Hsbc Extends Lpga Sponsorship
HSBC has extended its partnership with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) for an extra two years until 2020, with its flagship tournament continuing as the HSBC Women’s World Championship.
The tournament was renamed the HSBC Women’s World Championship after ten years as the HSBC Women’s Champions.
According to a release, the women’s golf event has developed over the past decade and the change in name “reflects its hard-earned reputation of ‘Asia’s Major'”.
Michelle Wie was victorious in the tournament with a final putt on the 18th green for her first win on tour since the 2014 US Women’s Open.
HSBC’s chief executive officer, Singapore, Tony Cripps, said: “We have enjoyed fantastic support from the players and we have always attracted the best of the best; just look at our previous winners, legends of the game from all corners of the globe – Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa, Karrie Webb from Australia, Ai Miyazato from Japan, US star Paula Creamer and Angela Stanford, South Korean legend Inbee Park and the ever popular and always charming Michelle Wie,” Tony Cripps, HSBC’s chief executive officer, Singapore said. “We are especially thankful to the Singapore Tourism Board for all of their support and for sharing our commitment to continue to grow this great event.”
Jean Ng, director, sports at Singapore Tourism Board, added: “The continued presence of a world-class sports event like this on our calendar also adds vibrancy to and boosts Singapore’s appeal as a sports and entertainment hub.”
