Hometown/Resides: Guangzhou, China/China
Birthdate:
August 5, 1989 – currently 27 years, 3 months, and 1 dayQualified for LPGA Tour: Finished tied for ninth at the 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional: 2007
Victories
LPGA: Sixth-career victory
Previous wins: 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship, 2013 Reignwood LPGA Classic, 2013 CME Group Titleholders, 2014 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2016 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Money
CAREER: With the $225,000 first-place check, Shanshan remains 21st on the LPGA Career Money List with $7,964,918
SEASON: Has earned $1,416,301 this season and moves from ninth to sixth on the 2016 LPGA Official Money List
Tournament Specific
- Past Results:
- 2013: T8
- 2012: T27
- 2011: 2
- 2008: T16
Race To CME Globe
Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings moves from 11th to sixth
Rolex Rankings
With her win, Shanshan is projected to move from eighth to sixth in the Rolex Rankings
2016 In A Nutshell
21 events, 20 cuts made, $1,416,301 earned, 70.01 scoring average, 10 additional top-10’s
Of Note
- Wins back-to-back tournaments for the first time in her career
- Went 45 events between her last win at the 2014 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia and her win last week
- Becomes the third player to win back-to-back tournaments on the LPGA this season (Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn)
- Won the Bronze Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics