Ji Eun-hee 지은희 |
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Ji at the 2009 LPGA Championship
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Personal information | |
Born |
Gapyeong, South Korea |
13 May 1986
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 Tour (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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ANA Inspiration | T11: 2012 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 2012 |
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2009 |
Women's British Open | T3: 2008 |
Evian Championship | T8: 2015 |
Ji Eun-hee (Hangul: 지은희; RR: Ji Eun-heui; MR: Chi Ŭnhŭi; pronounced [dʑi ɯn hɯi]; 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 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 20-foot (6 m) 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.