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"Mothers of women's golf" in Japan, S. Korea

SANDA, Japan - File photo shows Ku Ok Hee holding the cup after clinching her second JLPGA title in 2002 at Taiheiyo Club's Rokko course in Hyogo Prefecture.

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South Korean golfer Ku dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2003 shows South Korean golfer Ku Ok Hee. Ku, a winner of 23 titles on the Japan LPGA Tour, died July 10, 2013, after a heart attack at her home in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the JLPGA said July 12. She was 56.

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S. Korean veteran Ku wins Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies golf

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - South Korea's Ku Ok Hee kisses the trophy she received for her first title on the Japan LPGA tour in two years at the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies on June 19 at U-Green Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture.

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S. Korean veteran Ku grabs sole lead at Apita Circle-K

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Ku Ok Hee of South Korea takes sole possession of the lead heading into the final round of the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies at U-Green Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture on June 18. She turned a three-stroke deficit into a one-stroke lead.

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Veteran Ku wins Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Ku Ok Hee of South Korea smiles with her cup in hands after clinching a two-stroke victory at the Vernal Ladies golf tournament the Fukuoka Century Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on May 18. It was the 46-year-old Ku's first victory since winning the Japan LPGA Championship in September 2002 and her 23rd overall title.

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Ku storms into 2nd-round lead at Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee beams with her score card showing a record 11 birdies at the end of the second round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at the Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 8. Ku set a Japanese tour record with a sizzling 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye.

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Ku seals Japan LPGA C'ship for back-to-back triumphs

YOKAWA, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee holds up the winners' trophy at the Taiheiyo Club's Rokko Course in the town of Yokawa in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 15 after winning the Japan LPGA Championship for a second time.

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S. Korean veteran Ku wins Fujisankei Ladies Classic

KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - South Korea's Ku Ok Hee beams as she receives a plate from actor Takashi Kashiwabara after winning the Fujisankei Ladies Classic at the Fujizakura Country Club on Sept. 8.

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S. Korean veteran Ku wins Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies golf

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - South Korea's Ku Ok Hee kisses the trophy she received for her first title on the Japan LPGA tour in two years at the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies on June 19 at U-Green Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean veteran Ku grabs sole lead at Apita Circle-K

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Ku Ok Hee of South Korea takes sole possession of the lead heading into the final round of the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies at U-Green Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture on June 18. She turned a three-stroke deficit into a one-stroke lead. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Ku wins Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Ku Ok Hee of South Korea smiles with her cup in hands after clinching a two-stroke victory at the Vernal Ladies golf tournament the Fukuoka Century Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on May 18. It was the 46-year-old Ku's first victory since winning the Japan LPGA Championship in September 2002 and her 23rd overall title. (Kyodo)

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Ku storms into 2nd-round lead at Daikin Orchid Ladies

TAMAGUSUKU, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee beams with her score card showing a record 11 birdies at the end of the second round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies at the Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 8. Ku set a Japanese tour record with a sizzling 10-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead over Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye. (Kyodo)

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Ku seals Japan LPGA C'ship for back-to-back triumphs

YOKAWA, Japan - South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee holds up the winners' trophy at the Taiheiyo Club's Rokko Course in the town of Yokawa in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 15 after winning the Japan LPGA Championship for a second time. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean veteran Ku wins Fujisankei Ladies Classic

KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - South Korea's Ku Ok Hee beams as she receives a plate from actor Takashi Kashiwabara after winning the Fujisankei Ladies Classic at the Fujizakura Country Club on Sept. 8. (Kyodo)