Miho Koga was finally able to break through.

One of the brightest stars on the Japan LPGA Tour for years, Koga won the season-ending Tour Championship to win the first money title of her career.

As scores rose and the players above her on the leaderboard dropped on Sunday at Miyazaki Country Club, Koga fired a cool 68 to overtake , leader Song Bo Bae, Yuri Fudo to defend her title and claim winner's check.