Michelle
Wie gave the galleries at Sentosa Golf Club a finish to remember on
Sunday, securing victory in the US$1.5 million purse HSBC Women’s World
Championship and taking the winner’s cheque of US$225,000 with an epic
45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
The win put paid to
memories of 2017 when she led the tournament after
the first and third rounds, before fading on the last. Her bogey-free
round of seven-under-par 65 saw her add her name to a list of champions
that includes some of the true greats of the game, including Lorena
Ochoa, Ai Miyazato, Karrie Webb, Paula Creamer,
and Inbee Park
Speaking about her fifth
win on tour, Major-winner Wie said, “You know,
I just kind of wanted to get revenge after last year a little bit. I
kind of came with a slight chip on my shoulder in the morning, and I
knew that I had to shoot low to even have a chance, and everyone played
great today. I'm just really proud of myself for
making a lot of birdies and keep going, and never really getting out of
my head, which I'm really proud of doing today. But my caddie did a
great job of keeping me in the game and keeping me entertained
throughout the round. It was a lot of fun today.”
Speaking about the
importance of the win after a four-year hiatus, she
added, “It's been a tough journey since 2014. I think it's been kind of
well documented. You know, I've had some injuries, had a really bad
year, just lost a lot of confidence. But I'm just really proud for
pulling myself out of it. I felt like I had a good
year last year, a year where I built confidence, and I just want to
keep building confidence from there. I just want to keep rising. I just
want to keep playing the best I can, trying the hardest I can and trying
to become the best player that I can be.”
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