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Jiyai Shin (; ; born 28 April 1988) is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer, who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She previously played primarily on the and the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. In 2008, playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member, she won three events, including the Women's British Open and the . She has been ranked No. 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No. 1. With 60+ wins worldwide on six different tours, she is the winningest Korean golfer, male or female, of all time.

Amateur career
In 2005, while she was still in high school, Shin was the only amateur to win a KLPGA event that season when she won the SK Enclean Invitational. She turned professional at the end of the 2005 season.

Professional career
2006
Returning to the KLPGA as a rookie in 2006, she started her year with a pair of third-place finishes in her first two events and went on to claim three wins on the season.

2007
2007 marked Shin's breakout year. She played 19 events on the KLPGA and won 10 of them, shattering all existing Tour records. She also ventured onto the LPGA Tour for the first time and played three of the four women's major championships. At the U.S. Women's Open she finished sixth. The next month at the , an event on the LPGA Tour and a major on the Ladies European Tour, she finished tied for third. Shin finished 2007 ranked 8th in the world, the highest ranked Korean of all, and the only non-LPGA member who ranked in the top ten.

2008
Opening 2008 at the Women's World Cup of Golf, Shin and number two KLPGA player succumbed to the pair of and with a score of −16 after 3rd and final day of competition. Philippines scored −18 and received the $240,000 cheque.

Shin then played at the Women's Australian Open where she finished 2nd, losing to in a playoff.

Shin won the Women's British Open in Berkshire, England for her first Tour and major win. This made her the first non-member of the LPGA to win a major since won the U.S. Women's Open in 1987. She won the 2008 Mizuno Classic in November, shooting scores of 68, 66 and 67. She was six shots ahead of the next competitor to win at −15 (201), to notch her second LPGA career win. Two weeks later she won the , the culminating event in the season-long LPGA playoff series, and claimed the $1 million prize. She became the first-ever non-LPGA member to win three LPGA tournaments.

2009
Shin's wins in LPGA Tour events in 2008 qualified her for LPGA membership in 2009. She got off to a slow start as an LPGA member, missing her first cut ever in an LPGA tournament at the season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay. She rebounded and won the third event of the season, the limited field HSBC Women's Champions, scoring 66 in both the third and fourth rounds. She won again in June at the full-field tournament and in September at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. By the first week of November she officially clinched the LPGA Rookie of the Year award.

She had been awarded a Talent Medal of Korea by the President of Korea in 2009.

2010
On 2 May, Shin won the Cyber Agent Ladies on the LPGA of Japan Tour. On 3 May, she became the World Number 1 ranked women's golfer, replacing who finished in sixth place in an LPGA tournament the previous day. Shin gains No. 1 world ranking She held the position until it was taken over by on 21 June 2010 and regained it on 26 July after winning the .

On 19 September, Shin won the MetLife-Korea Economics KLPGA Championship, one of the major championships on the LPGA of Korea Tour. With this victory, Shin qualified for the Hall of Fame, although she has to fulfill her career as professional golfer for 10 years before membership can be official. If she continues her professional career, she will be the third Hall of Famer in 2015, after and Se Ri Pak. Jiyai Shin enters Hall of Fame (article in Korean)

2014
Shin gave up her membership before the start of the season to be nearer to her family in Korea and played on the LPGA of Japan Tour, winning four times during the 2014 season.

2015
Shin won the Cyber Agent Ladies in early May for the second time in her career. She birdied three of the final five holes on the back nine to win by one stroke over Erika Kikuchi of Japan. This victory is her 10th win on the .

Honors and awards
2005

2006

  • Money list leader

2007

  • Player of the Year
  • Money list leader

2008

  • Player of the Year
  • Money list leader

2009

  • LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
  • LPGA Tour Money list leader
  • Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year

2015

2018

  • LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year

Personal life
In 2004 at age 16, Shin's mother was killed in a car accident. Her younger brother and sister were seriously injured and spent nearly a year in a hospital. Her mother's life insurance money funded the beginning of her golf career. Shin currently owns a home in , Georgia, where she lives with her brother, stepmother, and father.

Endorsements
Shin has endorsement deals with Three Bond Holdings, Jatco, M.U Sports & Ecco.

