Ashleigh Buhai
FullnameAshleigh Ann Buhai
Birth date11 May 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeJohannesburg, South Africa
Height5 ft 5 in
SpouseDavid Buhai (2016)
Yearpro2007
TourLadies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Prowins22
Lpgawins2
Letwins6
Alpgwins2
Otherwins14
Majorwins1
NabiscoT18: 2023
LpgaT18: 2020
WusopenT27: 2017
WbritopenWon: 2022
EvianT15: 2022
Award 1Sunshine Ladies Tour
Order of Merit
Year 12017

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.

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
17 Aug 2022AIG Women's Open70-65-64-75=274−10PlayoffChun In-gee1,095,000
211 June 2023ShopRite LPGA Classic69-65-65=199−141 strokeKim Hyo-joo262,500

Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12020Cambia Portland ClassicGeorgia HallLost to par on second extra hole
22022AIG Women's OpenChun In-geeWon with par on fourth extra hole

Ladies European Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
117 June 2007Catalonia Ladies Masters70-68-70=208−82 strokesBecky Brewerton
Kirsty Taylor
215 May 2011ISPS Handa Portugal Ladies Open66-67-67=200−163 strokesGwladys Nocera
310 Mar 2018Investec South African Women's Open (3)69-71-67=207−92 strokesKarolin Lampert
47 Aug 2022AIG Women's Open70-65-64-75=274−10PlayoffChun In-gee
511 Mar 2023Investec South African Women's Open (4)64-65-69-68=266-224 strokesAna Peláez

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

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12022AIG Women's OpenChun In-geeWon with par on fourth extra hole

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (12)

Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

Other wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2022AIG Women's OpenFive shot lead−10 (70-65-64-75=274)PlayoffChun In-gee

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Chevron ChampionshipCUTT75
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTT27T57T55
Women's PGA ChampionshipT31T40CUTT50T36T47CUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTCUTT37
Women's British OpenCUTCUTCUTT43CUTT47CUTT66T47T30CUT5
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026
Chevron ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT18CUTT62CUT
U.S. Women's OpenT30CUTT68T51CUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipT18CUTT21T39T52CUT
The Evian ChampionshipNTT58T15T20WDCUT
Women's British OpenT11CUT1CUTT22T50

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

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000193
Women's PGA Championship000002139
U.S. Women's Open000000116
The Evian Championship00000284
Women's British Open1002241810
Totals1002295932
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2022 WPGA – 2023 Evian)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins (Majors)2nds3rdsTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
200511000012n/an/an/an/a
2006210001T7n/an/an/an/a
2007530000T16n/an/an/an/a
20081450000T3520,33015774.27144
20091570000T2339,75211873.18101
2010110000T4312,81014073.25n/a
2011200000Cut0n/a73.50n/a
20120 ** 0 ** 0000T563,146 ** n/a76.25n/a
2013110000T4710,55414273.75n/a
20141890000T1578,2949872.6495
20151780000T4240,83111773.12114
20161680000T2273,21010771.8766
2017211001132461,0944271.6066
201828170001T7254,6927271.9377
2019271900015407,5465171.6077
2020161401032429,6282471.8355
202124170002T8229,6957571.2763
202224151 (1)00311,553,0041071.1960
20232317101611,016,0492670.7633
2024231900026569,6816771.4963
202522140002T9291,8808871.2453
Totals^292 (2008)181 (2008)2 (1)222415,489,05088

^ official as of 2025 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.

YearWorld rankingSource
2012173[12]
2013170[13]
2014163[14]
2015212[15]
2016223[16]
2017113[17]
2018115[18]
2019104[19]
202070[20]
202184[21]
202224[22]
202323[23]
202457[24]
2025122[25]

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 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.
  7. ^ Heverin, Dale (4 December 2022). "Buhai secures Open double". Golf.org.au. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ Blake, Martin (3 December 2023). "Women's wrap: Gutsy Buhai denies Minjee Lee". Golf.org.au
  9. ^ "Ashleigh Buhai results". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Ashleigh Buhai stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
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