Shin Ji-ae wins Japan Women's Open for 30th JLPGA title and career grand slam
Version 2: Korean coverage widened to two further items, including a second Dong-A Ilbo report, but the reported facts about the win, the records and the prize were unchanged.
In short
Shin Ji-ae won the Japan Women's Open on Oct. 4 at Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, beating Japan's Kuwaki Shiho on the third playoff hole after finishing at 11-under 269. It was her 30th JLPGA tour title, which earns her a permanent seed, and makes her the first player in JLPGA history to win all four of Japan's women's majors, a career grand slam. Korean outlets reported the winner's prize of 30 million yen (about 250 million won).
Why it matters
The win gives Shin a permanent JLPGA tour seed, so she can keep playing the Japanese tour without qualifying, and it makes her the first player to hold all four Japanese women's majors. Korean outlets gave the milestone wide coverage, treating it as a significant moment for a Korean golfer on the Japanese tour.
Key facts
- Shin Ji-ae won the Japan Women's Open on Oct. 4 at Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, a par-70 course [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 ]
- She closed with a 4-under 66 for an 11-under total of 269, tied with Japan's Kuwaki Shiho, and won on the third playoff hole with a birdie at the 18th [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 ]
- The win was worth 30 million yen, about 250 million won [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 ]
- Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo listed the tournament's total purse at 150 million yen [ 1 , 8 ]
- It was her 30th JLPGA tour title, in her 336th tour event, and her first win of the season [ 1 , 2 , 8 ]
- She is the seventh player in JLPGA history, and the second foreign player after Taiwan's Tu Ai-yu (58 wins), to earn a permanent seed [ 1 , 2 ]
- She is the first player in JLPGA history to win all four of its major titles, completing a career grand slam [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Shin Ji-ae won the Japan Women's Open [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 ]
- The victory was her 30th on the JLPGA tour and earned her a permanent seed [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 ]
- She completed a career grand slam of the JLPGA's four majors [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 8 ]
- She finished at 11-under 269 after a final-round 66 and beat Kuwaki Shiho in a playoff [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 8 ]
- Her prize money was 30 million yen, about 250 million won [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 ]
- The tournament's total purse was 150 million yen [ 1 , 8 ]
Still unclear
- Shin Ji-ae's age Yonhap, Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo give her age as 38, while the Seoul Economic Daily gives it as 39 in an otherwise near-identical report.
- How the AIG Women's Open is described Dong-A Ilbo described Kuwaki Shiho as the winner of an LPGA tour major, while Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily called the same tournament a women's golf major.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yonhap publishes the first full report on Shin Ji-ae's win, the 30th title and the career grand slam [ 1 ]
- The Seoul Economic Daily publishes its full report, adding that the final round was played in rain [ 2 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes a summary noting she is the first to complete the grand slam and has earned a permanent seed [ 3 ]
- Seoul Shinmun publishes a headline item on the win, permanent seed and grand slam [ 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes a summary with the score, the playoff and the prize money [ 5 ]
- The following morning, Newsis publishes an item headlined on the win, the 30th title and the grand slam [ 7 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes a second item reproducing the score, playoff and prize money [ 8 ]