HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
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The HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship was an LPGA Tour golf
tournament that was played from 2005 through 2007. It was first played from June 30 to July 3, 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey
. In 2007 the event moved to the Wykagyl Country Club
in New Rochelle, New York
.
In 2008, HSBC discontinued the event and began sponsoring a new event in Singapore: the HSBC Women's Champions
, a stroke play event.
The title sponsor, HSBC
, is a large banking group based in London, England.
The closest equivalent event in men's professional golf is the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
, which is also a 64-player 18-hole match play event. HSBC also sponsors the HSBC World Match Play Championship
on the PGA Tour, a longer established sixteen player thirty-six hole event tournament played in the United Kingdom
.
The tournament was last played from July 19 through July 22, 2007.
Golf
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tournament that was played from 2005 through 2007. It was first played from June 30 to July 3, 2005 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey
Gladstone, New Jersey
Gladstone is an unincorporated area within Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07934....
. In 2007 the event moved to the Wykagyl Country Club
Wykagyl Country Club
Wykagyl Country Club is a golf course in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. The club has often hosted major tournaments as well as meetings of the Professional Golfers Association...
in New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
.
In 2008, HSBC discontinued the event and began sponsoring a new event in Singapore: the HSBC Women's Champions
HSBC Women's Champions
The HSBC Women's Champions is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It was played for the first time in 2008 at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore....
, a stroke play event.
The title sponsor, HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, is a large banking group based in London, England.
Selection process
In 2007 the 64 woman field was selected as follows:- The top-30 players on Rolex Rankings ListWomen's World Golf RankingsThe Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rolex Rankings, were introduced in February 2006. They are sanctioned by the five main women's golf tours and the organisations behind them: Ladies Professional Golf Association , Ladies European Tour, Ladies Professional...
through the U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007) who commit to play in the event. (Numbers 31 and higher on the Rolex Ranking List were not eligible even if one of the top 30 do not commit). - The top-30 players on the Official Money List through the U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007), who commit to play in the event.
- Two sponsor exemptions.
- Only the number-one ranked player on the Ladies European TourLadies European TourThe Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
Order of Merit through the U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007), who commits to play in the event. - The defending champion, if not otherwise qualified.
- Any spots remaining after the above criteria has been applied will be taken from the Official Money List through U.S. Women's Open (July 2, 2007), who commit to play in the event, to complete the field.
The closest equivalent event in men's professional golf is the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships. It is a knockout event and is staged in January or February each year...
, which is also a 64-player 18-hole match play event. HSBC also sponsors the HSBC World Match Play Championship
HSBC World Match Play Championship
The Volvo World Match Play Championship is the current name of an annual match play men's professional golf tournament. From 2009 the event has been played at the Finca Cortesín Golf Club in Casares near Málaga, Spain, having previously been played at Wentworth Club near London...
on the PGA Tour, a longer established sixteen player thirty-six hole event tournament played in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The tournament was last played from July 19 through July 22, 2007.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Runner-up | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 2007 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*5-8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Augusta.*14-17 June: U.S. Open - Ángel Cabrera became Argentina's first U.S... |
Seon Hwa Lee Seon Hwa Lee Seon-Hwa Lee is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Born in Cheonan, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 4 and turned professional at age 14, the youngest female to ever turn professional in Korea. She recorded three wins on the LPGA of Korea Tour... |
2&1 | Ai Miyazato Ai Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:... |
Wykagyl Country Club | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | |
| 2006 2006 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*6–9 April: The Masters - Winner: Phil Mickelson The Augusta National course was lengthened to 7,445 yards for the tournament, generating some advance controversy. For the first time since 1954 neither Jack Nicklaus nor Arnold Palmer played... |
Brittany Lincicome Brittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, Florida.... |
3&2 | Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
Hamilton Farm Golf Club | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | |
| 2005 2005 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7-10 April: Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. He temporarily returned to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.*16-19 June: U.S... |
Marisa Baena Marisa Baena Marisa Isabel Baena is a Colombian golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour.Baena was born in Pereira, Colombia. She started playing golf at the age of six... |
1 up | Meena Lee Meena Lee Meena Lee is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour.Lee was born in Jeonju, South Korea. She took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur... |
Hamilton Farm Golf Club | $2,000,000 | $500,000 |