Ji Eun-hee (; born 13 May 1986), 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. She was born in Gapyeong, South Korea.
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.
Ji retired following the 2025 season.
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) Legend Major championships (1) Other LPGA Tour (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up122 Jun 2008Wegmans LPGA70-71-64-67=272−162 strokes Suzann Pettersen212 Jul 2009U.S. Women's Open71-72-70-71=284E1 stroke Candie Kung322 Oct 2017Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship66-71-69-65=271−17 6 strokes Lydia Ko425 Mar 2018Kia Classic70-68-67-67=272−162 strokes Cristie Kerr Lizette Salas520 Jan 2019Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions65-69-66-70=270 −142 strokes Mirim Lee629 May 2022Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play3 and 2 Ayaka Furue
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) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2009 U.S. Women's Open E (71-72-70-71=284) 1 stroke Candie Kung
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Chevron ChampionshipCUTT36T75T25T11U.S. Women's OpenT421T39T27CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT29T23CUTT43T2Women's British OpenT5T3DQCUTT37T53 Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024Chevron ChampionshipT48T29T29T32T47CUTT26T44T63T39T23CUTU.S. Women's OpenT61T28CUTT3T13T17T39CUTCUTT15CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT22T30CUTT64T68T33CUTT18T58T10T61CUTThe Evian Championship^T37T61T8T48T18T24T25NTT5442T20Women's British OpenT25T5CUTT50T69CUTCUTT42T22T61
CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = disqualified NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 14U.S. Women's Open 1 0 1 2 2 4 16 11Women's PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 2 6 17 13The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 10Women's British Open 0 0 1 3 3 5 16 11Totals 1 1 2 6 8 23 76 59 Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2012 British Open – 2015 ANA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (eight times)
Team appearances Professional Lexus Cup (representing Asia team): 2008 World Cup (representing South Korea): 2008
References
External links
Eun-Hee Ji at the Seoul Sisters site