Hometown/Resides: Seoul, Republic of Korea/Doral, Fla.
Birthdate: May 13, 1986; currently 31 years 10 months 12 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for 34th at the 2006 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2004/2007
VICTORIES
LPGA: Fourth career victory and first of 2018
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2008 Wegmans LPGA; 2009 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, 2017 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Presented by CTBC
MONEY
With her win, Ji earns $270,000; she has earned $303,525 this season and $5,824,025 in her career
PREVIOUS KIA CLASSIC RESULTS
2017 – MC; 2016 – T27; 2015 – T29; 2014 – T6; 2013 – MC; 2012 – T16; 2011 – MC; 2010 – T63
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
4 events played, 4 cuts made, $303,525, one victory (no additional top-10 nishes)
OF NOTE
With the win, Ji joins Brittany Lincicome, Jin Young Ko and Inbee Park as players with LPGA wins in both 2017 and 2018
Ji made six starts between her last win at the 2017 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Presented by CTBC and this week
Ji is the sixth di erent player to win in 2018 through six events - she is the third Korean player to win, bringing the Republic of Korea into a tie with the United States for wins in 2018