Ok-Hee Ku
Encyclopedia
Ok-Hee Ku is a South Korea
n professional golfer
who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour
and the LPGA Tour
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Ku won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005. She won once on the LPGA Tour in 1988.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour
The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the...
and the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
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Ku won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005. She won once on the LPGA Tour in 1988.
LPGA of Japan Tour (23)
- 1985 (3) Kibun Ladies Classic, IDC Otsuka LadiesIDC Otsuka LadiesThe IDC Otsuka Ladies, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Hisako Higuchi IDC Otsuka Ladies is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on LPGA of Japan Tour. It is usually played in October and in recent years at the Musashigaoka Golf Course, Hannō, Saitama...
, one other win - 1987 (1) one win
- 1990 (1) one win
- 1991 (2) JLPGA Meiji Dairies Cup, one other win
- 1992 (1) Japan LPGA ChampionshipJapan LPGA Championship, is the first-longest running tournament in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association. surpassed only by Japan Women's Open...
- 1993 (1) one win
- 1996 (2) two wins
- 1997 (2) two wins
- 1998 (1) one win
- 1999 (2) two wins
- 2000 (3) three wins
- 2002 (2) Japan LPGA ChampionshipJapan LPGA Championship, is the first-longest running tournament in the history of the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association. surpassed only by Japan Women's Open...
, Fujisankei Ladies ClassicFujisankei Ladies ClassicThe Fujisankei Ladies Classic is an annual golf event on the LPGA of Japan Tour. It was first played in 1982. The tournament has been held at the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course since 2005. The prize fund in 2008 was ¥80,000,000, with ¥14,400,000 going to the winner... - 2003 (1) one win
- 2005 (1) one win