Professional wins (66)
LPGA Tour wins (11)
Major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (9)
13 Aug 2008Women's British Open66-68-70-66=270−183 strokes
29 Nov 200868-66-67=201−156 strokes
323 Nov 200869-75-71- 70 1 stroke
48 Mar 2009HSBC Women's Champions72-73-66-66=277−112 strokes
528 Jun 200965-68-67-71=271−177 strokes
613 Sep 2009P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship70-70-64=207−9Playoff
Sun Young Yoo
725 Jul 201070-69-68-67=274−141 strokeNa Yeon Choi

Alexis Thompson
87 Nov 201065-66-67=198−182 strokes
910 Sep 2012Kingsmill Championship62-68-69-69=268−16Playoff
1016 Sep 2012Ricoh Women's British Open71-64-71-73=279−99 strokes
1117 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokes

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

12009P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
Sun Young Yoo		Won with birdie on second extra hole
22012Kingsmill ChampionshipWon with par on ninth extra hole
Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.
Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Co-sanctioned by the and the Ladies European Tour.

Ladies European Tour wins (6)
13 Aug 2008Women's British Open66-68-70-66=270−183 strokes
225 Jul 201070-69-68-67=274−141 strokeNa Yeon Choi

Alexis Thompson
316 Sep 2012Ricoh Women's British Open71-64-71-73=279−99 strokes
417 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokes
528 Feb 2016RACV Ladies Masters68-70-71-69=278−143 strokes
611 Feb 2018ActewAGL Canberra Classic65-68-64=197−196 strokes
Co-sanctioned by the .
Co-sanctioned by the and the .
Co-sanctioned by the .
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LET.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (31)
123 Mar 2008Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup70-69-73=212−4Playoff
29 Nov 200868-66-67=201−156 strokes
325 Oct 2009Masters GC Ladies70-70-68-208−8Playoff
42 May 2010Cyber Agent Ladies72-70-66=208−82 strokes
57 Nov 201065-66-67=198−182 strokes
622 Jun 201469-65-70=204−124 strokes
710 Aug 201470-66-68=204−122 strokes
831 Aug 2014Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament67-71-70=208−83 strokes
921 Sep 2014Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic68-67-67=202−141 stroke
103 May 2015Cyber Agent Ladies68-71-69=208−81 stroke
1121 Jun 201571-67-67=205−111 stroke
1229 Nov 2015Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup70-71-72-68=281−76 strokes
1315 May 2016Hoken No Madoguchi Ladies71-67-68=206−102 strokesKim Ha-neul
1419 Jun 201667-69-68=204−123 strokes (a)
1530 Oct 2016Hisako Higuchi Mitsubishi Electric Ladies Golf Tournament69-72-66=207−91 stroke
1625 Aug 2017Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament69-65-70-74=278−102 strokes
1719 Nov 2017Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open70-66-68-67=271−172 strokes
186 May 2018World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup74-71-70-70=285−31 stroke
192 Sep 2018Golf5 Ladies64-68-70=202−14Playoff
209 Sep 2018Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup67-66-71-68=272−169 strokes
2125 Nov 2018Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup66-73-70-68=277−11Playoff
2214 Apr 2019Studio Alice Women's Open68-70-69=207−91 stroke
2328 Apr 2019Fujisankei Ladies Classic70-72-63=205−82 strokes

2430 Jun 2019Earth Mondahmin Cup67-66-68-72=273−153 strokes
2518 Oct 2020Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament70-70-69=209−72 strokes
268 Nov 2020Toto Japan Classic66-65-66=197−193 strokes
2720 Jun 202170-70-66=206−10Playoff
2825 Jul 2021Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies68-68-66-71=273−155 strokes


Ayaka Watanabe
295 Mar 2023Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament73-69-65-71=278−103 strokes
3025 Jun 2023Earth Mondahmin Cup68-65-74-68=275−13Playoff
3111 May 2025World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup71-70-67-73=281−7Playoff
Co-sanctioned by the .
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in JLPGA.

