Lydia Ko shines in Singapore

Lydia Ko wins the HSBC Women’s World Championship

Taking place at the idyllic Sentosa Golf Club located on one of Singapore’s Southern Islands, the HSBC Women’s World Championship is a staple tournament on the LPGA Tour.

This weekend, having made steady progress over the course of the tournament, Lydia Ko entered the Sunday on 10-under-par with a one-shot lead over Charley Hull. Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul was positioned in third place on 7-under.

Keeping her cool, Ko landed a trio of consecutive birdies on the 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th holes to propel her further into the lead. A level par final back-9 holes was enough for her to seal the deal and emerge triumphant come the end of play.

No stranger to being at the hot end of the leaderboard on a nerve-wracking Sunday, Ko put her victory down to keeping her attention solely on her own performance:

“I just wanted to focus on my game as it was a pretty tight leaderboard. I didn’t know if I could win. But to win here in Singapore and get all the love, not only this year but for all the years that I’ve come, it means a lot.”

This weekend’s victory was Lydia Ko’s 31^st professional win, a huge collection of trophies that includes three major championships and an Olympic gold medal. She’s been named New Zealand’s Sportswoman of the Year four times and is a highly revered cultural icon in her home country.

Clearly thrilled to have secured another victory, Ko joked “I dreamt last night that I won but then I woke up, and I was like, dang, it’s not real yet. It’s exciting to finally add Asia’s major to my major collection.”

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