2012 Kingsmill Championship
September 10, 2012
Hometown/Birthplace – South Korea/ Atlanta, Ga.
Birthdate – April 28, 1988 – currently 24 years, 4 months, 12 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour – Won three events in 2008 as a non-member
Turned Professional – January 2005
9th career LPGA victory: 2008 RICOH Women’s British Open*, Mizuno Classic*, ADT Championship*. 2009 HSBC Women's Champions, Wegmans LPGA, P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons 2010 Evian Masters Presented by Societe Generale, Mizuno Classic (* wins as a non-member)
27th career victory worldwide
Crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings with her victory ($5,051,478) and increased her 2012 season earnings to $740,282
6th victory since joining the LPGA Tour
9th career victory in 95 appearances dating back to the 2006 Mizuno Classic where she tied for fourth while on the KLPGA Tour
Becomes the seventh different player to win at Kingsmill. Every player to win the event has at least one major championship on their resume, including Shin who won the 2008 RICOH Women’s British Open
Marks her first victory since the 2010 Mizuno Classic, a streak of 31 appearances without a victory
Earns 30 points toward the Rolex Player of the Year race with her win and moves into 11th place in the race with 68 points
Improves playoff record to 2-0 (2009 P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship – defeated Angela Stanford and Sun Young Yoo with a birdie on the second playoff hole)
In her only previous appearance at Kingsmill, Shin finished T20 (2009)
Currently sits at No. 13 on the Rolex Rankings list)
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