Shanshan Feng

Feng was born in Guangzhou, in the province of Guangdong,^[14] and started playing golf at age 10 at the urging of her father, Feng Xiong, who worked at the golf association in their hometown.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Due to limited resources and a lack of reputable golf coaches, Feng's father, who was the captain of a junior golf team, worked with her every day.^[19] During the week, Feng would attend school from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and then her father would bring her to the driving range where she would practice for two hours hitting golf balls off a mat.^[19] On the weekends, she travelled outside of the city to a local course to play practice rounds and work on her short game.^[19]

When Feng was in high school an agent discovered her, at a tournament in China, and this led to her meeting coach Gary Gilchrist.^[19] When Feng was 17 years old, Gilchrist offered her a full scholarship to attend his junior golf academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina.^[19] Feng accepted the offer and moved to the U.S. hoping to become a professional golfer.^[19] Despite the scholarship to Gilchrist's academy, living expenses, tuition at a nearby high school, and traveling costs became heavy financial burdens on her parents, Feng Xiong and Zheng Yuyan, who both work at governmental institutes and earn average salaries.^[20] Feng's parents had spent almost all of their savings by the end of 2007, and they considered mortgaging their house to support their daughter.^[20] However, the family support paid off in December 2007 when Feng, a teenager amateur, earned a spot on the LPGA Tour's 2008 season after tying for ninth place at the Tour's qualifying tournament.^[20]

Feng won the China Junior Championship and the China Junior Open in 2004. She was a three-time winner of the China Amateur Tournament (2004–06).^[21] She was the Champion of the 2006 China Women's Amateur Open.^[21] A member of the 2006 All-China Championship Team, she earned a medalist honors at the event.^[21] In 2007 she was named Golfweeks's Top Chinese Amateur after winning four tournaments on the International Junior Golf Tour (IIGT) in 2007.^[21]

While still an amateur, Feng tied for ninth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2007 to earn a spot on the LPGA Tour in 2008.^[22]

• official through 2021 season^[23]

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2004

Professional

• International Crown (representing China): 2016

• List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins