Ok-Hee Ku
| Ok-Hee Ku 구옥희 |
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|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1 August 1956 Seoul, South Korea |
| Died | 10 July 2013 (aged 56) Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) |
LPGA of Japan Tour (1984–2006) LPGA Tour (1986–91) |
| Professional wins | 24 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 23 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| ANA Inspiration | 10th: 1991 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T12: 1986 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T14: 1986 |
| du Maurier Classic | T9: 1988 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
Ok-Hee Ku (Korean: 구옥희; 1 August 1956 – 10 July 2013) was a South Korean professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour.
Ku won 23 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1985 and 2005 and won once on the LPGA Tour in 1988, the first South Korean to do so.
She was president of the LPGA of Korea Tour from 2011 to 2012.
Ku died of a heart attack on 10 July 2013 at her residence on a golf course in Shizuoka, Japan, and was 56 years old.
Tournament in bold denotes major championships in LPGA of Japan Tour.
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