Shanshan Feng (Chinese: 冯珊珊; pinyin: Féng Shān Shān, Mandarin pronunciation: [fə̌ŋ ʂə́ŋ ʂə́ŋ]; born 5 August 1989) is a Chinese former professional golfer who previously played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was the first player from China to become a member of the LPGA Tour, which she joined in 2008. Feng had 10 victories on the tour, including the 2012 LPGA Championship, a major title, in which she shot a bogey-free 67 in the final round to win by two strokes.^[2] 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.^[3][4] Her best finish in 16 previous majors was a tie for 22nd at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship.^[5][6] With the victory, she moved from tenth to fifth in the Women's World Golf Rankings.^[7] On 20 August 2016, Feng won the Olympic bronze medal in women's golf at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.^[8] From November 2017 to April 2018, she was first in the Women's World Golf Rankings.^[9]

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Shanshan Feng
Feng at the 2009 LPGA Championship.
Personal information
Nickname	Jenny[1]
Born	(1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34) Guangzhou, China
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	China
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2008) Ladies European Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	10
Ladies European Tour	7
LPGA of Japan Tour	7
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	T3: 2021
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 2012
U.S. Women's Open	T4: 2012, 2021
Women's British Open	T2: 2014
Evian Championship	T2: 2019
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour Order of Merit 2015
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Golf

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In August 2022, Feng announced her retirement from professional golf.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Feng was born in Guangzhou, in the province of Guangdong,^[14] and started playing golf at age 10 at the urging of her father, Feng Xiong, who worked at the golf association in their hometown.^{[15][16][17][18]}

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.^[19] During the week, Feng would attend school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and then her father would bring her to the driving range where she would practice for two hours hitting golf balls off a mat.^[19] On the weekends, she travelled outside of the city to a local course to play practice rounds and work on her short game.^[19]

When Feng was in high school an agent discovered her, at a tournament in China, and this led to her meeting coach Gary Gilchrist.^[19] When Feng was 17 years old, Gilchrist offered her a full scholarship to attend his junior golf academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina.^[19] Feng accepted the offer and moved to the U.S. hoping to become a professional golfer.^[19] Despite the scholarship to Gilchrist's academy, living expenses, tuition at a nearby high school, and traveling costs became heavy financial burdens on her parents, Feng Xiong and Zheng Yuyan, who both work at governmental institutes and earn average salaries.^[20] 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.^[20] However, the family support paid off in December 2007 when Feng, a teenager amateur, earned a spot on the LPGA Tour's 2008 season after tying for ninth place at the Tour's qualifying tournament.^[20]

Feng won the China Junior Championship and the China Junior Open in 2004. She was a three-time winner of the China Amateur Tournament (2004–06).^[21] She was the Champion of the 2006 China Women's Amateur Open.^[21] A member of the 2006 All-China Championship Team, she earned a medalist honors at the event.^[21] In 2007 she was named Golfweeks's Top Chinese Amateur after winning four tournaments on the International Junior Golf Tour (IIGT) in 2007.^[21]

While still an amateur, Feng tied for ninth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2007 to earn a spot on the LPGA Tour in 2008.^[22]

• official through 2021 season^[23]

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

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2004

Professional

• International Crown (representing China): 2016

• List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins