With one of the toughest draws in women's golf in the world outside of the five major championships, the HSBC Women's World Championship will see the best players on the planet compete March 2-5 on Tanjong at Sentosa Golf Club. Céline Boutier, current number 13 in the world, is the only Frenchwoman engaged this week in Singapore.

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This year marks the 15th edition of the tournament. Taking place March 2-5, 2023, this four-day golf festival will be a platform to celebrate the sport of golf, all the brilliant female players competing, as well as many inspiring women from all facets of life around the world. .

Five of the highest ranked players in the world: Lydia Ko (#1), Nelly Korda (#2), Minjee Lee (#3), Brooke Henderson (#6) and Jin Young Ko, 2022 champion and n 5 in the world, were at the Sentosa Golf Club today to open the 15th edition of the HSBC Women's World Championship, in Singapore, from March 2-5.

Céline Boutier, current number 13 in the world, is the only Frenchwoman engaged this week in Singapore. ©Tristan Jones – LET

Welcoming fans for the first time since 2019, the world's best players enjoyed a special preview of all the activities on offer in the new Spectator Village, with reigning champion Jin Young Ko cutting the ceremonial ribbon to mark the fact. that the 2023 HSBC Women's World Championship is open and ready to welcome everyone to the venue this year.

With nine of the world's top ten players, 22 major tournament winners, 20 nationalities represented, HSBC celebrating its 15th anniversary and nearly 100 local and international media in attendance, this week's tournament is undoubtedly major in character.

The defending champion, Jin Young Ko, said : " Winning last year was very special, but I really missed having the fans there to celebrate the win with me, so it will be fantastic to see everyone back this year. I am delighted to be able to declare the 15th edition of the HSBC Women's World Championship open and we look forward to seeing everyone here in Sentosa this week. »

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The world number 1, Lydia Ko, added : " I am very happy to hear that we will have fans again this year, but I am even more delighted that our tournament sponsor, HSBC, once again has fans on hand to celebrate this important 15th anniversary with them. It's only Tuesday of tournament week and I can already feel the atmosphere picking up and looking forward to the start on Thursday.« 

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Nelly korda, world number 2, said: “It's so nice to be back in Singapore. I played a practice round this morning and the course is in perfect condition, the facilities are superb and of course everything is absolutely beautiful. The opening of the village this afternoon with Lydia, Minjee, Brooke and JK, shows how solid the ground is for this special 15th anniversary edition. Hope we all have a great week and put on a fun show to welcome everyone.”

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Nelly Korda - © LPGA

« HSBC is committed to opening up a world of opportunity for women in sport and bringing the best of the world to Singapore. We are delighted with the world-class line-up for the 15th anniversary of the HSBC Women's World Championship and look forward to celebrating this milestone with golfers and fans, as well as with our customers, colleagues and communities. " said Kee Joo Wong, CEO of HSBC Singapore, : 

All of last year's champions are present, including American Jennifer Kupcho (The Chevron Championship), Australian Minjee Lee (US Open), South Korean In Gee Chun (KPMG LPGA Championship 2022), Canadian Brooke Henderson (The Amundi Evian Championship) and South African Ashleigh Buhai (AIG Women's Open 2022), all of whom will be attempting to win this coveted title for the first time.

HSBC Women's World Championship 2023 partners already confirmed are: Sentosa, Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Lexus, Rolex, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Airlines, AON, ECCO, Mandarin Oriental, Panasonic, Penfolds, Puma, Epson , COBRA Golf, Titleist, Sony, Ice Mountain, 100 Plus, TikTok, Nunchi Marine.

This year marks the 15th edition of the HSBC Women's World Championship and, remarkably, of the previous 14 winners, 12 are Major champions, lending even more credence to the players' claim that he is the "Major of Asia”.

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The 72-hole stroke play tournament will once again be played on Sentosa Golf Club's famous Tanjong course, which is hosting its tenth edition of the tournament. Sentosa Golf Club plays a leading role in driving sustainability initiatives in golf around the world and was recently named "World's Best Green Golf Site" at the annual awards ceremony. World Golf Awards.

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