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Park admits number one spot up for grabs

Resigns to the fact that winning each tournament is ‘tough’.

Afp February 26, 2014 Less than a minute read

park in bee of south korea is seen at the sentosa golf club during the pro am shotgun start ahead of the 2014 hsbc women 039 s champions in singapore on february 26 2014 photo afp

Park In-Bee of South Korea is seen at the Sentosa golf club during the Pro-Am Shotgun Start ahead of the 2014 HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore on February 26, 2014. PHOTO: AFP

SINGAPORE: Park In-Bee admitted she was resigned to the prospect of losing the world number one ranking with Suzann Pettersen breathing down her neck at this week’s HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore.

The South Korean starlet swept three major titles in 2013 and she made a fast start to her season last week in Thailand, carding six-under 66 on Sunday to finish second.

But Park, 25, said she expected a shift in the rankings with Norway’s Pettersen capable of catching her week, and defending champion Stacy Lewis not far behind in third.

“It’s actually really tough to win every tournament,” said Park, who made a delayed start to the year and missed the first two events in the Bahamas and Australia.

“I think rankings points-wise there’s not much gap between one, two and three. So obviously there are going to be some changes this year.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2014.

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