INBEE PARK WINS HSBC TITLE AT
SINGAPORE, CATRIONA T21 FINISH
Inbee Park won the HSBC Women's Championship by two strokes with a 15-under-par total of 273 at Singapore.
Over a par-72 course of 6,542yd, the South Korean had scores of 66, 69, 68 and 70, winning from the World No 1, Lydia Ko (NZ) who had rounds of 68, 70, 67 and 70 for 275.
American Stacy Lewis was third on 277 (69-69-67-72).
Catriona Matthew finished T21 on 285 (72-72-71-70).
Yorkshire's Jodi Ewart Shadoff finished T30 with 70-69-75-74 for 288.
INBEE PARK'S FLAWLESS FOUR ROUNDS
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Singapore: Record crowds at Sentosa witnessed world no. 2 Inbee Park crowned ‘Champion of Champions’ following a flawless victory in the HSBC Women’s Champions 2015. The South Korean shot a round of 2-under par 70 to win the title, two shots clear of second placed Lydia Ko
The result saw Park complete a fourth consecutive bogey-free round to finish 15-under par and claim the winner’s cheque of US $210,000.
Speaking after her victory, a delighted Park said, “It feels great. I thought Singapore wasn't the place that I could win a tournament. Every year has just been really hard to me but last year was the first year I actually had a good finish and that gave me a lot of confidence.
“This week was just incredible. I don't think I can even believe myself that I didn't make any bogeys for 72 holes. If I was afraid of the bogeys, I'd probably make bogeys but I thought, whatever happens, it's just meant to be. I just tried to focus on my game and not think about so many other things.”
Speaking about a bet she made with her father that would see her make US 500 for every birdie, but pay out double for each bogey, Park added: “I just took the bet, and it ended up really nicely! It gave me extra motivation I guess. It's so fun and gave me something else to concentrate on. It's good to have a family here and they are a big energy for me.”
For world no. 1 Lydia Ko, it just wasn’t to be. After what was a slow start by her standards, the world no.1 brought herself right back into contention in Rounds 2 and 3, but wasn’t able to reproduce the magic that saw her claim back to back victories prior to her arrival in Singapore.
Playing an aggressive round on the testing Serapong course, Ko carded three bogeys and five birdies to match Park’s 2-under score of 70.
Despite the result, the 17 year old New Zealander managed a smile as she came off course before signing autographs and posing for pictures with the hordes of fans assembled by the 18th.
Speaking after her round, Ko said, “I started out well on my front nine, shooting 3‑under through my first seven holes. Just things didn’t go well from 8 to 13 – I just lost three shots. On this course, it's not that hard to lose shots. There are some lip‑outs and there are so many close ones. But I finished well with a birdie on 18.
“I had a great stretch of three weeks and I would have never imagined to have one second place and two wins. So it's great. This is my best finish here in Singapore, so I'm really looking forward to coming back next year.”
World no. 3 and 2013 champion Stacy Lewis wasn’t so lucky. The Texan landed a ball in a palm tree on the 10th, necessitating a drop, and a wayward third shot on the 18th in the water hazard saw her drop another, finishing in third place, four shots behind the champion.
ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
SINGAPORE, CATRIONA T21 FINISH
Inbee Park won the HSBC Women's Championship by two strokes with a 15-under-par total of 273 at Singapore.
Over a par-72 course of 6,542yd, the South Korean had scores of 66, 69, 68 and 70, winning from the World No 1, Lydia Ko (NZ) who had rounds of 68, 70, 67 and 70 for 275.
American Stacy Lewis was third on 277 (69-69-67-72).
Catriona Matthew finished T21 on 285 (72-72-71-70).
Yorkshire's Jodi Ewart Shadoff finished T30 with 70-69-75-74 for 288.
INBEE PARK'S FLAWLESS FOUR ROUNDS
NEWS RELEASE
Singapore: Record crowds at Sentosa witnessed world no. 2 Inbee Park crowned ‘Champion of Champions’ following a flawless victory in the HSBC Women’s Champions 2015. The South Korean shot a round of 2-under par 70 to win the title, two shots clear of second placed Lydia Ko
The result saw Park complete a fourth consecutive bogey-free round to finish 15-under par and claim the winner’s cheque of US $210,000.
Speaking after her victory, a delighted Park said, “It feels great. I thought Singapore wasn't the place that I could win a tournament. Every year has just been really hard to me but last year was the first year I actually had a good finish and that gave me a lot of confidence.
“This week was just incredible. I don't think I can even believe myself that I didn't make any bogeys for 72 holes. If I was afraid of the bogeys, I'd probably make bogeys but I thought, whatever happens, it's just meant to be. I just tried to focus on my game and not think about so many other things.”
Speaking about a bet she made with her father that would see her make US 500 for every birdie, but pay out double for each bogey, Park added: “I just took the bet, and it ended up really nicely! It gave me extra motivation I guess. It's so fun and gave me something else to concentrate on. It's good to have a family here and they are a big energy for me.”
