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Major champ Patty cynosure of all eyes

Patty Tavatanakit celebrates after winning the ANA Inspiration. (Photo: AFP)

Singapore: Newly crowned major winner Patty Tavatanakit is delighted to be back at Sentosa Golf Club for the US$1.6 million HSBC Women’s World Championship, which tees off today.

The tournament returns to Singapore after the Covid-19 pandemic forced its cancellation last year and the star-studded event features six of the world’s top 10 golfers in the 69-player field, including 2016 Olympic medal winners — South Korea’s Park In-Bee (gold), New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (silver) and China’s Feng Shanshan (bronze).

Patty, who held off Ko to win the year’s first major at the ANA Inspiration this month, received a sponsor’s invitation to the tournament.

The 21-year-old, along with compatriots Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Jasmine…

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