Eun-Hee Ji
| Eun-Hee Ji 지은희 |
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.jpg) Ji at the 2009 LPGA Championship |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 May 1986 Gapyeong, South Korea |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Residence | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Career | |
| College | Chung-Ang University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2007) KLPGA (joined 2004) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Korea Tour | 2 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T25: 2011 |
| LPGA Championship | T23: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2009 |
| Women's British Open | T3: 2008 |
Eun-Hee Ji (Korean 지은희, RR Ji Eun-heui, MR Chi Ŭnhŭi) (born 13 May 1986 in Gapyeong, South Korea) 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.
Ji joined the LPGA Tour in 2007. In 2007, she recorded two top-10 finishes in just four events played, including runner-up at the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship. In August 2007 she made her first appearance for the major championships at the Women's British Open, and finished in 5th place.
In 2008, she claimed her first LPGA win at the Wegmans LPGA, with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory over Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen.
On 12 July 2009, she made a 20 foot birdie on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Women's Open to win the tournament by one stroke. As with the 2008 Wegmans, this was a come-from-behind victory. Trailing Cristie Kerr, she had to overcome a double bogey on the 10th to birdie the 13th, 14th and 18th.[1][2]
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[edit] 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 LPGA "English only" requirement.[3] 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."[4] Over a year later after winning the U.S. Women's Open, she again used a translator for her acceptance speech.
[edit] Professional wins (6)
[edit] LPGA Tour (2)
- 2008 (1) Wegmans LPGA
- 2009 (1) U.S. Women's Open
[edit] KLPGA Tour (2)
- 2007 (2) Phoenix Park Classic, KB Star Tour
[edit] Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2)
- 2006 (2) Macao Open, Malaysia Open
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2009 | U.S. Women's Open | E (71-72-70-71=288) | 1 stroke |  Candie Kung |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | CUT | T36 | T75 | T25 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | T29 | T23 | CUT | T43 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | T42 | 1 | T39 | T27 |
| Women's British Open | T5 | T3 | DQ | CUT | T37 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fox News: Ji Wins Open". http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/9794576/Ji-birdies-72nd-hole-to-claim-Women's-Open. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "ESPN story on US Open victory with Video". http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4322699. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ http://www.golfdigest.com/golfworld/columnists/2008/09/gw20080905sirak
- ^ http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808290014.html
[edit] External links
- Eun-Hee Ji at the LPGA Tour official site
