Green Confident of Retaining HSBC Title

Defending champ at Women's World Championship fancies her chances after breezy practice

- Kimberly Kwek

Since arriving in Singapore on Feb 23, Hannah Green has been seeing herself everywhere.

Her face is plastered on posters promoting the HSBC Women's World Championship in her hotel, at the Sentosa Golf Club and around the city.

While it is a sight that the world No. 6 is unaccustomed to, it has kept her morale up as she looks to retain her title at the US$2.4 million (S$3.2 million) event from Feb 27 to March 2.

"It's unusual to see it everywhere but obviously it gives me a lot of confidence, and hopefully, I don't put too much added pressure on to myself," said Green at a pre-event press conference at the Sentosa Golf Club on Feb 25.

"But this is a place that I've had not only a win but some good finishes. So I'm looking forward to a title defence."

The Australian features among a star-studded field that includes nine of the world's top 10 players, minus top-ranked Nelly Korda, who opted to skip the first Asia swing this season for a lighter schedule.

Singapore will also be represented by two golfers for the first time in the event's history, with Shannon Tan and Chen Xingtong teeing up at Sentosa this week.