2023 International Crown

2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown
Tournament information
DatesMay 4–7, 2023
LocationSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Course(s)TPC Harding Park
Organized byLPGA
FormatTeam – match play
Statistics
Par72
Length5,875 yards (5,372 m)
Field32 players;
8 nations, 4 players each
Cut20 players to Sunday singles
(5 teams)
Prize fund$1.6 million
Winner's share$400,000 team
($100,000 per player)
Champion
 Thailand
← 2018
TPC Harding Park is located in the United States
TPC Harding Park
TPC Harding Park
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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]

Format

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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

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Main article: TPC Harding Park

Teams

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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]

Teams
Pool Seed Rank Country
A 1 34  United States
B 2 48  South Korea
B 3 100  Japan
A 4 111  Sweden
A 5 174  England
B 6 213  Thailand
B 7 309  Australia
A 8 481  China
Pool A Pool B
#1 United States
Rank Player
2 Nelly Korda
6 Lexi Thompson
12 Lilia Vu
14 Danielle Kang
#2 South Korea
Rank Player
3 Ko Jin-young
9 Kim Hyo-joo
11 Chun In-gee
25 Choi Hye-jin
#4 Sweden
Rank Player
27 Maja Stark
28 Madelene Sagström
34 Anna Nordqvist
117 Caroline Hedwall
#3 Japan
Rank Player
13 Nasa Hataoka
19 Ayaka Furue
30 Yuka Saso
38 Hinako Shibuno
#5 England
Rank Player
45 Jodi Ewart Shadoff
103 Bronte Law
165 Alice Hewson
207 Liz Young
#6 Thailand
Rank Player
4 Atthaya Thitikul
57 Patty Tavatanakit
71 Moriya Jutanugarn
81 Ariya Jutanugarn
#8 China
Rank Player
17 Lin Xiyu
32 Yin Ruoning
181 Yu Liu
251 Ruixin Liu
#7 Australia
Rank Player
5 Minjee Lee
23 Hannah Green
107 Stephanie Kyriacou
174 Sarah Kemp

Changes:

Results

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Round one pool play

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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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
4  Sweden 2 2 0 0
1  United States 1 1 1 0
8  China 1 1 1 0
5  England 0 0 2 0
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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
6  Thailand 2 2 0 0
7  Australia 2 2 0 0
2  South Korea 0 0 2 0
3  Japan 0 0 2 0

Round two pool play

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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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
4  Sweden 4 4 0 0
1  United States 3 3 1 0
8  China 1 1 3 0
5  England 0 0 4 0
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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
6  Thailand 4 4 0 0
7  Australia 3.5 3 0 1
3  Japan 0.5 0 3 1
2  South Korea 0 0 4 0

Round three pool play

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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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
4  Sweden 5.5 5 0 1
1  United States 3.5 3 2 1
8  China 2 2 4 0
5  England 1 1 5 0
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
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
6  Thailand 6 6 0 0
7  Australia 3.5 3 2 1
2  South Korea 2 2 4 0
3  Japan 0.5 0 5 1

Finals

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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
 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden0
 
 
 
 Australia3
 
 Thailand3
 
 
 
 Australia0
 
 United States1
 
 
 Thailand2
 
3rd place match
 
 
 
 
 
 United States2
 
 
 Sweden1
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

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Place Team Points Win Loss Tie Money ($)
(per player)[6]
1  Thailand 11 11 1 0 125,000
2  Australia 6.5 6 5 1 75,900
3  United States 6.5 6 5 1 64,400
4  Sweden 6.5 6 5 1 55,200
T5  South Korea 2 2 4 0 40,825
 China 2 2 4 0
7  England 1 1 5 0 35,650
8  Japan 0.5 0 5 1 32,200

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Eight Countries Locked in for 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown". LPGA. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Team Standings". LPGA. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "U.S. splits with China on first day of International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2023.
  6. ^ 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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