Shanshan Feng

Shanshan Feng (, ; born 5 August 1989) is a Chinese professional golfer. She played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was the first player from China to become a member of the tour which she joined in 2008.

Early life

In 1989, Feng was born in Guangzhou, China, in the province of Guangdong. She started playing golf at the age of 10 at the urging of her father, Feng Xiong, who worked at the golf association in their hometown.

Due to limited resources and a lack of reputable golf coaches, Feng's father, who was the captain of a junior golf team, worked with her every day. She had some success as a junior. In 2004, Feng won the China Junior Championship and the China Junior Open.

Amateur career Feng was a winner of the China Amateur three years consecutively: from 2004 through 2006. Feng's parents had spent almost all of their savings by the end of 2007, and they considered mortgaging their house to support their daughter. She was the first player from China to win an LPGA major championship, as well as the first player from mainland China (male or female) to have won a major championship. Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. With the victory, she moved from tenth to fifth in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

On 20 August 2016, Feng won the Olympic bronze medal in women's golf at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. From November 2017 to April 2018, she was first in the Women's World Golf Rankings. In August 2022, Feng announced her retirement from professional golf.

Awards and honors In 2015, Feng won the Order of Merit for the Ladies European Tour. In 2016, she earned an bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

Professional wins (23) LPGA Tour wins (10) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (9) ^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Japan Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (7) ^ Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour

Ladies European Tour wins (7)

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1) 2012 World Ladies Championship (team event with Liying Ye)

Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 2012 LPGA Championship −6 (72-73-70-67=282) 2 strokes Eun-Hee Ji, Stacy Lewis, Mika Miyazato, Suzann Pettersen

Results timeline Results not in chronological order. ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament "T" = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2013 Kraft Nabisco – 2015 WPC) Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2014 British – 2015 ANA)

Olympics medals (1) Singles: 1 (1 bronze medal)

LPGA Tour career summary official through 2021 season

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Worldranking Source 2006 609 2007 534 2008 48 2009 83 2010 79 2011 13 2012 5 2013 4 2014 5 2015 6 2016 4 2017 1 2018 11 2019 23 2020 31 2021 23

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2004

Professional International Crown (representing China): 2016