Ashleigh Buhai

Ashleigh Ann Buhai (née Simon, born 11 May 1989) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2022 Women's Open, one of the major championships in women's golf.

Ashleigh Buhai
Buhai in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ashleigh Ann Buhai
Born	(1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 36) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Spouse	David Buhai (2016)
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour
Professional wins	22
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Ladies European Tour	6
ALPG Tour	1
Other	14
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	T18: 2023
Women's PGA C'ship	T18: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	T27: 2017
Women's British Open	Won: 2022
Evian Championship	T15: 2022
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit 2017

Amateur career

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

Professional career

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 card for 2014 at qualifying school.

On 7 August 2022, after 221 LPGA Tour starts, Buhai won her first major title by winning the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield, Scotland. She defeated Chun In-gee on the fourth hole of sudden-death playoff after both players finished regulation play at −10.

In December 2022, Buhai won the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by 1 stroke over Jiyai Shin.^[7] In December 2023, she successfully defended her ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open title with a 1 stroke victory over Minjee Lee at The Australian Golf Club^[8]

Amateur wins

• 2004 Jack Newton Junior International Classic (Australia), South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play
• 2005 South African Amateur Stroke Play
• 2006 South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play, AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions (USA)
• 2007 South African Amateur Stroke Play, South African Amateur Match Play

Professional wins (22)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	7 Aug 2022	AIG Women's Open[1]	70-65-64-75=274	−10	Playoff	Chun In-gee	1,095,000
2	11 June 2023	ShopRite LPGA Classic	69-65-65=199	−14	1 stroke	Kim Hyo-joo	262,500

¹ Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Cambia Portland Classic	Georgia Hall	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	2022	AIG Women's Open	Chun In-gee	Won with par on fourth extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 June 2007	Catalonia Ladies Masters	70-68-70=208	−8	2 strokes	Becky Brewerton Kirsty Taylor
2	15 May 2011	ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open	66-67-67=200	−16	3 strokes	Gwladys Nocera
3	10 Mar 2018	Investec South African Women's Open (3)[2]	69-71-67=207	−9	2 strokes	Karolin Lampert
4	7 Aug 2022	AIG Women's Open[3]	70-65-64-75=274	−10	Playoff	Chun In-gee
5	11 Mar 2023	Investec South African Women's Open (4)[2]	64-65-69-68=266	-22	4 strokes	Ana Peláez

² Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour.
³ Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2022	AIG Women's Open	Chun In-gee	Won with par on fourth extra hole

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

• 2022 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
• 2023 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (12)

• 2014 (3) Chase to Investec Cup Glendower, Ladies Tshwane Open, Chase to Investec Cup Blue Valley
• 2015 (1) Sunshine Ladies Tour Open
• 2017 (3) Cape Town Ladies Open, Sun International Ladies Challenge, Investec Royal Swazi (Ladies)
• 2018 (2) Joburg Ladies Open, Investec South African Women's Open^[4] (3)
• 2019 (1) Canon Sunshine Ladies Tour Open
• 2020 (1) Jabra Ladies Classic
• 2023 (1) Investec South African Women's Open^[4] (4)

⁴ Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Other wins (4)

• 2004 Acer South African Women's Open (as an amateur)
• 2005 Pam Golding Classic (Ladies Africa Tour) (as an amateur)
• 2006 Nedbank Masters (Ladies Africa Tour) (as an amateur)
• 2007 Acer South African Women's Open (2) (as an amateur)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2022	Women's British Open	Five shot lead	−10 (70-65-64-75=274)	Playoff	Chun In-gee

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship													CUT	T75	CUT	CUT	CUT	T18	CUT	T62
U.S. Women's Open			CUT						CUT		CUT	T27	T57	T55	T30	CUT		T68	T51	CUT
Women's PGA Championship				T31					T40	CUT	T50	T36	T47	CUT	T18	CUT	T21	T39	T52	CUT
The Evian Championship ^									CUT				CUT	T37	NT	T58	T15	T20	WD	CUT
Women's British Open	CUT	CUT		CUT	T43	CUT		T47	CUT	T66	T47	T30	CUT	5	T11	CUT	1	CUT	T22

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	9
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4
Women's British Open	1	0	0	2	2	4	17	9
Totals	1	0	0	2	2	9	57	31

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2022 WPGA – 2023 Evian)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins (Majors)	2nds	3rds	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2005	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	2	1	0	0	0	1	T7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	5	3	0	0	0	0	T16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	14	5	0	0	0	0	T35	20,330	157	74.27	144
2009	15	7	0	0	0	0	T23	39,752	118	73.18	101
2010	1	1	0	0	0	0	T43	12,810	140	73.25	n/a
2011	2	0	0	0	0	0	Cut	0	n/a	73.50	n/a
2012	0 **	0 **	0	0	0	0	T56	3,146 **	n/a	76.25	n/a
2013	1	1	0	0	0	0	T47	10,554	142	73.75	n/a
2014	18	9	0	0	0	0	T15	78,294	98	72.64	95
2015	17	8	0	0	0	0	T42	40,831	117	73.12	114
2016	16	8	0	0	0	0	T22	73,210	107	71.87	66
2017	21	10	0	1	1	3	2	461,094	42	71.60	66
2018	28	17	0	0	0	1	T7	254,692	72	71.93	77
2019	27	19	0	0	0	1	5	407,546	51	71.60	77
2020	16	14	0	1	0	3	2	429,628	24	71.83	55
2021	24	17	0	0	0	2	T8	229,695	75	71.27	63
2022	24	15	1 (1)	0	0	3	1	1,553,004	10	71.19	60
2023	23	17	1	0	1	6	1	1,016,049	26	70.76	33
2024	23	19	0	0	0	2	6	569,681	67	71.49	63
Totals^	270 (2008)	167 (2008)	2 (1)	2	2	22	1	5,197,170	89

^ official as of 2024 season^[9][10][11]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
** *ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open not counted by LPGA

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2012	173	[12]
2013	170	[13]
2014	163	[14]
2015	212	[15]
2016	223	[16]
2017	113	[17]
2018	115	[18]
2019	104	[19]
2020	70	[20]
2021	84	[21]
2022	24	[22]
2023	23	[23]
2024	57	[24]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Africa): 2004, 2006 (winners)

Professional

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