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The 13th edition of the tournament, which has
been dubbed "Asia's major", will take place at Singapore's
Sentosa Golf Club with 69 players from 18 nations, including 22
different major winners, competing for a share of $1.6 million
on offer.
ANA Inspiration winner Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand will make
her debut in the no-cut event, which was among a host of
tournaments that were not held last year due to the pandemic.
"I'm feeling good about where my game is now, and I feel ready
to take on the rest of the season," Tavatanakit, who won her
first major this month in her rookie year on tour, said after
receiving a sponsor invitation to the Singapore event.
"The win at the ANA Inspiration hasn't really sunk in yet, but
I'm so grateful to my coaches and trainers who helped make that
lifelong dream a reality...
"I'll be familiar with the conditions in Singapore so I hope I
can do well."
Others in contention include American Danielle Kang, New
Zealand's Lydia Ko, South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo and Japan's Nasa
Hataoka.
A limited number of fans will be allowed to watch the event at
the venue due to COVID-19 safety restrictions.
The HSBC Women's World Championship will be followed by the
Honda LPGA Thailand from May 6-9. The May 13-16 Blue Bay LPGA
scheduled in China was cancelled due to travel restrictions.
Following the Thailand tournament, the LPGA Tour will return to
the United States for the $1.3 million Pure Silk Championship at
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Asia is then scheduled to stage four back-to-back events
starting October - in China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christopher Cushing)
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