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Eun-Hee Ji outlasts Ayaka Furue to win LPGA Match-Play, secure spot in U.S. Women's Open

LAS VEGAS -- Eun-Hee Ji won the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Sunday for a spot next week in the U.S. Women's Open, beating Ayaka Furue 3 and 2 in cooler conditions at Shadow Creek.

Ji, the 2009 U.S. Women's Open winner at Saucon Valley, took the last spot at Pine Needles with her sixth LPGA Tour victory and first since 2019.

"I'm so excited to win the tournament," Ji said. "Then going to next week, this is the way to be going into next week."

At 36, Ji is the oldest South Korean winner in LPGA Tour history.