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Sunday 22 October 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Ji wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Miramar Golf Country Club, Taipei, Taiwan · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2017 · Eun-Hee Ji’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Swinging Skirts
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The ones it got away from
- Lydia Ko NZLClosed with a bogey-free 65, birdieing her last two holes (an eagle putt lipped out on 18), but started too far back and finished six behind Ji Captures Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship (Pro Golf Weekly)
, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
Miramar Golf Country Club, Miramar Golf Country Club, Taipei, Taiwan
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Winner
Eun-Hee Ji
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2017
I couldn't sleep at all. I might sleep about five hours, four hours. I wake up at two o'clock and four o'clock, every hour.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2017
Actually I wasn't really relaxed on the front nine but going to the 18th hole I was more nervous because I couldn't get a win for such a long time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 October 2017
Yeah, I hit a really long drive, and Pete was like, "Hey, it's 179 to the front." And I was like, "Whaaat?"
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eun-Hee Ji | 66 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | −11 | ||
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | 281 | −7 | |
| T3 | Lizette Salas | 281 | −7 | |
| T3 | Shanshan Feng | 281 | −7 | |
| T3 | Madelene Sagstrom | 281 | −7 | |
| T3 | Carlota Ciganda | 281 | −7 | |
| 8 | Cristie Kerr | −6 | ||
| 9 | Jacqui Concolino | −5 | ||
| T10 | Wei Ling Hsu | −4 | ||
| T10 | Brittany Lang | −4 | ||
| T10 | Angel Yin | −4 | ||
| T10 | Brittany Altomare | −4 |
The golfer
born 1986-05-13, Gapyeong, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 72 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 16 October 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "72 ‐2 Ji, Eun‐Hee ‐ 311 KOR 51 87.5125 1.7159").
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