the 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters, which was her third event as a professional. She became the youngest ever professional winner on the Ladies European Tour (South Korea's Amy Yang won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters at a younger age as an amateur).[5]

Ashleigh now plays under the name Ashleigh Buhai after marrying her husband, David, in December 2016.[6]

Buhai earned her LPGA Tour for 2014 at qualifying school.

Professional wins (5)

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

Other wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • World Cup (representing South Africa): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

References

  1. 1 2 "Ashleigh finally turns Professional - off to Europe". Women's Golf South Africa. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  2. ↑ Park, Martin (17 December 2004). "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  3. ↑ Vlismas, Michael (19 January 2006). "South Africans ready to take on the world". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Paraguay on brink of World Cup glory". Ladies European Tour. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Simon Seals Maiden LET Victory". Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Newly-wed Buhai keen to get back into the swing of things". www.sascoc.co.za. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
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