Pearl Sinn

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.

Pearl Sinn-Bonanni
Personal information
Full nameJi Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni
Born (1967-07-17) July 17, 1967
Seoul, South Korea
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceManhattan Beach, California
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (1989-1990)
Ladies European Tour (1990)
LPGA Tour (1991-2005)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
LPGA of Korea Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT35: 1996
Women's PGA C'shipT26: 1999
U.S. Women's OpenT33: 1997
du Maurier ClassicT40: 1999
Women's British OpenT15: 2001
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1990

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

LPGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 30, 1998 State Farm Rail Classic –16 (69-66-65=200) 1 stroke United States Michele Redman

KLPGA wins (1)
  • 1999 BUY KOREA Ladies Open

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. Whatever Happened To... Pearl Sinn-Bonanni
  2. 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  3. 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  4. 1987 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
  5. 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur
  6. "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  7. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  8. Pearl Sinn-Bonanni to Coach CSF Women's Golf
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