Ji kicks off second half of LPGA Playoffs 2008 with victory at Wegmans LPGA

In addition to adding her first LPGA Tour win to her accolades that already included four international victories, South Korean Eun-Hee Ji also became the first player to secure an automatic entry into the season-ending ADT Championship via the second half of LPGA Playoffs 2008.

“The LPGA is the biggest stage in the world for female golfers, but the ADT Championship is an even bigger stage,” Ji said. “I am very, very excited to play in the ADT Championship.”

The second half of the LPGA Playoffs 2008 kicked off at the Wegmans LPGA, which qualified as a Winner Event by boasting a purse of $2 million. Ji will join the 15 other LPGA players who qualified for the ADT Championship during the first half of LPGA Playoffs 2008. LPGA Tour rookie Yani Tseng, South Korea's Seon Hwa Lee, Rolex Rankings' number one Lorena Ochoa and Sweden's Annika Sorenstam secured their spots in the ADT Championship field by winning one of the four first-half automatic qualifiers this season. Paula Creamer, Jeong Jang, Song-Hee Kim, Karrie Webb, Suzann Pettersen, rookie Na Yeon Choi, Maria Hjorth, Karen Stupples, Jee Young Lee, Inbee Park and Laura Diaz all qualified for the ADT Championship by placing in the top 11 spots on the ADT Points list during the first half of the LPGA season.

Players can qualify for the ADT Championship via three ways: winning a designated Winner Event; earning enough ADT Points in either the first half or second half of the season; or earning one of two wildcards. In each half of the season, there are 15 spots available. The first spots are awarded to winners of Winner Events, while the remaining spots in each half will are awarded to the ADT Points qualifiers who are not otherwise qualified. The final two spots in the 32-player field are given to two wildcards, who are the top two players from the LPGA Official Money List following the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona who are not otherwise qualified.

The 2008 ADT Championship will offer a $1,550,000 purse with a $1 million first-place paycheck. For the third straight year, this represents the largest first-place prize in the history of women's golf. The season-ending ADT Championship will again be contested at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 20-23, 2008.