2013 LET Tour Guide (pdf) - Ladies European Tour

Ashleigh Simon
Country
South Africa
Born
11 May 1989 – Johannesburg
Turned Professional 12 May 2007
Joined Tour 9 July 2007
Career Victories (Last) 2 (2011)
Career Earnings (Euro) 330,112.74
Tournaments played 68
Top Ten Finishes 14
Lowest Round 64
PROFESSIONAL
n In 2012, played 18 events, made 12 cuts. Posted
4 top 10 finishes: T3rd at ISPS Handa Ladies British
Masters, T6th in both Slovakia and South Africa and
T9th in Tenerife. Earned €70,020.38 and finished 38th
on the Order of Merit.
n In 2011, Ashleigh played in 20 events and recorded
her second career win at the Portugal Ladies Masters
at Campo Real. She also recorded five top-10 finishes,
including tied 3rd at Sanya Ladies Open in China, tied
5th at Ladies Scottish Open, joint 6th at Ladies Irish
Open, tied for 7th at Lalla Meryem Cup, tied for 9th at
Raiffeisenbank Prague Masters.
n In 2010, Ashleigh played in 18 events with a season
best 3rd place in the Unicredit Ladies German Open and
a tie for 3rd at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open. Ashleigh
finished 14th on the Henderson Money List with season
earnings of €103,759.10.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Ashleigh turned professional a day after her 18th birthday
and made her professional debut playing on an invitation
at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open. Ashleigh
became the second youngest ever winner on the LET
after Amy Yang and the youngest ever professional
winner at the age of 18 years and 37 days when she
won the 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters. As a result
of her win Ashleigh became a Category 3 member
(tournament winner) of the LET on 9th July 2008. In 2009
on the LPGA, Ashleigh made 7 cuts from 15 starts and
recorded a U.S. career-best tie for 23rd at the Navistar
LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV.
AMATEUR
Ashleigh’s amateur career was nothing short of
outstanding. She won the Ladies’ club championships
at her club, the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington
Golf Club, for the six years prior to her turning
professional, the first time was when she was 12 years
old. The club made her an honorary life member in 2004.
In 2003 she became the youngest amateur to receive
full South African colours when she played No.1 for her
country in the Commonwealth tournament aged 14. In
2004 she was the youngest player to win the WPGA
Ladies South African Open on the Women’s Professional
Tour and was the only amateur to have won it. She won
at least one WPGA Tour event each year. She won the
Jack Newton Junior International Classic in Australia in
2004. In the same year she represented SA at the World
Amateur Golf Championships in Puerto Rico, at 15 years
of age. She also represented SA in the Women’s World
Cup of Golf as an amateur from 2005-2007. In 2006
Ashleigh won the SA amateur double and made a mark
in the USA by winning the AJGA Rolex Tournament of
Champions, being named a First Team Rolex Junior
All American. She qualified for the Weetabix Women’s
British Open and received invitations to play in two other
Ladies European Tour events. The highlight of 2006 was
Ashleigh and her team-mates winning the World Amateur
Golf Championships on home turf in Cape Town. In total,
Ashleigh received seven invitations to play in Ladies
European Tour events as an amateur, in addition to
three World Cups. In 2005, she played in the
Scandinavian TPC and the Wales Ladies Championship;
in 2006 she played in the Scandinavian TPC, the Wales
Ladies Championship and the Dubai Ladies Masters
and in 2007 she played in the MFS Women’s Australian
Open, where she was the leading amateur in 20th place,
and in the ANZ Ladies Masters, Australia. On 12th March
2007 Ashleigh won the WPGA SA Open for the second
time in three years as an amateur. She also finished as
the leading points’ scorer on the WPGA Ladies’ Tour
as a 17-year-old amateur. Ashleigh then won her third
SA Amateur title becoming the only player in 101 years
of the tournament to win it 3 times and win the double
strokeplay and matchplay back-to-back. Her final
appearance as an amateur was to represent South
Africa in the 2007 Commonwealth Tournament, at
her home club, the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington
GC in May 2007. Turned professional in May 2007
with a handicap of +3.
PERSONAL
Blonde hair with brown eyes. Hobbies and interests
include sport, trying to play the guitar, spending time
with friends, watching movies and listening to music.
Especially likes rock music. Twitter: @ash_simon
TOUR VICTORIES
(2) 2007 Catalonia Ladies Masters, 2011 Portugal
Ladies Open
TOUR RECORD:
(Year, earnings/points, ranking)
2007 €31,150.33 63
2008 €30,485.76 69
2009 €6,982.08 116
2010 €103,759.10 14
2011 €98,472.94 15
2012 €70,020.38 38
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