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Player Bio: Eun-Hee Ji2020 U.S. Women's Open

 

Age: 34
Country: Republic of Korea
College: Chung-Ang University
Worldwide professional victories: 9 (5 on LPGA Tour)
Exempt status: Top 30 points leader in LPGA Tour’s 2019 Race to the CME Globe; top 75 in Rolex Rankings as of March 16

Ji claimed the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open at Saucon Valley Country Club in dramatic fashion, holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to edge Candie Kung by one stroke. It came a year after she claimed her maiden LPGA Tour title in the Wegmans LPGA. She owns nine worldwide victories, five coming on the LPGA Tour. Her last victory is the 2019 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. Besides her U.S. Women’s Open triumph, Ji owns six other top-10 finishes in majors, including a share of second in the 2012 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and a tie for third in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open. This is her 13th U.S. Women’s Open start.

U.S. Women's Open Playing Record

YEAR

SITE

SCORES

TO PAR

FINISH

2020 Champions Golf Club 74-72 +4 MC

2019

Country Club of Charleston

72-72-71-74—289

+5

T-39

2018

Shoal Creek

73-72-70-74—289

+1

T-17

2017

Trump National Golf Club (Old Course)

73-71-69-72—285

-3

T-13

2016

CordeValle

69-71-70-74—284

-4

T-3

2015

Lancaster Country Club

75-71

+6

MC

2014

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2)

71-75-75-68—289

+9

28th

2013

Sebonack Golf Club

73-77-83-75—308

+20

T-61

2012

Blackwolf Run

76-78

+10

MC

2011

The Broadmoor (East Course)

73-69-74-77—293

+9

T-27

2010

Oakmont Country Club

77-75-74-73—299

+15

T-39

2009

Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course)

71-72-70-71—284

E

Win

2008

Interlachen Country Club

76-72-77-74—299

+7

T-42