Ji Eun-hee (; born 13 May 1986), also known as Eun-Hee Ji, is a South Korean

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who plays on the U.S.-based

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. She is also a member of the South Korean KLPGA. She was born in

Gapyeong Gapyeong County (), alternatively Kapyong County, is a administrative divisions of South Korea, 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 Lan ...

, South Korea.

LPGA career

Ji joined the LPGA Tour in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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 The 2007 Women's British Open was the 31st Women's British Open, held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, Fife, Scotland. It was the seventh as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPGA Tour an ...

and finished in 5th place. In

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, Ji claimed her first LPGA win at the

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, with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory over Norwegian star

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. In

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, she made a birdie on the 72nd hole of the

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to win by one stroke. As with the 2008 Wegmans, this was a come-from-behind victory. Trailing

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, 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

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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.'' 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):

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(representing South Korea): 2008

References

External links

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Eun-Hee Ji
at the Seoul Sisters site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ji, Eun-hee 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 sportswomen