Jenny Shin

Jenny Shin
Shin in 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992
Seoul, South Korea
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
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
Symetra Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T11: 2015
Women's PGA C'ship T13: 2014
U.S. Women's Open T10: 2014
Women's British Open 6th: 2017
Evian Championship T16: 2018

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

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 South Korea Mi Jung Hur
United States Gerina Piller
South Korea Amy Yang

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2012 HSBC Women's Champions South Korea Choi Na-yeon
China Shanshan Feng
United States 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 2018.

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
ANA Inspiration DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T55 T39 T11 T50 T35 T40
U.S. Women's Open CUT DNP CUT DNP T35 T54 T10 19 T46 T21 T27
Women's PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T68 T19 T22 T13 T22 CUT T29 CUT
Women's British Open DNP DNP DNP CUT T17 T17 T29 T28 CUT 6 CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T31 T20 T55 T17 T48 T16

^ 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

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000176
U.S. Women's Open00001397
Women's PGA Championship00000486
Women's British Open00001385
The Evian Championship00000366
Totals00002143830
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (2012 U.S. Open – 2016 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

References

  1. Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (7 July 2015). "Former Torrance High star Jenny Shin looking for first LPGA win". Daily Breeze.
  2. "Jenny Shin wins in Texas for first LPGA Tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 May 2016.


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