Ku Ok-hee (; 1 August 195610 July 2013) was a South Korean
professional golfer
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who played on the
LPGA of Japan Tour
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and the
LPGA Tour
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.
Ku won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005 and won once on the LPGA Tour in 1988,
LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
the first South Korean to do so.[
She was president of the ]LPGA of Korea Tour
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from 2011 to 2012.[
Ku died of a heart attack on 10 July 2013 at her residence on a golf course in ]Shizuoka
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* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture
* Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture
* Shizuoka Airport
* Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tok ...
, Japan
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, and was 56 years old.[Trailblazing golfer Ku Ok-hee dies in Japan]
Professional wins
LPGA of Japan Tour (23)
*1985 (3) Kibun Ladies Classic, Tohato Ladies, Tohoku Queens
*1987 (1) Tokai Classic
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*1990 (1) Ben Hogan & Itsuki Classic
*1991 (2) SAZALE Queens, JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup
*1992 (1) Japan LPGA Championship
, is one of the longest running tournaments in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association, surpassed only by Japan Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Winners
See also
*Japan Golf Associati ...
*1993 (1) Karasumajo & Itsuki Classic
*1996 (2) Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido, Daio Paper Elleair Women's Open
*1997 (2) Dunlop Twin Lakes Ladies Open, Daio Paper Elleair Women's Open
*1998 (1) Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open
*1999 (2) Nasuogawa Ladies, Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open
*2000 (3) Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open, Itoen Ladies, Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open
*2002 (2) Fujisankei Ladies Classic
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, Japan LPGA Championship Konica Cup
*2003 (1) Vernal Ladies
*2005 (1) APiTa Circle K Sunkus Ladies
Tournament in bold denotes major championships in LPGA of Japan Tour.
LPGA Tour (1)
References
External links
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South Korean female golfers
LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Seoul
1956 births
2013 deaths
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