Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit tops the leaderboard, after Round 1 of the HSBC Women�s World Championship!
(Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit. Photo Credit : Getty Images)
3rd March 2022 – Patty Tavatanakit tops the leaderboard after Round 1 of the HSBC Women’s World Championship which teed off today at Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore.
In hot and breezy conditions, the 22-year old from Bangkok closed with a 5-under-par 67 on The Tanjong course, giving her a 1-shot lead over 2nd-placed Koreans Kim A Lim and Park Inbee, and Danielle Kang of the U.S.
Patty said: “I feel like everything was pretty solid. A couple of shots here and there but overall I'm really happy with how I played. I’m pretty confident about my game right now. I feel like I found my inner peace just being on the course, and I just enjoy it a little bit more. I think my putting was solid. Everything just solid. Ball striking. I'd say I'd give it probably 7 out of 10. But overall I put myself in a really good position.”
(USA's Danielle Kang. Photo Credit : Getty Images)
Danielle, who had held the outright lead before dropping consecutive shots on the 17th and 18th holes said: “I got off to a really hot start. It was just getting so hot at one point. And unfortunately, I think I just kind of checked out from golf for a little bit because I was more focused on trying to stay cool. I haven't been in this kind of heat in a while.
“The finish is very frustrating. I'm not going to be happy with my round. It doesn't matter how well you start. If you finish bogey, bogey, it's just not a good finish. But I gave myself good chances. I hit some good shots. But I just misjudged the wind and misjudged the lie. I really couldn't focus. It was just tough to judge towards the end of the round today.”
2-time winner at Sentosa, Park Inbee had looked to be in imperious form, picking up 4 birdies on the front 9 and one on the back, before a solitary bogey on the 18th hole. Speaking about her first round, the former Olympic champion said: “I think this golf course really suits me. It is not overly long, and that really gives me some good advantage of playing with the long hitters. The course is playing really good for me. I mean, it has over the years, and it is this year as well. Everything was good today. Except for the final hole. I hit a mis-shot with the hybrid, but that was pretty much my only mis-shot out there today.”
Another Major champion and Olympic medalist to feature at the top of the board was former world No.1 Lydia Ko. The New Zealander had steadily worked her way up the leaderboard to take a share of the lead heading into the last, only to drop 2 shots on the 18th hole. She joins 13 other players tied at 3-under par 69. In a rich vein of form, the 24-year old will be looking to add to her 17 Tour wins in Singapore this week.
(Team Singapore’s Koh Sock Hwee. Image Credit : Singapore Golf Association Facebook Page)
Singapore’s Koh Sock Hwee who secured her berth in ‘Asia’s Major’ following her win in February’s National Qualifying Tournament closed with a score of 8-over-par 80, one shot ahead of Chinese amateur Yin Xiaowen.
Hwee Koh said : "It was my first time out there since 2016, I feel like I played better than the scores reflected. It’s nice to be out there. I had a pretty good draw playing with Yealimi (Noh) and Wichanee (Meechai) and the greens were very fast and firm. I’m going to chip and putt after this, and I just have to capitalise when I get the chance tomorrow."
The Singapore Airlines Round of the Day was awarded to Round One leader Patty Tavatanakit.
Partners of the 2022 HSBC Women’s World Championship are: Singapore Tourism Board, Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore Airlines, Lexus, Rolex, Hilton Singapore Orchard, Aon, Cisco Webex, Panasonic, ECCO Golf, Epson, OSIM, Under Armour, COBRA Golf, Ice Mountain, PengWine, TikTok, SONY, Titleist, The Glenrothes and 100PLUS.
For more information on the HSBC Women’s World Championship and all the latest news, please visit the tournament website at : https://www.hsbcgolf.com/womens
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