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The 27-year-old Lydia Ko is one of the most outstanding players in the golf world today. She has been the world’s number one, won the Grand Slam and the Olympic gold medal. After trying many HSBC Women’s World Golf Championships, she finally won the championship this year.
Lydia Ko, the world’s third-ranked New Zealander, dominated the HSBC Women’s World Golf Championship on Sunday (March 2) and won the 23rd LPGA championship in her career.
The event, which was held from February 27 to March 2, came to an end. The last round of the event was still held in hot weather, but this did not affect Lydia Ko’s performance. She continued her good form in the first two days and maintained the gap with other players with stable performance.
Lydia Ko scored three strokes below par (69) in this round and finally won the championship with a total score of 275. She won the championship for the first time and said that this was an interesting and memorable week. She only focused on herself and tactics.
She said: “It was very hot and a bit windy compared to previous years, so it was difficult to play, but I was ready to play in Singapore.
“There were a lot of spectators and I felt their support. I’ve played some really bad rounds here and I know the characteristics of this course very well, so I think it’s in my favor. I’ve played here before and experienced it all, so it’s not a completely unfamiliar experience.”
The 27-year-old Ko is one of the most outstanding players in the golf world today. She has been the world number one, won a Grand Slam, and has collected gold, silver and bronze medals in the past three Olympic Games. Known as a “genius player”, she constantly breaks world and personal records. She is the youngest professional champion in history, the youngest world number one player and Grand Slam champion, and the youngest member of the Golf Hall of Fame, etc.
The lineup of this station includes nine players ranked in the top ten in the world. The world number one American star Nelly Korda has been absent for two consecutive years. The world number two Thai player Atthaya Titikul (Atthaya Titikul) Thitikul and Japanese player Ayaka Furue, ranked 11th in the world, tied for second place with 279 strokes, while Chinese player Yin Ruoning, ranked 21st with 286 strokes.
Chen Xuanyin set the best result for Singapore
There is no cut-off line for this competition, so all players will compete in the four-day event. This is the first time that our country has two representatives competing. Chen Xuanyin and Chen Xingtong finished 34th (288 strokes) and 64th (309 strokes) respectively. Chen Xuanyin set the best result for Singaporean players in this event.
Regarding her performance this week, she said: “This result is very meaningful for Singaporean golf. The level of local golf has been improving in the past few years, not only me, but also Dai Pingyuan Hong (the first Singaporean player to qualify for the US Open and next year’s US Masters). More and more young players are performing well, which is good to see. ”
Chen Xuanyin, who represented my country in the Olympics last year, finished tied for 34th place. (Photo by Bai Yanlin)
Chen Xuanyin, who represented my country in the Olympics last year, finished tied for 34th place. (Photo by Bai Yanlin)
Chen Xuanyin was a volunteer at the HSBC Women’s World Golf Championship eight years ago. She summed up this week with the words “dream come true” to be able to go from a volunteer to a professional player and then achieve good results.
She said: “When I was young, I was a volunteer. I watched this event and wanted to participate one day. Eight years later, I finally had the opportunity to participate. This is the feeling of a dream come true.”
