Ashleigh Buhai

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

Ashleigh Buhai
Personal information
Full nameAshleigh Ann Buhai
Born (1989-05-11) 11 May 1989
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour3
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT75: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT31: 2009
U.S. Women's OpenT27: 2017
Women's British Open5th: 2019
Evian ChampionshipT37: 2019

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)
  • 2004 Acer South African Women's Open
  • 2007 Acer South African Women's Open

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2018.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
ANA Inspiration CUT T75
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT T27 T57 T55
Women's PGA Championship T31 T40 CUT T50 T36 T47 CUT
The Evian Championship ^ CUT CUT T37
Women's British Open CUT CUT CUT T43 CUT T47 CUT T66 T47 T30 CUT 5

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

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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

References
  1. "Ashleigh finally turns Professional - off to Europe". Women's Golf South Africa. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  2. Park, Martin (17 December 2004). "Women's World Cup of Golf: Twenty teams confirmed". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  3. Vlismas, Michael (19 January 2006). "South Africans ready to take on the world". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  4. "Paraguay on brink of World Cup glory". Ladies European Tour. 20 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  5. "Simon Seals Maiden LET Victory". Ladies European Tour. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
  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 22 August 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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