Ji Eun-hee


Ji Eun-hee, also known as Eun-Hee Ji, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is also a member of the South Korean KLPGA.

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, Ji claimed her first LPGA win at the Wegmans LPGA, with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory over Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen.
In 2009, she made a birdie on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Women's Open 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. 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 (9)

LPGA Tour (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-up
122 Jun 2008Wegmans LPGA70-71-64-67=272−162 strokes Suzann Pettersen
212 Jul 2009U.S. Women's Open71-72-70-71=284E1 stroke Candie Kung
322 Oct 2017Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship66-71-69-65=271−176 strokes Lydia Ko
425 Mar 2018Kia Classic70-68-67-67=272−162 strokes Cristie Kerr
Lizette Salas
520 Jan 2019Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions65-69-66-70=270−142 strokes Mirim Lee

KLPGA Tour (2)

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2019.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied

Summary

Professional