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Sunday 2 March 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course, Singapore · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2025 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,400,000 USD · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/25°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 10 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/25°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 6.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/25°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/25°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ayaka Furue JPN · 279Tied second, four shots behind as Ko closed with 69. Golf News Net
- Jeeno Thitikul THA · 279Tied second, four shots behind after frustrating opening two rounds. Golf News Net / ASAP Sports
66 started
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2025
I dreamt last night that I won but then I woke up, and I was like, dang, it's not real yet.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2025
I knew that Jeeno and Charley hit it much further than me. So you know, the distance wasn't going to be to my advantage, but as long as I played steady golf
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2025
It's actually better after the bubble tea two days in a row.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 71 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Ayaka Furue | 71 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Jeeno Thitikul | 71 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Jin Hee Im | 72 · 74 · 68 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Gaby López | 70 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Charley Hull | 69 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Hyo Joo Kim | 73 · 66 · 75 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Hannah Green | 75 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Yealimi Noh | 72 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | A Lim Kim | 68 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-02-24 (published by LPGA.com), row: 3 ‐‐ ‐‐ Ko, Lydia ‐ 3837 NZL 45 273.0496 6.0678).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet