S. Korean Ku wins 1st title with Promise Ladies victory

S. Korean Ku wins 1st title with Promise Ladies victory

TOJO, Japan - South Korean Ku Yun Hee smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Promise Ladies, her first Japan LPGA title, at Water Hills Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 26.

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

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.

S. Korean Ku wins 1st title with Promise Ladies victory

S. Korean Ku wins 1st title with Promise Ladies victory

TOJO, Japan - South Korean Ku Yun Hee is thrown into a pond by her playmates after capturing her first Japan LPGA title with a victory at the Promise Ladies Water Hills Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 26. Ku, who shared the lead with Midori Yoneyama after two rounds, made six birdies in a bogey-free round to claim a one-stroke victory over Junko Omote with a three-day total of 15-under 201. (Kyodo)

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

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)