S Korea's Ji seeks 2nd win at Rochester

ROCHESTER, New York: It's getting harder for first-time winners on the US LPGA Tour to win again.

With all the global talent rushing in since the 1990s, one out of two golfers has failed to follow up a breakthrough win with another tournament triumph. Going back to 1950, when the tour was launched, the overall odds of repeating are far better - just under 60 percent.

For Ji Eun-hee, who opens her defense of the Wegmans LPGA on Thursday, a second win in her third year on tour would serve as "a validation". At least for now, however, Ji said she doesn't feel added pressure.