Jenny Shin closed out a wobbly final round to end a 10-year LPGA title drought at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open, holding off A Lim Kim by two shots at Dundonald Links for a wire-to-wire victory.
Jenny Shin had gone winless on the LPGA Tour since the 2016 Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America, a gap of 10 years, two months and 25 days. It is only the third time since 1980 that an LPGA player has gone 10 or more years between official wins, following Vicki Fergon’s 12-year gap in the 1980s and 90s.
Shin led or shared the lead in all four rounds at Dundonald, making it the first wire-to-wire win of her career; in 2016, she never held a single post-round lead. Rounds of 66, 67 and 71 built a five-shot cushion before a three-over 75 on Sunday was enough to close out the win at nine-under 279.
“The competition,” Shin said, when asked what had kept her going. “I kept looking at the leaderboard and I hate being chased but at the same time, I think I love adrenaline. I’m definitely a junkie. I could feel [Pajaree’s] breath right next to me. It was fun. That was exhilarating.”
The win was worth $300,000 from the $2 million purse and is Shin’s second LPGA Tour title, taking her career earnings to $8.3 million. At 33 years, nine months and 19 days, she is the third-oldest winner of this event, and the fourth Korean winner on the LPGA Tour this season, joining Mi Hyang Lee, Hyo Joo Kim and Haeran Ryu.
Kim’s late charge falls two shots short
A Lim Kim provided the closest challenge, carding a four-under 68 in the final round, the second-lowest score of the day behind Hye-Jin Choi’s 67. Four straight birdies from the ninth to the 12th hauled her into contention, and she missed only one green all day, on the second, for her sole bogey of the round.
Kim was tied for the most greens in regulation hit all week (58 of 72), but it was not quite enough to catch Shin, and she finished runner-up at seven-under 281, her best result since winning the 2025 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn, who had led the chasing pack overnight at seven-under, could not sustain her form on Sunday and closed with a 74 to finish third at five-under, two shots further back.
Woad, Korda and Hull all made to work at Dundonald
The trio that headlined the build-up to the week, defending champion Lottie Woad, world number one Nelly Korda and England’s Charley Hull, all found Dundonald’s firm, wind-exposed links a different examination to the parkland stops on the LPGA calendar, and none factored at the top of the leaderboard.
Woad, who turned professional after her maiden win at this event twelve months ago, opened with a two-over 74 and never got back into contention, eventually closing in a tie for 37th.
Korda also endured an up-and-down week, at one stage falling to four-over par during the second round, before finding her best form on the final day with a three-under 69 to close at two-over, tied for 16th. “Very up-and-down week,” Korda said. “It was nice to finish with a good round on Sunday leading into next week… we experienced everything this week, sunshine, a little bit of warmth, and sideways rain, gusty winds. But that’s a given out here.”
Hull’s week was defined by an early setback, a quadruple bogey in the opening round, but she battled back to make the cut and finished in a share of 44th.
Germany’s Esther Henseleit was the pick of the European field, closing with a 73 to finish outright fourth at four-under, her best result of the season so far. Ireland’s Leona Maguire, who had sat just outside the top 10 for most of the week, carded four rounds in the 70s to finish inside the top 10, one of the more consistent weeks among the European contingent.
What’s Next on the LET
The final major of the season, the AIG Women’s Open, begins Thursday at Royal Lytham & St Annes, with Woad, Korda and Hull among those in the field looking to bounce back.
Three players outside the exempt categories won their place into that field through their finish at Dundonald: Chanettee Wannasaen (7th), Daniela Darquea (tied 19th) and Nataliya Guseva (tied 25th).
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