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World’s Best Golfers Arrive in Singapore for 2022 HSBC Women’s World Championship
Five of the world’s best golfers gathered this morning at Sentosa Golf Club ahead of the 14th edition of the HSBC Women’s World Championship, taking place this week from 3rd to 6th March. Sentosa Golf Club, a pioneer of sustainability in golf and a two-time winner of ‘World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility’ category at the World Golf Awards, provided the perfect backdrop for the five Major winners to take time out from their preparations for the HSBC Women’s World Championship to celebrate being back in Singapore, surrounded by the blooming flora and fauna that the City is so famous for.
Quotes from players on the Championship’s return to Singapore:
Commenting on the significance of her win last year, Defending Champion Hyo Joo Kim: “It had been a while after I won the 2016 event and I felt no confidence before last year but after I won the event last year, I feel I got my confidence back. I'm feeling very welcome here in Singapore.’
Hyo Joo Kim (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
World No.3, two-time Olympic medallist and already a winner this season, Lydia Ko: “I hope my chances are good. But in saying that, you know, we have the world No. 1 Jin Young here playing this week. I know it's also Hyo Joo, the defending champion's first week in for this season. Inbee is a multiple-time winner here. So we have a lot of big names here. This is another great field this week.
“So it's going to be difficult but I've just got to focus on my game and play the best score I can. The rough is probably a little longer than previous years, where there might have been run-offs but now they have made it into a little bit more rough. I think that just makes it a touch more demanding than the years before.”
Lydia Ko (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
2015 and 2017 Champion and 2016 Olympic gold medal winner, Inbee Park:
“The atmosphere and the field that we get in the HSBC Women’s World Championship since the first year, we have everybody, the best women's golfers in the world are playing and when you win this championship, you truly feel like you're the best player in women's golf. So I think that's definitely one of the reasons that I love to play this championship.”
Inbee Park (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
Please see transcripts from today’s press conferences in this link here.
Title Photo Credit: Getty Images