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Ji aced the 14th hole during a 5-under-par 67,
and she wound up at 16-under 272 at Aviara Golf Club.
Cristie Kerr posted a 4-under round to tie for second at 14
under with Lizette Salas, who shot 3-under.
Salas, South Korea's Kim In-kyung and Ji shared the lead after
the third round. Kim finished with a 2-under round to tie for
fourth place at 13 under with Jane Park (5 under on Sunday) and
Kris Tamulis (4 under).
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist (3 under), South Korea's Lee Jeong-eun
(3 under) and Taiwan's Hsu Wei-ling (2 under) all wound up at 12
under, tied for seventh.
Ji, a 31-year-old veteran who took the $270,000 winner's check
in addition to the cars, posted her fourth career victory. Her
first win came in her second year on tour, 2008, and the
following year she captured the U.S. Women's Open.
An eight-year drought followed before she won the Swinging
Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship last October.
"I hit it pretty well," Ji said of her final round. "I drove the
ball very well and putted great."
Ji pulled away with a strong start Sunday, making five birdies
and five pars on her first 10 holes, including a stretch of
three consecutive birdies at Nos. 6-8.
Following her eighth lifetime hole-in-one, Ji bogeyed two of the
final four holes, but she had enough of a lead to hang on.
The most memorable shot of the day came when Ji swung her 7-iron
from 166 yards at the 14th hole.
"It was little downwind and I hit the same club as yesterday,"
she said. "My ball ended up right there where the hole is. ...
Soon as I saw the ball fly, (I knew) that's going to be good.
Lizette right next to me, she's like, 'Dunk in the hole,' and
then (I saw it) just go in."
Salas' bogey-free round featured three birdies, all on the back
nine.
"You know, things just went Eun-Hee's way today," Salas said. "I
kept fighting and I woke up a little late, started making
birdies on the back nine. Overall, I putted a lot better than I
did yesterday. Didn't miss any short ones.
"Four rounds in the 60s I think is a pretty good thing for me.
Bogey-free on a Sunday? I couldn't ask for anything better."
Kerr carded six birdies and two bogeys on Sunday.
"I'm starting to play better and more consistent on my
ball-striking," Kerr said. "Just got to be a little bit more
consistent mentally; maybe everything happens for a reason."
The LPGA Tour stays in Southern California next week for the
first major of the year, the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills
Country Club in Rancho Mirage.
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