day of the 2011 HSBC Women’s Champions, Webb, who had trailed the battling Arimura for much of the tournament, was a daunting three behind leaving the tenth green, but came home in 33 to add a 69 to her earlier scores of 70, 66 and 70. At the half-way turn on the final day, fans had anticipated that the winner would probably be World No.1 Yani Tseng, who was seeking to make it her fifth win in as many weeks. However, it wasn’t to be and the key to Webb’s win could have been her confidence with her putter. “Those six-to-ten footers don’t get any easier as you get older. But I work hard on my putting and I`ve reached the point where I’m pretty sure I can put a good stroke on the ball,” she said. Webb is back this week to try and do what no other player has achieved – successfully defend the HSBC Women’s Champions title. The past winners list read like a Who’s Who of women’s golf with Lorena Ochoa (2008), Jiyai Shin (09), Ai Miyazato (10) and Webb (11) the successful players who have lifted the trophy. Mexico’s Ochoa retired from the game in 2010 but the other previous winners are teeing it up in the hope that they can add to their previous victory here at Tanah Merah. Also in the field are nine of the current top ten on the Rolex Ranking including all the top five – Yani Tseng,
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Karrie Webb watches her pitch shot to the 16th green as Chie Arimura looks on during the final round of the 2011 HSBC Women’s Champions.
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Paula Creamer wears a traditional Japanese dress alongside Ai Miyazato during a photocall at the Fairmont Hotel prior to the start of the 2011 HSBC Women’s Champions at Tanah Merah Country Club.