For world no. 1 Lydia Ko, it just wasn’t to be. After what was a slow start by her standards, the world no.1 brought herself right back into contention in Rounds 2 and 3, but wasn’t able to reproduce the magic that saw her claim back to back victories prior to her arrival in Singapore.
Playing an aggressive round on the testing Serapong course, Ko carded three bogeys and five birdies to match Park’s 2-under score of 70.
Despite the result, the 17 year old New Zealander managed a smile as she came off course before signing autographs and posing for pictures with the hordes of fans assembled by the 18th.
Speaking after her round, Ko said, “I started out well on my front nine, shooting 3‑under through my first seven holes. Just things didn’t go well from 8 to 13 – I just lost three shots. On this course, it's not that hard to lose shots. There are some lip‑outs and there are so many close ones. But I finished well with a birdie on 18.
“I had a great stretch of three weeks and I would have never imagined to have one second place and two wins. So it's great. This is my best finish here in Singapore, so I'm really looking forward to coming back next year.”
World no. 3 and 2013 champion Stacy Lewis wasn’t so lucky. The Texan landed a ball in a palm tree on the 10th, necessitating a drop, and a wayward third shot on the 18th in the water hazard saw her drop another, finishing in third place, four shots behind the champion.
ALL THE FINAL TOTALS
1 | Inbee Park | 66 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 273 | |||
2 | Lydia Ko | 68 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 275 | |||
3 | Stacy Lewis | 69 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 277 | |||
T4 | Shanshan Feng | 70 | 71 | 68 |
69 |
278 | |||
T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 278 | |||
T4 | Azahara Munoz | 70 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 278 | |||
7 | Caroline Masson | 71 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 279 | |||
T8 | Ilhee Lee | 72 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 280 | |||
T8 | Hyo-Joo Kim | 70 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 280 | |||
T8 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 280 | |||
T8 | Anna Nordqvist | 69 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 280 | |||
T12 | Lexi Thompson | 69 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 281 | |||
T12 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 281 | |||
T12 | Lizette Salas | 70 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 281 | |||
T12 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 281 | |||
T16 | Sei-Young Kim | 73 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 283 | |||
T16 | Mo Martin | 68 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 283 | |||
T18 | Brittany Lincicome | 74 | 71 | 67 | 72 | 284 | |||
T18 | Jenny Shin | 68 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 284 | |||
T18 | Jessica Korda | 72 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 284 | |||
T21 | Catriona Matthew | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 285 | |||
T21 | Danielle Kang | 70 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 285 | |||
T21 | Yani Tseng | 66 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 285 | |||
T21 | Karrie Webb | 68 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 285 | |||
T25 | Haru Nomura | 70 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 286 | |||
T25 | Beatriz Recari | 72 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 286 | |||
T27 | Chella Choi | 73 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 287 | |||
T27 | Karine Icher | 74 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 287 | |||
T27 | Mina Harigae | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 287 | |||
T30 | Jane Park | 73 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 288 | |||
T30 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 288 | |||
T30 | Pornanong Phatlum | 75 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 288 | |||
T30 | Minjee Lee | 70 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 288 | |||
T34 | Belen Mozo | 72 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 289 | |||
T34 | Christina Kim | 73 | 75 | 69 | 72 | 289 | |||
T34 | Mi Hyang Lee | 73 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 289 | |||
T37 | Angela Stanford | 67 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 290 | |||
T37 | Hee Young Park | 69 | 76 | 70 | 75 | 290 | |||
T37 | Meena Lee | 71 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 290 | |||
T37 | Mirim Lee | 75 | 75 | 68 | 72 | 290 | |||
T37 | Mariajo Uribe | 68 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 290 | |||
T37 | In Gee Chun | 74 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 290 | |||
T37 | Julieta Granada | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 290 | |||
T37 | Austin Ernst | 73 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 290 | |||
T37 | Gerina Piller | 71 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 290 | |||
T46 | Morgan Pressel | 73 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 291 | |||
T46 | Cristie Kerr | 73 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 291 | |||
T46 | I.K. Kim | 74 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 291 | |||
T46 | Jing Yan | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 291 | |||
T46 | Line Vedel | 78 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 291 | |||
T51 | Michelle Wie | 73 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 292 | |||
T51 | Q Baek | 77 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 292 | |||
T51 | Amy Yang | 71 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 292 | |||
T51 | Pernilla Lindberg | 73 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 292 | |||
T55 | Eun-Hee Ji | 72 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 293 | |||
T55 | Paula Creamer | 74 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 293 | |||
T57 | Brittany Lang | 72 | 75 | 71 | 76 | 294 | |||
T57 | Haeji Kang | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 294 | |||
59 | Lee-Anne Pace | 72 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 297 | |||
60 | Caroline Hedwall | 75 | 76 | 66 | 81 | 298 | |||
61 | Sandra Gal | 73 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 300 | |||
62 | M.J. Hur | 78 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 301 | |||
63 | Sock Hwee Koh | 79 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 307 |
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