HSBC Singapore Preview 2013

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HSBC Women's Champions…Feb 28-Mar 3
Singapore



Purse: $1,400,000
History: This tournament started in 2008.
Format: 72 holes
Par: 72
Yardage: 6600
No Cut

In 2012, Angela Stanford earned her fifth-career LPGA title and added Champion of Champions to her resume with a victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore.

Link to official site:
www.hsbcgolf.com/womens/

OF Note:
From 2008 to 2012, this tournament was played at Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden Course in Singapore…

Nevertheless Michelle’s Past Performance:
2010
01.…. Ai Miyazato…..69 - 71 - 69 - 69... 278 …-10
15T…..Michelle Wie…72 - 73 - 69 - 70... 284.…. -4

2011
1.…… Karrie Webb ….70 - 66 - 70 - 69... 275... -13
40T… Michelle Wie…. 73 - 71 - 77 - 75.…296..... +8

48 Pars…08 Birdies…16 Bogeys.
Par 3’s….14 Pars….00 Birdies….02 Bogeys
Par 4’s….24 Pars….05 Birdies….11 Bogeys.
Par 5’s….10 Pars….03 Birdies….03 Bogeys.
Rd. by Rd. Scoring Stats.
Rd1.…+1.…13 Pars….02 Birdies….03 Bogeys.
Rd2.….-1.…13 Pars….03 Birdies….02 Bogeys.
Rd3.…+5.…11 Pars….01 Birdies….06 Bogeys.
Rd4.…+3.…14 Pars….02 Birdies….05 Bogeys.

2012
1.….Angela Stanford …66 - 70 - 71 - 71 …278... -10
59...Michelle Wie ……...79 - 81 - 75 - 75 …310 …+22

45 pars…4 birdies…21 bogies…1 double bogey…1 triple bogey
Par 3’s…09 pars…3 birdies…03 bogeys…1 triple bogeys
Par 4’s…22 pars…0 birdies…17 bogeys…1 double bogeys.
Par 5’s…14 pars…1 birdies…01 bogeys
Rd. by Rd. Scoring Results:
Rd.1...+7...11 pars…0 birdies…7 bogeys.
Rd.2...+9...11 pars…0 birdies…6 bogeys…1 triple bogeys.
Rd.3...+3...11 pars…2 birdies…5 bogeys…
Rd.4...+3...12 pars…2 birdies…3 bogeys…1 double bogeys..

TV Times…All Tape Delay…13 hours ahead of EST
Feb 28 - GC 12:30 PM-2:30 PM EST
Mar 1 - GC 12:30 PM-2:30 PM EST
Mar 2 - GC 6:30 PM-9:30 PM EST
Mar 3 - GC 7:00 PM-9:30 PM EST

Link to live Weather:
sentosagolf.com/index.php/about-sgc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=60
Like watching the grass grow...LOL

Sentosa Golf Club Weather, Singapore

Thursday, Feb 28
Patchy rain nearby
Humidity…90%
High 87 °f …Low 78 °f
Wind…10 mph NW
Friday, Mar 01
Sunny
Humidity….59%
High 88 °f …Low 78 °f
Wind…12 mph NNW
Saturday, Mar 02
Sunny
Humidity…61%
High 92 °f …Low78 °f
Wind…11 mph N
Sunday, Mar 03
Partly Cloudy
Humidity…5%
High 89 °f …Low 79 °f
Wind…13 mph NNE

[bobawiefan]

Hello Wie Nation:

Pairing and Tee Times are out, and they are going off both tees,
and I don’t think Michelle is in a TV Group…
Michelle starts on the back nine…First Group…
It looks like repairing after each round…

Thursday, 28 Feb., 8:25 AM SST…7:25 PM EST, Wednesday Evening…
Tee #10...Grp #2
WIE, Michelle
MATTHEW, Catriona
LANG, Brittany

Got to love wie golf

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HSBC Women's Champions 2013 Pre-tournament notes and interviews


Michele Wie of the USA in action during the Pro Am event prior to the start of the HSBC Women's Champions at the Sentosa Golf Club on February 27, 2013 in Singapore, Singapore.

