Ku Ok-hee ( ko, 구옥희; 1 August 195610 July 2013) was a South Korean

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who played on the

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and the

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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

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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

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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 The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was founded in 1970 and is played at the Miyoshi Country Club (West Course), Miyoshi, Aichi is a city located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated pop ...

*1990 (1) Ben Hogan & Itsuki Classic *1991 (2) SAZALE Queens,

JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup is the final event of golf's LPGA of Japan Tour season. It is usually played in November and in recent years at the Miyazaki Country Club, Miyazaki, Miyazaki. It was founded in 1979. The winner receives an in ...

*1992 (1)

Japan LPGA Championship , is the one of the longest running tournament 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 Associa ...

*1993 (1) Karasumajo & Itsuki Classic *1996 (2)

Toyo Suisan Ladies Hokkaido The Meiji Cup is an annual event on the LPGA of Japan Tour since 1978. The tournament is held in Hokkaido recently at the Sapporo Kokusai Golf Club. The 2015 prize fund is ¥90,000,000 with ¥16,200,000 going to the winner. Winners Meiji Cup *2022 ...

, 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 The Fujisankei Ladies Classic is an annual golf event on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was first played in 1982. The tournament was held at the Fivehundred Club in Shizuoka from 1982 to 1995 then at the Fujizakura CC from 1996 to 2003. In 2004 the ven ...

Japan LPGA Championship Konica Cup , is the one of the longest running tournament 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 Associ ...

*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

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* South Korean female golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Seoul 1956 births 2013 deaths {{SouthKorea-golf-bio-stub