IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

In The Winner’s Circle with EUN-HEE JI

Kia Classic

Park Hyatt Aviara Resort - Aviara Golf Club

Carlsbad, Calif.

March 25, 2018

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 finishes)

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 different 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