JI HEE LEE

For 2004 - 2006, Lee is remaining on the JLPGA tour, but with her talent, the LPGA is probably in her near future.

In 2006, Lee has once again established herself as one of the top players on the JLPGA with several wins. She was rewarded by being ranked as one of the top players in the world on the Rolex World Ranking. 2007 was an off year for her in Japan; she did not win and only finished 38th on the money list, after being 4th on the JLPGA list in 2006.

Lee bounced back in a big way in 2008. In May, she won her first event of the year, beating two Japanese stars in a playoff. She continued to finish well after that, notching several more top fives. But her biggest moment of the year came when she birdied the final hole of the Japanese Women's Open to beat Ai Miyazato. The Major win put her on top of the JLPGA money list, a position she maintained much of the rest of the year.

Ji Hee had a great year in Japan again in 2009, although not as good as her 2008 season had been. She finished 6th on the money list with one win and 10 total top fives. Outside of Japan, she had one great moment at the Evian Masters, where she finished 11th for her best ever LPGA result.

At the end of the year, Ji Hee served as the captain of the winning Korean team at the Kyoraku Cup. At the end of the tournament, her team tossed her in the air in triumph, but didn't catch her correctly, and as a result, she was injured and had to be taken to a hospital. As far as we know, she had no serious injuries, thankfully.

Ji Hee had a weak year in Japan in 2010. She finished 14th on the money list, but had only 8 top tens, and none in her final ten starts of the year.

Lee had a spectacular season on the JLPGA in 2011, one of her best. She broke 100 million yen in earnings for only the second time in her career, and finished second on the tour money list, behind only countrywoman Sun Ju Ahn. It was the first time there had ever been a Korean 1-2 finish on the JLPGA. She had two wins during the year.

Ji Hee finished top ten on the Japan tour money list yet again in 2012. This time she was 8th, with around 75 million yen earned. She had two wins and two runner-up finishes. She also had a 15th place finish at the HSBC Women's Champions; it was the best of her three LPGA tournaments of 2012.

Lee finished the year playing at the Korea-Japan Team Competition, where she teamed with Mi Jeong Jeon to win a team match, then sat out the singles portion.

Ji Hee had a much weaker season in 2013 than in 2012. That year, she only finished 27th on the JLPGA money list with nearly 40 million yen earned. She did not get a win that year.

In 2014, Lee finished 21st on the JLPGA money list, making around 44 million yen. She had two runner-up finishes and a third place, but no wins during the season. Ji Hee had a much better season in 2015. She finished 5th on the money list with 101 million yen earned. She had two wins, four runner-up finishes and ten top tens.

She also had her best ever finish in an LPGA event. It came at the LPGA's lone event in Japan, the Toto Japan Classic. Lee found herself in a playoff with two other players, but lost to her countrywoman Sun Ju Ahn.

Ji Hee Lee had another great season in Japan in 2016. She finished 8th on the money list with nearly 78 million yen earned. She had two wins, two runner up finishes, and eight total top tens.

Lee continued to be a top player on the Japanese tour in 2017. That season, she finished 8th on the money list with around 80 million yen earned. She achieved 8 top tens, including a win and a second place finish.

Ji Hee had a pretty good season in Japan in 2018. She didn't get a win, but still finished 19th on the money list with over 53 million yen earned. She had 9 total top tens, including two ties for third. She managed a tie for 5th at her sole LPGA event, the Toto Classic.

Ji Hee Lee finished 29th on the JLPGA money list in 2019 with just shy of 40 million yen earned. She didn't earn a win, but did have a tie for 2nd and tie for 6th. She finished 61st at the LPGA's Toto Classic.

In 2020, the world was hit with the Covid19 pandemic. All sports leagues, including the LPGA and JLPGA, were massively affected by it; many events were canceled or shifted around the schedule, and fans were forbidden from attending. Lee made about 25 million yen in the extended 2020-2021 season, which placed her 25th on the tour money list. Her best result was a tie for third at the Nitori Ladies event; she had two other top tens.

In 2021, Ji Hee managed a single top ten, a tie for 10th. Her total money for 2020-21 was 35 million yen, which put her 49th on the money list for the extended season. Pretty good considering she was 42 years old!

Lee had a weaker 2022 season. She earned a little over 12 million yen, 83rd on the money list. She had one top ten, a tie for 7th. In 2023 she only made two cuts, with her best finish a tie for 39th. She earned just a little over a million yen for the season, 133rd on the money list. It's not clear if she will continue on tour or will finally consider retirement.