Ji Eun-hee (; ; born 13 May 1986 in
Gapyeong
Gapyeong County is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was the scene of the Battle of Kapyong, a major battle of the Korean War.
Administrative Region and Language
Gapyeong County has one eup and five myeon, and its population is ...
,
South Korea
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), also known as Eun-Hee Ji, is a South Korean
professional golfer
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who plays on the U.S.-based
LPGA Tour
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. She is also a member of the South Korean
KLPGA
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Based o ...
.
LPGA career
Ji joined the LPGA Tour in
2007 and recorded two top-10 finishes in just four events played, including runner-up at the
Hana Bank-KOLON Championship. She made her first appearance in a
major championship at the
2007 Women's British Open and finished in 5th place.
In
2008
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, Ji claimed her first LPGA win at the
Wegmans LPGA
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History
The tournament was originally known as the Bankers Trust Classic, a 54-hol ...
, with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory over
Norwegian
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star
Suzann Pettersen.
In
2009
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, she made a birdie on the 72nd hole of the
U.S. Women's Open
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to win by one stroke. As with the 2008 Wegmans, this was a come-from-behind victory. Trailing
Cristie Kerr, Ji overcame a double bogey on the 10th and birdied the 13th, 14th and 18th holes.
In 2012, Ji finished tied for second in the
LPGA Championship
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. She had been leading the tournament going into the final round.
Controversy
After Ji won the 2008 Wegmans LPGA, she gave her acceptance speech with the help of a translator. Some say this sparked the proposed "English only" requirement by the LPGA. Ji later commented that she felt the proposed requirement may have targeted her and that in the future she would "pay more attention to improving my English."
Over a year later after winning the U.S. Women's Open, she again used a translator for her acceptance speech.
Professional wins (10)
LPGA Tour (6)
KLPGA Tour (2)
*2007 (2) Phoenix Park Classic, KB Star Tour
Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2)
*2006 (2) Macao Open, Malaysia Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2012 British Open – 2015 ANA)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (eight times)
Team appearances
Professional
*
Lexus Cup
The Lexus Cup was an annual golf tournament played between 2005 and 2008 for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of the world. It was sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, (representing Asia team):
2008
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*
World Cup
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(representing South Korea): 2008
References
External links
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Eun-Hee Jiat the Seoul Sisters site
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South Korean female golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
LPGA of Korea Tour golfers
Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Chung-Ang University alumni
Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province
People from Gapyeong County
1986 births
Living people
20th-century South Korean women
21st-century South Korean women