2023 International Crown

2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown
Tournament information
Dates	May 4–7, 2023
Location	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Course(s)	TPC Harding Park
Organized by	LPGA
Format	Team – match play
Statistics
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 million
Winner's share	$400,000 team; ($100,000 per player)
Champion
	Thailand
	← 2018

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[edit]

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[edit]

Teams[edit]

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:

for Sweden, Linn Grant (ranked 22) was unable to participate and was replaced by Caroline Hedwall.^[3]
for England, Georgia Hall (ranked 10) and Charley Hull (ranked 16) withdrew late and were replaced by Alice Hewson and Liz Young.^[4]

Results[edit]

Round one pool play[edit]

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
4	Sweden	2	2	0
1	United States	1	1	1
8	China	1	1	1
5	England	0	0	2

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
6	Thailand	2	2	0
7	Australia	2	2	0
2	South Korea	0	0	2
3	Japan	0	0	2

Round two pool play[edit]

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
4	Sweden	4	4	0
1	United States	3	3	1
8	China	1	1	3
5	England	0	0	4

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 finals		Final



Sweden	0

Australia	3
		Thailand	3

		Australia	0
United States	1

Thailand	2
		3rd place match



		United States	2

		Sweden	1

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[edit]

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
T5	China	2	2	4	0	40,825
7	England	1	1	5	0	35,650
8	Japan	0.5	0	5	1	32,200

References[edit]

^ ^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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[countries-1] "Eight Countries Locked in for 2023 Hanwha LifePlus International Crown". LPGA. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[field-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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