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| Updated: March, 2014 |
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" 2014 LPGA Status: None Nicknames: None known Sponsors: None known How's her English?: Unknown Road to the LPGA: Unknown; deceased |
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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, a full decade before Se Ri Pak's first win. She played regularly on the LPGA tour for much of the late 80's and early 90's. As recently as 2005, she was one of the top players on the Japanese tour. She had 19 wins in Korea since 1980, 23 JLPGA wins since 1985, and her lone LPGA win. She held the record for most KLPGA wins in a season, five, until it was broken in 2007 by Ji Yai Shin. Ku was the first golfer inducted into the brand new KLPGA Hall of Fame. Se Ri Pak joined her there in 2007. Ku served as the President of the KLPGA in 2011 and 2012. On July 10, 2013, Ku unexpectedly died from a heart attack in Japan. She was 56 years old. Her memorial service was attended by many of the Korean golfers who had followed her on the world stage, including Grace Park, Mi Hyun Kim, Jiyai Shin and Soo Yun Kang. |
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