PROFESSIONAL

• 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 3^rd at Sanya Ladies Open in China, tied 5^th at Ladies Scottish Open, joint 6^th at Ladies Irish Open, tied for 7^th at Lalla Meryem Cup, tied for 9^th at Raiffeisenbank Prague Masters. 
• In 2010, Ashleigh played in 18 events with a season best 3^rd place in the Unicredit Ladies German Open and a tie for 3^rd at the ABN AMRO Ladies Open. Ashleigh finished 14^th 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-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