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History swirled all around Wei-Ling Hsu at the Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg, the colonial town founded in 1632. The River Course at the Kingsmill Resort is where Annika Sorenstam won the last of her 72 LPGA Tour titles. Moriya Jutanugarn and Jessica Korda, who already share a record with Sorenstam, were looking to add to their legacy. But Sunday belonged to Hsu.
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By The Associated PressMarch 2, 2021 GMT
PGA TOUR
Prize money: $9.3 million. Winner’s share: $1.67 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Tyrrell Hatton.
FedEx Cup leader: Patrick Cantlay.
Last week: Collin Morikawa won the WGC-Workday Championship and Branden Grace won the Puerto Rico Open.
Notes: Bay Hill was the last PGA Tour event with full fans before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months. The tournament is allowing 25% capacity this year. ... This is the second PGA Tour event in three weeks with elite status that offers a three-year exemption to the winner. The other was the Genesis Invitational at Riviera. Still to come is the Memorial in June. ... Bay Hill was supposed to start the Florida swing until the World Golf Championship last week was moved from Mexico City to Bradenton. ... None of the top 5 in the world is playing, coming off back-to-back premier events and The Players Championship to follow. ... The field features only three of the top 10 in the world, led by defending champion Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed. ... Jordan Spieth is playing for the first time because he was not eligible for the World Golf Championship last week. He typically hasn’t played Bay Hill because of Texas events leading to the Masters. ... Kamaiu Johnson from the Advocates Pro Golf Association received a sponsor exemption. This is his second PGA Tour start after missing the cut at Pebble Beach.
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The latest World Golf Championship event has gone to nine venues with five title names since it began in 1999. What hasn't changed is a field that pulls in players from all over the world, some of whom have next to no name recognition. Trevor Simsby took that to another level last week at the Workday Championship.
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BRADENTON, Fla. — The latest World Golf Championship event has gone to nine venues with five title names since it began in 1999. What hasn't changed is a field that pulls in players from all over the world, some of whom have next to no name recognition.
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