2023 International Crown

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]

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
TPC Harding Park is located in the United States
TPC Harding Park
TPC Harding Park
Location in the United States

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
Main article: TPC Harding Park

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]

Teams
PoolSeedRankCountry
A134 United States
B248 South Korea
B3100 Japan
A4111 Sweden
A5174 England
B6213 Thailand
B7309 Australia
A8481 China
Pool APool B
#1 United States
RankPlayer
2Nelly Korda
6Lexi Thompson
12Lilia Vu
14Danielle Kang
#2 South Korea
RankPlayer
3Ko Jin-young
9Kim Hyo-joo
11Chun In-gee
25Choi Hye-jin
#4 Sweden
RankPlayer
27Maja Stark
28Madelene Sagström
34Anna Nordqvist
117Caroline Hedwall
#3 Japan
RankPlayer
13Nasa Hataoka
19Ayaka Furue
30Yuka Saso
38Hinako Shibuno
#5 England
RankPlayer
45Jodi Ewart Shadoff
103Bronte Law
165Alice Hewson
207Liz Young
#6 Thailand
RankPlayer
4Atthaya Thitikul
57Patty Tavatanakit
71Moriya Jutanugarn
81Ariya Jutanugarn
#8 China
RankPlayer
17Lin Xiyu
32Yin Ruoning
181Yu Liu
251Ruixin Liu
#7 Australia
RankPlayer
5Minjee Lee
23Hannah Green
107Stephanie Kyriacou
174Sarah Kemp

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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
4 Sweden2200
1 United States1110
8 China1110
5 England0020
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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
6 Thailand2200
7 Australia2200
2 South Korea0020
3 Japan0020

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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
4 Sweden4400
1 United States3310
8 China1130
5 England0040
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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
6 Thailand4400
7 Australia3.5301
3 Japan0.5031
2 South Korea0040

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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
4 Sweden5.5501
1 United States3.5321
8 China2240
5 England1150
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
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
6 Thailand6600
7 Australia3.5321
2 South Korea2240
3 Japan0.5051

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
 
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
PlaceTeamPointsWinLossTieMoney ($)
(per player)[6]
1 Thailand111110125,000
2 Australia6.565175,900
3 United States6.565164,400
4 Sweden6.565155,200
T5 South Korea224040,825
 China2240
7 England115035,650
8 Japan0.505132,200

References
  1. "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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