Major Winner Patty Tavatanakit and Singapore No.1 Amanda Tan to receive sponsor invitations to HSBC Women’s World Championship 12:42, 25/04/2021

A sponsor invitation has been awarded to Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit who announced her arrival on the international golf scene earlier this month, winning the year’s first major championship in her rookie season.

The big-hitting 21- year old from Bangkok saw off a late challenge from Lydia Ko to claim her first LPGA Tour victory at the ANA Inspiration and joins Ariya Jutanugarn as the only two players from Thailand, male or female, to win one of the game’s major championships.

Amanda Tan, Singapore's top-ranked player, is returning to the Tanjong Course. The 22-year-old will be returning to the tournament for the fourth time, having previously competed in 2014, 2017 and 2019. She'll be trying to maximize her home advantage when she plays at her own club. 

Other players to receive sponsor invitations are Xiyu Lin of China who returns to Singapore for the first time since 2016, while Emily Pedersen of Denmark makes her tournament debut on the back of an impressive run of form on the Ladies European Tour in 2020, notching up four wins together with a runner-up finish in the Aberdeen Standard Ladies Scottish Open.

Olfert De Wit, Interim CEO of HSBC Singapore said:

“The HSBC Women’s World Championship is our flagship event in women’s golf and we are thrilled to have recently announced our ongoing commitment as title partner of the event. Hosting this tournament is one of HSBC’s most important international hubs showcases our firm commitment to Singapore and women in sport. Since 2008, we have brought world-class golf to Singapore through our support of ‘Asia’s Major’ with the long-term aim of inspiring the next generation of talent in the region. We are delighted to be able to extend sponsor invitations to such exciting Asian talent as Patty and Amanda and to be able to open up this opportunity for them both. We were thrilled to see Patty recently become a Major winner and we wish all golfers the very best of luck for the tournament.”

25-year old A Lim Kim shot to fame last year when she won the 2020 US Open and, in the process, became only the fifth player in history to win a major championship on debut. The win at Champions Golf Club, Houston earned her a place on the LPGA Tour together with a debut appearance at the HSBC Women’s World Championship.

Six of the world's top ten players, the current world number one, multiple major winners, and three former champions are among the 69 players who will compete at Sentosa Golf Club.