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JIYAI SHIN
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| HEIGHT: 5'1" BIRTH PLACE: South Korea TOUR STATUS: Priority List Category: 1 ROOKIE YEAR: 2009 ROLEX RANKINGS: 2 (2/15/2010) |
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FUN FACTS
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| What is the craziest thing a fan has requested of you? To autograph a tee. |
What do you usually eat for breakfast before your round? Rice and fried egg. |
| Is there anything you won't eat? Peanuts and peanut butter. |
If you could do another job for a day, what would you do? Be a chef. |
- Earned Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year honors, mathematically eliminating the rest of the 2009 LPGA rookie class with three events remaining on the schedule.
- Became the first South Korean to top the season-ending money list.
- Became the season's first Rolex First-Time Winner with an eight-stroke come-from-behind victory, the largest of the 2009 LPGA Tour season, at the HSBC Women's Champions, which was also her first official victory as a LPGA member; also won the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons on the second hole of sudden-death playoff, and the Wegmans LPGA, where she crossed the $1 million mark in season and career earnings and earned the largest margin of victory on the 2009 LPGA Tour - seven strokes.
- Recorded 12 top-10 finishes in 25 events including runner-up at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery, third at both the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and the Samsung World Championship, and a tie for third at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona Light.
- Carded a career-low 63 in the final round of the CN Canadian Women's Open where she tied for 10th.
- Tied for first in 2009 rounds under par and greens in regulation putting average.
- Won the Masters GC Ladies on the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA).
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SEASON OVERVIEW
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| STARTS: 25 | VICTORIES: 3 |
| TOP 10 FINISHES: 12 | EARNINGS: $1,807,334 |
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SEASON STATCENTER
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| ROUNDS UNDER PAR: 62/89 (1) | DRIVING ACCURACY: 0.824 (2) |
| BIRDIES: 353 (3) | SAND SAVES: 29/65 (T27) |
| EAGLES: 5 (T21) | PUTTS PER GREEN: 1.75 (T1) |
| GIR: 0.714 (15) | DRIVING AVERAGE: 246.8 (T98) |
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VIDEOS
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| Catch the highlights from the LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex where Jiyai Shin was in contention for Rolex Player of the Year. | Watch the Rookie Spotlight on LPGA rookie sensation Jiyai Shin. |
| LPGA Tour Rookie Jiyai Shin shows off her singing skills as she helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity. | Watch final round highlights from the 2009 Wegmans LPGA with winner Jiyai Shin. |
Topics: Shin, Jiyai