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (21)
111 Sep 2005SK Enclean Invitational (as an amateur)−11 (68-67-70=205)2 strokes
221 May 2006Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open−11 (67-73-65=205)2 strokes
38 Sep 2006PAVV Invitational−12 (68-66-70=204)1 stroke
419 Nov 2006Orient China Ladies Open−17 (72-66-64-69=271)8 strokesNa Yeon Choi
527 Apr 2007MBC Tour MCSquare Cup Crown CC Ladies OpenE (76-73-67=216)Playoff
63 Jun 2007Hill State Open−12 (67-71-66=204)1 stroke
715 Jun 2007MBC Tour BC Card Classic−12 (71-67-66=204)1 stroke
823 Jun 2007KB Star Tour 3rd Tournament at Pohang−16 (66-68-66=200)2 stroke
98 Sep 2007KB Star Tour 4th Tournament at Cheongwon−10 (69-65=134)2 strokesNa Yeon Choi
1016 Sep 2007SK Energy Invitational−12 (68-66-70=204)5 strokesHee Young Park
Jin Joo Hong
117 Oct 2007Samsung Finance Ladies Championship−8 (71-67-70=208)2 strokesHyun Hee Moon
1228 Oct 2007Interburgo Masters−9 (71-72-67=210)5 strokesNa Yeon Choi
1325 Nov 2007ADT CAPS Championship−5 (74-69-68=211)3 strokes
1416 Dec 2007Orient China Ladies Open−13 (68-68-67=203)5 strokes
1520 Apr 2008Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship−13 (66-70-67=203)1 stroke
1618 May 2008Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open−3 (75-69-69=213)PlayoffSo Yeon Ryu
1715 Jun 2008BC Card Classic−5 (68-71-72=211)Playoff
1826 Sep 2008Shinsegae KLPGA Championship−7 (67-70-72=209)2 strokesSun Ju Ahn
1918 Oct 2008Hite Cup Championship−13 (68-67-68=203)2 strokes
2026 Oct 2008KB Star Tour Grand Final at Incheon−3 (66-74-70-73=285)PlayoffSun Ju Ahn
2119 Sep 2010J Golf Series MetLife-Korea Economic Daily KLPGA Championship−12 (66-72-68-70=276)4 strokes

Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in KLPGA

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)
19 Feb 2007Thailand Ladies Open−10 (67-72-67=206)10 strokes

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)
117 Feb 2013ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open65-67-70-72=274−182 strokes
228 Feb 2016RACV Ladies Masters68-70-71-69=278−143 strokes
311 Feb 2018ActewAGL Canberra Classic65-68-64=197−196 strokes
212 Feb 2023Women's Victorian Open67-71-66-71=275−145 strokesGrace Kim
51 Dec 2024ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open69-68-67-70=274−172 strokes
Co-sanctioned by the and the Ladies European Tour.
Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Major championships
Wins (2)

Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Chevron ChampionshipT15T31T21T5T29T26T7T16 T21 T23
U.S. Women's Open6T19T13T5T10 CUT CUT CUT T2T39CUT
Women's PGA Championship 3T3T34 T5 T11 CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T44 NT T54
Women's British OpenT281T8T14211T36T29 T60 3T2CUT
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

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

Summary
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5
7
2
11
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 22 (2007 Kraft Nabisco – 2013 LPGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2009 British Open – 2010 U.S. Open)

LPGA Tour career summary
2006110001T463,719n/a70.33n/a
2007770012T3346,259n/a71.76n/a
20081010300611,682,976n/a70.73n/a
200925233131211,807,3341170.262
201018172141411,783,127270.255
2011181802072720,7351570.814
20121818203811,234,597770.311
2013201910051602,8752270.669
2014550000T16n/an/a72.47n/a
2015110001T6n/an/a68.00n/a
2016330000T14n/an/a71.55n/a
2017320000T11n/an/a70.56n/a
2018220001T7n/an/a70.00n/a
2019320000T21n/an/a72.22n/a
2020210000T48n/an/a72.83n/a
2021Did not play
2022110000T58n/an/a72.00n/a
2023550114T2n/an/a69.75n/a
2024870102T2n/an/a71.59n/a
2025300001T665,060n/a72.00n/a
1 Shin's $24,349 earnings at the 2009 Honda LPGA Thailand were considered unofficial under LPGA rules and are not included in this total.
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
  • Official through 2025 season

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

Team appearances
Professional
  • (representing Asia team): 2007 (winners)
  • World Cup (representing South Korea): 2007, 2008
  • The Queens (representing Korea): 2016 (captain, winners)

See also
  • List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins

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