Which golfer is nicknamed "Cinderella"?

The golfer nicknamed “Cinderella” is Shi Hyun Ahn. The South Korean professional golfer became known by the nickname after her rapid rise from Korean golf to international prominence.

Ahn turned professional in 2002 and quickly succeeded on the KLPGA’s developmental Apache Dream Tour, winning three times and topping its order of merit. Her breakthrough came in 2003, when she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, an LPGA Tour-sanctioned tournament held in South Korea. At 19 years, 1 month, and 18 days, she became the youngest non-American winner in LPGA Tour history at the time.

Her Cinderella image reflects that unexpected success and the fairy-tale quality of winning a major international event so early in her career. Ahn later joined the LPGA Tour and finished runner-up at the 2004 LPGA Championship. The nickname is sometimes confused with golfers who had a single surprise tournament victory, but it is specifically associated with Ahn Shi-hyun, whose name may also be written Shi Hyun Ahn.