The newly-crowned women's World No 1 Yani Tseng can be in hopes that the HSBC Women's Champions rule that its winners become members of the exclusive club of top-ranked players still applies when she gets to Singapore next week.
The three previous winners of the champion, played yearly at the Tanah Merah Golf Club, come from the professional group of six 21st Century players who have been rated No 1 since the rankings were introduced in 2006:
Japan's Ai Miyazato of Japan is one of them, Korea's Jiyai Shin another and the now retired Lorena Ochoa of Mexico the third.
"That sounds really good," says the 22-year-old Taiwanese star. "Thanks for reminding me of that!"
"I'm really looking towards this year's HSBC Champions event . I understand I have lots of confidence great now and I can't wait to get to Singapore, see my old friends and play in the tournament."
Tseng would arrive in Singapore sitting pretty at the top of the Rolex Rankings and full of confidence, having won her first four starts of 2011.
Shockingly she won the Taifong Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian The game of golf Tour, the Handa Women's Australian Open and the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and went on from there to win last week's LPGA's seasonal opener, the Honda LPGA Thailand.
Similar to the men's version of the HSBC Champions event, this week's field includes a crop of players presently fighting for that world number one spot.
Tseng will face 2009 HSBC Women's Champions winner Shin, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr and Na Yeon Choi who are all one or two good results away from taking the number one ranking themselves.
