Walking tall is arguably more important than being tall. At precisely five feet, the 23-year-old Ayaka Furue charged round Singapore’s Tanjong Course in 68 to be ten under par and two ahead going into the final round of Asia’s major, the HSBC Women’s World Championship.  Hannah Green is alone on 8 under after following one…

Celine Boutier’s father had quite a birthday present at the HSBC Women’s World Championship yesterday. His 30-year-old daughter added a bogey-free 64 to her opening 73 to pull up on 7 under par and a shot clear of Japan’s Ayaka Furue. Because her parents only watch a couple of tournaments a year — last week’s…

Sarah Schmelzel, 29 years of age and currently ranked 107 in the world, had an opening 68 in the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship which left her a shot ahead of such LPGA luminaries as Esther Henseleit, Linn Grant and Lilia Vu. The American had five birdies on the second half of…

World no. 1 Lilia Vu is relishing her return to Singapore for this week’s HSBC Women’s World Championship even as she learns how to cope with the pressure of being the world’s best golfer. While the 26-year-old is carrying hopes of surpassing her tied-14th finish from last year, she is also aware she will be…

HSBC welcomed the world’s leading golfers to Singapore with an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience at Sentosa’s newest attraction.  Ahead of this week’s HSBC Women’s World Championship, World No.1 Lilia Vu (America) was joined by World No.3 Celine Boutier (France) World No. 4 Ruoning Yin (China), and two-time defending champion, Jin Young Ko (South Korea) at Sentosa Sensoryscape – a…

Lilia Vu, 26, is going into the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa with the right attitude. Every time people congratulate her on being the world No. 1, she tells herself why that status could just as easily mean less pressure rather than more. “I know I know how to win,” is one of the…

What are the chances of a Ko being at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the first day of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa, Singapore? Pretty good, you have to think, what with Jin Young Ko, 28, and Lydia Ko, 26, having won 35 LPGA titles between them and two…