Park In-bi "Singapore is a Winning Ground"... Park Sung-hyun 'Title Defense'

HSBC Women's World Championship 3rd Win Challenge, 'Number 1' Ko Jin-young, Yoo So-yeon, Lee Jeong-eun 6 and Entire Korean Team Assemble

Inbee Park aims for her third victory at the HSBC Women's World Championship, following her wins in 2015 and 2017.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] There is a player who is strong in a specific region.

This is about the 'Golf Empress' Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group). Since its inception in 2008, she has delivered impressive results at the LPGA Tour HSBC Women's World Championship (total prize money $1.6 million) held in Singapore. Among her 21 career wins, she has secured 2 victories here. In the early years of the tournament, she participated without pressure, treating it as a training camp to check her shots. This is why she did not enter the 'Top 10' even once from 2008 to 2013, a span of six years.

However, after finishing tied for 4th in 2014, she claimed her first victory in 2015. She won by a 2-stroke margin over Lydia Ko (New Zealand) with a score of 15-under 273. It was a 'wire-to-wire' victory, leading from the first day. In 2017, she announced a brilliant comeback as an ace after shaking off finger and back injuries. Starting the final day at the Seriphong Course tied for 5th, 3 strokes behind the leader, she shot 8-under par. It was a thrilling come-from-behind victory with a total of 19-under 269.

Park In-bee will challenge for the title at this tournament held on the 29th at the Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,718 yards) in Singapore. This marks the early start of her season as she aims to achieve back-to-back gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics this August. She has appeared in four tournaments this year, finishing in the 'Top 10' three times. In March, she demonstrated her strength by winning the Kia Classic by 5 strokes (14-under 274), holding the lead throughout all four rounds for a perfect victory.

On the 5th, she tied for 7th at the first major of the season, the ANA Inspiration, and on the 18th, she finished tied for 2nd at the Lotte Championship, showing great momentum. Last week at the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open, she finished tied for 15th. She is currently leading in average score (68.56), ranked 3rd in the CME Globe Race (1005 points), 4th in earnings ($495,995), and 4th in Player of the Year points (50). Her driving force comes from leading in average putts (27.81) and ranking 8th in fairway hit rate (83.04%). She said, "I want to recall the good memories I have in Singapore."

Park Sung-hyun challenges to defend her title at the HSBC Women's World Championship.

Park Sung-hyun (28) is aiming for a turnaround in the 'promised land.' This is where she won by 2 strokes over Minjee Lee (Australia) with a score of 15-under 273 in 2019. The tournament was canceled last year, adding significance to her 'title defense.' However, she is currently in a slump, having missed the cut in 4 out of 5 tournaments, including the last three consecutive events. Korea's team includes No. 1 Ko Jin-young (26), as well as Yoo So-yeon (31, Mediheal), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (25, Daebang Construction), and Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte).

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