- Shin wins maiden LET title at Dundonald Links
- The Korean star won with a score of nine-under-par
Jenny Shin is back in the winner’s circle after a 10-year absence following her two-stroke win at the 2026 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open.
The Korean star produced a wire-to-wire victory at Dundonald Links producing rounds of 66 (-6), 67 (-5), 71 (-1) and 75 (+3) to win with nine-under-par.
It is a second LPGA Tour title for Shin, who won the 2016 Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America, and a first title on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
“I wasn’t as nervous as yesterday. I feel like I did everything wrong, I just wasn’t hitting it like I was the last three days and I was hitting it into bunkers, bushes, and it wasn’t fun,” said Shin. “With the three bogeys in a row, I thought, ‘oh boy I don’t know where this is going to go’. I hung in there, so I’m quite proud of myself. I’m very happy.
“My first win didn’t really feel like a win at the time. I didn’t feel like I deserved it, but this one definitely feels a lot different. This one feels like I earned it. I worked hard for it. I started working with my putting coach four years ago and he asked me what my goal was. I said I needed to win before I retire, so I had been wanting it so badly in the last four years. I’m very excited.”
Shin held a five-stroke advantage heading into the final round and began with five pars on her scorecard but then got a little nervy making three bogeys on the trot.
The 33-year-old sunk a clutch seven-foot par putt to steady herself before birdies on holes 10 and 12 put her in pole position once again.
Despite bogeys on 16 and 18, Shin had done enough to seal victory alongside caddie Shane Codd.
“Today, I was just trying to stay in it. Don’t sink the ship. Don’t mess up. I definitely have that over and over, and it was quite grim after my third bogey,” Shin continued.
“To see the ball go off the green on number nine, I was about to cry there. I was really happy that I sunk that seven-footer and to come back with a birdie on number 10, I felt pretty comfortable and like I was ready to take on anything.
“Shane is very good at just making sure I’m calm. I’ve got a very chaotic mind and he knows how to calm that down which is really all you need from a caddie. I did ask him when I was panicking what should I do? He just said be with me, just stay here with me and look at me. Look at the ball and just commit to what you were doing all week. I did that and that’s how I hung in there.”
Korea’s A Lim Kim ended the week in solo second place on seven-under-par after a final round of 68 (-4) which included five birdies and one bogey.
“My shot was good today, and everything was pretty good. But at the last couple of holes, if I made birdie putt then I would have been close to perfect,” said Kim.
“We know already how much wind, so it’s trusting myself is important for me. I wanted to be aggressive, but it didn’t work, so it’s golf. A lot of the same conditions this week and wind strength as next week, so it was good preparation.”
Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn was third on five-under-par with Germany’s Esther Henseleit one shot further back in fourth.
2024 champion Lauren Coughlin shared fifth place alongside Japan’s Miyu Yamashita with Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen in seventh on two-under after a round of 69 (-3).
“My front nine was really good, it should be better. I missed short putts but it’s good because overall today the back nine is a bit stronger. Last three or four months I’ve been struggling out there, I got an injury on my thumb,” said Wannasaen.
“I had no idea about my position of qualifying for AIG. I tried to stay in the present and not think about the future because of the wind and the tough conditions. It was a different mindset of let it go. If it’s good, it’s good and if it’s bad let it go.”
Wannasaen secured her place in next week’s AIG Women’s Open with Daniela Darquea and Nataliya Guseva claiming the three spots available from this event.
Ireland’s Leona Maguire, Ryann O’Toole of the USA and Japan’s Erika Hara ended the week in a tie for eighth place on one-under-par.
The LET heads to the final Major championship of the year with the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes from July 30 until August 2.
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