Pearl Sinn Explained

Pearl Sinn-Bonanni
Fullname:Ji Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni
Birth Date:17 July 1967
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Residence:Manhattan Beach, California
College:Arizona State University
Yearpro:1989
Extour:Futures Tour (1989-1990)
Ladies European Tour (1990)
LPGA Tour (1991-2005)
Prowins:2
Lpgawins:1
Klpgawins:1
Nabisco:T35: 1996
Lpga:T26: 1999
Wusopen:T33: 1997
Dumaurier:T40: 1999
Wbritopen:T15: 2001
Award1:Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
Year1:1990

Ji Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni (born July 17, 1967) is a Korean-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Pearl Sinn until her marriage in 2002.

Sinn was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her family moved to the United States when she was 9 and she became a U.S. citizen at age 14, renouncing her Korean citizenship.[1]

Sinn had a very successful amateur career. She played college golf at Arizona State University where she was a three-time All-American. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1988[2] and 1989[3] (after finishing runner-up in 1987[4]) and the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1988.[5] Sinn also played on the winning U.S. teams in the 1988 Curtis Cup and 1988 Espirito Santo Trophy. Under USGA rules, the 1988 Women's Amateur win makes her eligible for the U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2018.

Sinn turned professional in 1989 and played on the Futures Tour and Ladies European Tour where she was Rookie of the Year in 1990.

Sinn played on the LPGA Tour from 1991 to 2005, winning once[6] in 1998.[7]

Sinn-Bonanni is currently head coach of the women's golf team at Cal State Fullerton.[8]

Amateur wins

Professional wins

KLPGA wins (1)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

1988

1988 (winners)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lpga.com/entertainment_content.aspx?pid=9310 Whatever Happened To... Pearl Sinn-Bonanni
  2. http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=915 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  3. http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=916 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  4. http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=914 1987 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  5. http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=640 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur
  6. Web site: LPGA All-Time Winners List . 2010-07-08 . 2010-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229053926/http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 . 2010-07-08 . 2007-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070920192212/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf . dead .
  8. http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/031009aaa.html Pearl Sinn-Bonanni to Coach CSF Women's Golf