Michelle Wie, Rolex Rankings No. 73

MODERATOR: We'd like to welcome Michelle Wie into the interview room. Thank you so much for joining us today. First of all, always great I'm sure to be back here in Singapore. Just what are your thoughts being back here this week and what do you love about coming to this event each year.
MICHELLE WIE: Coming to this event is definitely one of my favourite stops of the year. I absolutely love Singapore, and especially this year playing at Sentosa where the men play and staying at Marina Bay, it's just amazing. I love the city. I love the golf course. I've been having a blast.
MODERATOR: What are your initial thoughts? What are going to be some of the keys this week for players to be successful on this golf course?
MICHELLE WIE: It's a tight golf course, and big greens. You really have to keep it in the fairway and hit in the right part of the greens. It's a difficult golf course. I think it's going to be a very big challenge this week.

Over the last two days, I think I've hit one drive and probably won't do it again. It's position golf and you have to be in the right places and making some putts.
MODERATOR: I heard you might be doing something fun, the players have gotten out a little bit in Singapore this week. Are you going to do something fun this afternoon, get to see the sights a little bit today?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, it's Jessica Korda's birthday today, turning 20. She wants to go ziplining, but I'm deathly scared of heights, so I probably won't do that, but I probably might go check out some marine life.
Q. You mentioned you only used driver once; which hole?
MICHELLE WIE: There's a couple holes I might have option, but maybe on 18, depending on what day it is, what situation I'm in. But you never know, the wind conditions could completely change, but probably won't use driver a lot this week.
Q. Do you not like having the driver in your hand?
MICHELLE WIE: You know, it's a good golf course -- it's not good or bad. Obviously I would like to hit more drivers but that's just the way the course is. It's a very good golf course and very challenging golf course. I think it makes it more challenging for players -- it's a lot more course management. I think it makes it very interesting.
Every other golf course you hit driver, and it's fun once in awhile to really think about it and hit these kind of knock-down shots irons off the tee or a couple two woods here and there. You don't really get to do that at a lot of other courses, so it makes it very interesting.
Q. There's a lot of talk at the moment about Lydia Ko. How do you compare where she is and where you were at her age?
MICHELLE WIE: I don't think it's fair to compare at all. I think she's an amaaaazing golfer. I got to play with her a couple weeks ago in Australia and I got to talk to her a little bit and get to know her. She's a very nice young lady, very, very nice, very amazing player. I think she had like three pars in the round, lots of birdies. It was pretty impressive.
Q. Did you talk to her at all about her decision turning pro and when to do it?
MICHELLE WIE: No, we didn't really talk about turning pro a lot. She was very keen on being pro and going to Stanford just like I did, so it was very interesting.

But you know, I'm scared to give her any advice. It seems like she's doing really well right now. As I've said before in other interviews, it's a very personal choice, turning pro or not turning pro. It's not a matter of me telling her what to do or giving my input. It just really has to be her gut feeling of what she wants to do in life, because in the end it's her life. But I think she's made the right decision, whatever decision she's going to make, and I'm very excited for her.
Q. How would you describe your early season form?
MICHELLE WIE: Not exactly where I want it to be. It's been a little rusty so far. But at the same time, just working in a couple things. I worked on a lot of things in the off-season so getting back into the playing mode takes time but hopefully this week will be the week where I really get things together.
Q. I was wonder, the Top-10 players in the world are here in Asia -- is this what we are seeing in the future in women's golf, is this a trend, or do you think America will get top position again?
MICHELLE WIE: I'm sure we'll fight back (laughing). I think that the sport is becoming very global and that's becoming very evident and I think it's awesome. We come to more tournaments in Asia. We are a very global tour and that's a fact now. A lot of great players are coming from the U.S. and a lot of great players from Europe and a lot of great players from Asia.

