Golf tournament
2023 Hanwha LifePlus International CrownTournament information |
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Dates | May 4–7, 2023 |
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Location | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Course(s) | TPC Harding Park |
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Organized by | LPGA |
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Format | Team – match play |
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Statistics |
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Par | 72 |
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Length | 5,875 yards (5,372 m) |
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Field | 32 players; 8 nations, 4 players each |
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Cut | 20 players to Sunday singles (5 teams) |
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Prize fund | $1.6 million |
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Winner's share | $400,000 team ($100,000 per player) |
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Champion |
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Thailand |
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Location in the United States
The 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played May 4–7 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.[1]
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 will be 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
Changes:
Results
Round one pool play
Thursday, May 4, 2023[5]
- 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
- ^ a b c "Eight Countries Locked in for 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown". LPGA. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Team Standings". LPGA. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (April 16, 2023). "LPGA's Linn Grant still not allowed in U.S., will miss Chevron, International Crown". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Paisley, Kent (May 2, 2023). "Remaining English members fuming that Georgia Hall and Charley Hull bailed on them at last possible moment". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. splits with China on first day of International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 7, 2023). "2023 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown prize money payouts for each LPGA player at TPC Harding Park". Golfweek.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the official LPGA website
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