Ahn Sun-ju

Sun-ju Ahn
Personal information
Full name	Sun-ju Ahn
Nickname	Big Mama
Born	(1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 34) South Korea
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality	South Korea
Spouse	Kim Sung-ho
Career
College	none
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	LPGA of Japan Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)	LPGA of Korea Tour (joined 2006)
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
LPGA of Japan Tour	28
LPGA of Korea Tour	7
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration	CUT: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	T13: 2009
Women's British Open	T9: 2014
Evian Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year 2010, 2011, 2014 LPGA of Japan Tour leading money winner 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018 LPGA of Japan Tour Rookie of the Year 2010

Ahn Sun-ju, or Sun-ju Ahn (Korean: 안선주, born 31 August 1987) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2018.

Professional wins (35)[]

LPGA Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	8 Nov 2015	Toto Japan Classic^	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	Angela Stanford

^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Japan Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2015	Toto Japan Classic	Angela Stanford	Won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (7)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	13 May 2006		−16 (65-66-69=200)	1 stroke	Na Yeon Choi
2	21 Apr 2007		+4 (68-76-76=220)	1 stroke	Jiyai Shin
3	20 May 2007	Taeyoung Cup Korea Women's Open	−4 (73-69-70=212)	4 strokes	Eun-Hee Ji Cristie Kerr
4	6 Jul 2007		−12 (69-63=132)	1 stroke	Eun-Hee Ji
5	3 Oct 2008		−10 (65-69-72=206)	2 strokes
6	10 May 2009		−12 (68-66-70=204)	6 strokes	Hee Kyung Seo
7	6 Sep 2009		−17 (68-66-66=202)	3 strokes

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (28)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Mar 2010	Daikin Orchid Ladies	−10 (69-70-67=206)	5 strokes	Inbee Park Jiyai Shin
2	18 Jul 2010		−6 (70-71-69=210)	Playoff
3	10 Oct 2010		−10 (69-70-67=206)	Playoff	Inbee Park
4	17 Oct 2010	Fujitsu Ladies	−19 (65-62-70=207)	7 strokes	Jiyai Shin
5	8 May 2011	World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup	−10 (71-67-71-69=278)	3 strokes	Teresa Lu
6	12 Jun 2011	Suntory Ladies Open	−14 (67-70-67-70=274)	1 stroke
7	14 Aug 2011	NEC Karuizawa 72	−16 (68-66-66=200)	Playoff	Akiko Fukushima
8	9 Oct 2011		−9 (71-66-70=207)	2 strokes	Shiho Oyama
9	6 May 2012	World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup	−8 (67-69-72=208)	Playoff	Inbee Park Morgan Pressel
10	26 Aug 2012		−14 (71-63-68=202)	2 strokes
11	2 Sep 2012		−15 (67-68-66=201)	1 stroke
12	25 Aug 2013		−12 (70-68-60=198)	3 strokes
13	1 Sep 2013		−11 (70-70-65=205)	2 strokes	Teresa Lu
14	6 April 2014		−5 (70-69-72-72=283)	1 stroke
15	25 May 2014		−8 (69-69-70=208)	3 strokes	Sakura Yokomine
16	15 Jun 2014	Suntory Ladies Open	−14 (69-71-68-66=274)	5 strokes
17	12 Oct 2014		−14 (68-68-66=202)	2 strokes
18	19 Oct 2014	Fujitsu Ladies	−11 (64-69-72=205)	Playoff	Sakura Yokomine
19	26 Jul 2015		−15 (64-67-70=201)	1 stroke
20	8 Nov 2015	Toto Japan Classic^	−16 (68-65-67=200)	Playoff	Angela Stanford
21	24 Jul 2016		−9 (73-67-67=207)	1 stroke
22	9 Oct 2016		−6 (69-69=138)	Playoff	Lee Bo-mee
23	5 Mar 2017	Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament	−6 (73-67-69-73=282)	1 stroke
24	11 Mar 2018		−11 (71-66-68=205)	Playoff	Ai Suzuki
25	1 Apr 2018		−5 (72-71-71-69=283)	2 strokes
26	8 Jul 2018		−13 (69-67-67=203)	2 strokes
27	26 Aug 2018		−7 (70-70-71-70=281)	3 strokes
28	21 Oct 2018	Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies	−12 (65-70-67-74=276)	2 strokes	Kim Ha-neul

^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour

External links[]

• Ahn Sun-ju at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site (in Japanese)
• Ahn Sun-ju at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Biography on seoulsisters.com

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