Everything comes and goes in waves; and the trend, it's becoming more global and I hope it stays that way. It's becoming very interesting on Tour and you get to meet a lot of different people from a lot of different places; I like it.
Q. As a fellow golfer, how do you feel about the triple-bogey on 18 in Thailand -- I don't know, I wasn't there, I didn't see it, but how do you feel about it?
MICHELLE WIE: I didn't see it either. But I think instead of focusing on the negative -- I think she made a hole-in-one that day, that's pretty amazing. She had one mistake and unfortunately cost her the tournament, but she still finished second, and how old is she; hats off to her.

She played awesome, and in her hometown in Thailand. It was really cool to see everyone kind of cheering her on and making that hole-in-one and everything. But I'm sure that she'll be fine. It's just golf.
Q. About your putting, I think in Hawai'i, you decided to bend in a little bit more. How about right now compared with the older -- are you getting better?
MICHELLE WIE: I mean, I was looking at like Jiyai Shin and Ai and they all putt really well, and the common factor there is they are all five feet tall. So I'm like, maybe I'll just try and act like I'm five feet tall, get a little lower to the ground (giggling). It's been working fine for them and something I've been working on and it's been feeling comfortable and we'll see.
Q. Is it making you read the greens more clearly or something?
MICHELLE WIE: You know, definitely am seeing the line a little better being a little close to the ground, so maybe I was going a little bit too tall.
Q. Does practicing hurt your back? Do you notice when you're in position --
MICHELLE WIE: Actually I talked to David about a lot because he was worried about my back, as well. Actually it makes me kind of rest a little bit in between putts now and kind of take a little bit of a break here and there and definitely make sure I won't stand over the ball for a long time.
Q. Might never get up.
MICHELLE WIE: Exactly.
Q. The other thing I was going to ask you: It's now seven months since you graduated from Stanford; are you missing it?
MICHELLE WIE: I do miss it. I miss my friends and everything. But I'm so happy that I did it, and it's kind of -- it's a new phase in my life. And I think I struggled for a little bit because it takes time to adjust to a new phase in your life. I'm excited now for the next stage and what's to come.
Q. And are you doing anything, was it calligraphy or something, there's all sorts of interesting things you might do; have you done any of them or are you doing any of them?
MICHELLE WIE: It's really funny, I thought I would have a lot more time, a lot more free time on my hands once I was done with college, but that's not true (laughing). I feel like I'm still running out of hours with practise and working out and everything.

But I am thinking a lot, I've been baking a lot. It's been a lot of fun. I want to do a couple of hobbies here and there, but like I said, there isn't that much free time. I thought I was going to have a lot more once I was done with school, but there's not enough hours in the day.

MODERATOR: Speaking of your baking, what have been your favourite things to try to bake?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, I have a lot of allergies, which basically makes it impossible to eat anything. So I bake a lot of cookies and brownies and I make them all vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, fat-free.
Q. This could be a make or break year for you; is there much pressure on you, or are the emergence of people like Lydia putting you more in the spotlight?
MICHELLE WIE: Well, Lydia is making me really old, but I'm only 23. It's only the start of my career. I'm really having fun. I'm not really focusing on that. Once I focus on that, it's not going to be very fun.

So just focusing on each shot and really enjoy myself. And you know, I still am only 23. Golf is a very long career, so I'm just having fun and planning for the longevity of it.

Link to Michelle’s Interview and Article:
www.lpga.com/golf/news/2013/2/hsbc-womens-champions-2013-pre-tournament-notes.aspx

[davidy48]

Acceptable score 1st round, middle of the pack, which is where she is right now. Bit disappointed she only hit 7/14 fairways, considering they're hardly using driver at all - plus 31 putts again, all that bending over not working yet ! However 3 rounds to go, who knows ?

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She's deathly afraid of heights? After hitting a ball off the Dubai tower? It scared me just looking at the picture of that shot and her parents clinging to her afterwards on the platform. She didn't look scared but maybe she was and swore never to do such a thing again.
And that's why she's deathly scared of heights??!!?? !! ?? !!

Other than that this was ok round for Michelle, only she knows!