The 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played May 4âÂÂ7 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. This was the fourth International Crown, a biennial match play event contested between teams of four players representing eight countries. The winning team earn $500,000, or $125,000 per player.
Format
The competition took place over four days. It featured four-ball competition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The top two countries from each pool advanced to Sunday. Two semifinal matches were played Sunday morning. Each semifinal match consisted of two singles matches and one foursomes match. The winning semifinal countries competed in the final match on Sunday afternoon, and a third-place match took place between the two losing semifinal countries. Both matches used the same format as the semifinals.
Course
Teams
On November 21, 2022, immediately following the CME Group Tour Championship, eight teams qualified to participate in this event, based on the combined Women's World Golf Rankings of the top four players from each country: Australia, China, England, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States.
The team members were announced on April 11, 2023, confirmed via the Women's World Golf Rankings as of April 3, and divided into two pools.
Changes:
Results
Round one pool play
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Pool A
- Sweden vs. England
- Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE) defeated Law/Ewart Shadoff (ENG), 4 & 3
- Sagström/Stark (SWE) defeated Young/Hewson (ENG), 5 & 4
- United States vs. China
- Vu/Korda (USA) defeated Yin/Lin (CHN), 2 & 1
- R Liu/L Liu (CHN) defeated Kang/Thompson (USA), 1 up
Standings after round one
Pool B
- Japan vs. Thailand
- Thitikul/Tavatanakit (THA) defeated Saso/Furue (JPN), 1 up
- M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Hataoka/Shibuno (JPN), 2 up
- South Korea vs. Australia
- Lee/Kyriacou (AUS) defeated Choi/Chun (KOR), 2 up
- Green/Kemp (AUS) defeated Kim/Ko (KOR), 2 & 1
Standings after round one
Round two pool play
Friday, May 5, 2023
Pool A
- Sweden vs. China
- Sagström/Stark (SWE) defeated Yin/Lin (CHN), 2 & 1
- Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE) defeated R Liu/L Liu (CHN), 2 & 1
- United States vs. England
- Vu/Korda (USA) defeated Young/Hewson (ENG), 2 & 1
- Kang/Thompson (USA) defeated Law/Ewart Shadoff (ENG), 3 & 2
Standings after round two
Pool B
- Japan vs. Australia
- Lee/Kyriacou (AUS) defeated Hataoka/Furue (JPN), 2 up
- Green/Kemp (AUS) and Shibuno/Saso (JPN), halved
- Thailand vs. South Korea
- Thitikul/Tavatanakit (THA) defeated Kim/Ko (KOR), 3 & 2
- M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Choi/Chun (KOR), 2 & 1
Standings after round two
Round three pool play
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Pool A
- Sweden vs. United States
- Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE) defeated Kang/Thompson (USA), 1 up
- Vu/Korda (USA) and Sagström/Stark (SWE), halved
- China vs. England
- Yin/Lin (CHN) defeated Law/Ewart Shadoff (ENG), 2 & 1
- Young/Hewson (ENG) defeated R Liu/L Liu (CHN), 1 up
Standings after round three
Pool B
- Thailand vs. Australia
- M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Green/Kemp (AUS), 3 & 2
- Thitikul/Tavatanakit (THA) defeated Lee/Kyriacou (AUS), 1 up
- Japan vs. South Korea
- Kim/Ko (KOR) defeated Shibuno/Saso (JPN), 3 & 2
- Choi/Chun (KOR) defeated Hataoka/Furue (JPN), 2 & 1
Standings after round three
Finals
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Semi finals
- Sweden vs. Australia
- Kyriacou (AUS) defeated Nordqvist (SWE), 4 & 3
- Green (AUS) defeated Hedwall (SWE), 3 & 2
- Lee/Kemp (AUS) defeated Sagström/Stark (SWE), 5 & 3
- United States vs. Thailand
- Thitikul (THA) defeated Thompson (USA), 3 & 2
- Vu (USA) defeated Tavatanakit (THA), 1 up
- M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Kang/Korda (USA), 1 up
3rd place match
- Sweden vs. United States
- Sagström (SWE) defeated Vu (USA), 5 & 4
- Thompson (USA) defeated Stark (SWE), 3 & 2
- Kang/Korda (USA) defeated Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE), 1 up
Final
- Thailand vs. Australia
- Thitikul (THA) defeated Kyriacou (AUS), 4 & 2
- Tavatanakit (THA) defeated Green (AUS), 4 & 3
- M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Lee/Kemp (AUS), 4 & 3
Final standings
References
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