The head-to-head scorecard at Mission Hills between two of golfing history’s greats sits at one victory apiece as the pair have run one-two over the past two editions of the tournament.

Norway’s Pettersen won the World Ladies Championship in 2013 with Park finishing second, with the places being reversed last year when the Korean took home the trophy after the pair had traded shots – and strokes – across a scintillating final day’s play.

The two multiple Major winners are back in Hainan and ready for another battle across Mission Hills Haikou’s signature par-73 Blackstone Course as they sit at the head of a field packed with the best players from both the Ladies European Tour and the China LPGA Tour.

“This is the fourth staging of the World Ladies Championship and it promises to be the biggest and best yet,” said Mr Chu. “We have the cream of the Ladies European Tour, the best from the Chinese LPGA and some of the world’s best amateurs here. We are in for a week of thrilling golf.”

The World Ladies Championship is co-sponsored by global services company American Express; premium Italian lifestyle brand FILA; world-renowned bathroom brand TOTO; Dole, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables; premium beer brand Stella Artois; premium sparkling fruit juice Appletiser; sparkling natural mineral water San Pellegrino; and Jacobsen turf equipment.

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