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OK HEE KU |
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The Facts |
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August 1, 1956 Rookie Year on KLPGA: 1979 Birth Place: Unknown in South Korea Best LPGA Finish: Win (1988 Standard Register Ping) Best LPGA Major Finish: T-9th? (1988 Du Maurier Classic - was it a Major then?) Height: 5' 4" 2008 LPGA Status: None Nicknames: None known Sponsors: None known How's her English?: Unknown Road to the LPGA: Unknown; plays in Korea and Japan currently |
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Capsule Bio |
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Ok Hee Ku was in many ways the pioneer of Korean women's golf. She was the first Korean player to win on the LPGA tour when she captured the 1988 Standard Turquoise Classic. She played regularly on the LPGA tour for much of the late 80's and early 90's. These days she plays mostly in Japan, although she has wound it down in the last couple of years. As recently as 2005, however, she was one of the top players on tour. She has had 19 wins in Korea since 1980 and 23 international wins since 1985 (mostly in Japan, but including her LPGA victory). She held the record for most KLPGA wins in a season, five, until it was broken in 2007 by Ji Yai Shin. Last year, Ku was the first golfer inducted into the brand new KLPGA Hall of Fame. Se Ri Pak joined her there in 2007. |
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