Hinako Shibuno

Hinako Shibuno
Shibuno in October 2019
Personal information
Full nameHinako Shibuno
NicknameSmiling Cinderella,[1] Shibuko[2]
Born (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 26)
Okayama, Okayama, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)[3]
Sporting nationality Japan
ResidenceJapan
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour6
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT4: 2022
Women's PGA C'shipT7: 2024
U.S. Women's Open2nd: 2024
Women's British OpenWon: 2019
Evian ChampionshipT51: 2024
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Japan Tour
Player of the Year
2019

Hinako Shibuno (渋野 日向子, Shibuno Hinako, born 15 November 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019 Women's British Open.

  1. ^ "Shibuno captures hearts everywhere with enchanting Women's British triumph". Golf Channel. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "シブコの名付け親・大出瑞月があだ名誕生秘話を明かす「世界中で呼ばれてすごい」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Hinako Shibuno – Profile". LPGA of Japan Tour.