Kim Hyoju Poised to Deliver Again... "Again 2021"

Chasing the title at the HSBC Women's World Championship
Won this event in 2021, her "promised land"
Fresh off a third-place finish at last week's Honda LPGA Thailand
Kim Seiyoung, Choi Hyejin, Ko Jinyoung, Hwang Yumin in the field

Kim Hyojoo aims to make something happen on her "promised land."

On February 26, she will compete in the HSBC Women's World Championship on the Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,793 yards) at Sentosa Golf Club in Sentosa, Singapore, a tournament on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour with a total purse of 3 million dollars. It is the third LPGA Tour event of this year and the second stop of the Asian Swing. A field of 72 players will compete over 72 holes of stroke play with no cut to determine the champion. The winner’s prize is 450,000 dollars (about 650 million won).

Kim Hyojoo will challenge for the title at the HSBC Women's World Championship. AFP Yonhap News Agency

Kim Hyojoo has collected seven wins on the LPGA Tour, including one major title. She is ranked No. 9 in the world, the highest among Korean players. She has fond memories of this tournament, having captured her fourth career LPGA Tour victory here in 2021.

Kim Hyojoo’s most recent LPGA Tour win came at the Ford Championship in March last year. She delivered consistent results in 2025, posting seven top-10 finishes in 18 starts. She also finished third at this season’s first event, the Honda LPGA Thailand, raising expectations for this week’s tournament.

Korea will also be represented by Kim Seyoung, Choi Hyejin, Kim A Lim, Yoo Hae Ran, Lee Somi, and Lim Jinhui. In addition, Ko Jin Young, who won this tournament back-to-back in 2022 and 2023, and Hwang Yumin, who earned her spot by winning last year’s Lotte Championship, will tee it up.

The competition for the title will be fierce. Defending champion Lydia Ko of New Zealand will be joined by Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, the world No. 1 and last week’s Honda LPGA Thailand winner, as well as Lee Minjee of Australia and Yamashita Miyu of Japan.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.