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Golf tournament
2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown Dates May 4–7, 2023 Location San Francisco, California, U.S.
Course(s) TPC Harding Park Organized by LPGA Format Team – match play Par 72 Length 5,875 yards (5,372 m) Field 32 players; 8 nations, 4 players each Cut 20 players to Sunday singles (5 teams) Prize fund $ 1.6 millionWinner's share $400,000 team ($100,000 per player) Thailand
The 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the
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]
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 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 .
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