Eun-Hee Ji is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour, as well as on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
Ji started her professional career by joining the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2004. She joined the U.S. based LPGA Tour in 2007 and recorded two top-10 finishes in just four events played, including runner-up at the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship. By August she made her first appearance for the major championships at the Women's British Open, and finished 5th place.
Ji claimed her first LPGA victory the next season, at the 2008 Wegmans LPGA, with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory over Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen. Afterwards Ji gave her acceptance speech with the help of a translator. Some say this sparked the proposed LPGA English Only requirement. Ji took some of the blame for the controversy.
On July 12 2009, she made a 20 ft birdie on the 72nd hole of the Women's US 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.
