South Korean veteran Ku Ok Hee sank a 20-foot putt on the final hole for a 1-over-par 73 Sunday to seal back-to-back victories and win the Japan LPGA Championship for a second time.
South Korean Ku Ok Hee holds up the trophy after winning the Japan LPGA Championship in Yokawa, Hyogo Prefecture.Overnight leader Orie Fujino looked set for her first major title on the Japan circuit until she dropped out of contention with a disastrous eight on the par-4 12th and Ku took full advantage to lift her second trophy in two weeks with a birdie at the last.
Ku finished with a 5-under total of 283 at the Taiheiyo Club's Rokko Course, one stroke ahead of last year's runnerup Toshimi Kimura.