2018 International Crown

2018 International Crown
Tournament information
Dates4–7 October 2018
LocationIncheon, South Korea
37°22′48″N 126°37′26″E / 37.380°N 126.624°E / 37.380; 126.624
Course(s)Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea
Organized byLPGA
FormatTeam – match play
Statistics
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
 South Korea
15 points, (7–2–1, .750)
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The 2018 International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played 4–7 Oct at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea.[1] This was the third International Crown, a biennial match play event contested between teams of four players representing eight countries.

Due to the anticipated arrival of Typhoon Kong-rey, the tournament schedule was adjusted; the second round tee times were moved earlier on Friday and the third round, originally scheduled for Saturday, was started on Friday afternoon. The final round was to be played Saturday, 6 October, instead of Sunday.[2][3] However, typhoon rains arrived earlier than expected so that no matches were played Saturday; the third round was finished Sunday, followed by the singles matches.[4]

Format

The first three rounds featured round-robin pool play matches at fourball. Each match was worth two points for a win and one point for a halve. Following the completion of pool play, the top two teams in each pool and one wild card team advanced to singles play.

These five remaining teams were re-seeded based on points earned in pool play. The players then competed in singles play on Sunday, with the four members of one team each paired up with a member of a different one of the other four teams. The total points earned in pool and singles play determined the team champion.[5]

Teams

On 3 June 2018, eight teams qualified to participate in this event, based on the combined world rankings of the top four players from each country: South Korea, United States, Japan, England, Australia, Thailand, Sweden, and Chinese Taipei.[6] The field was the same as 2016 with the exception of Sweden replacing China. The team members were finalized on 2 July 2018, and the teams were divided into two pools.[7][8]

Teams
Pool Seed Rank Country
A 1 14  South Korea
B 2 45  United States
B 3 149  Japan
A 4 183  England
A 5 228  Australia
B 6 259  Thailand
B 7 298  Sweden
A 8 332  Chinese Taipei

Rankings as of 2 July 2018

Pool A Pool B
#1 South Korea
Rank Player
2 Park Sung-hyun
4 Ryu So-yeon
7 In-Kyung Kim
18 Chun In-gee
#2 United States
Rank Player
5 Lexi Thompson
8 Jessica Korda
13 Cristie Kerr
19 Michelle Wie
#4 England
Rank Player
23 Charley Hull
40 Georgia Hall
45 Jodi Ewart Shadoff
75 Bronte Law
#3 Japan
Rank Player
12 Nasa Hataoka
58 Misuzu Narita
59 Mamiko Higa
97 Ayako Uehara
#5 Australia
Rank Player
10 Minjee Lee
64 Katherine Kirk
70 Sarah Jane Smith
84 Su-Hyun Oh
#6 Thailand
Rank Player
3 Ariya Jutanugarn
9 Moriya Jutanugarn
92 Pornanong Phatlum
155 Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong
#8 Chinese Taipei
Rank Player
43 Teresa Lu
62 Wei-Ling Hsu
106 Phoebe Yao
121 Candie Kung
#7 Sweden
Rank Player
15 Anna Nordqvist
32 Pernilla Lindberg
90 Madelene Sagström
161 Caroline Hedwall

Notes:

Results

Round one pool play

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei
    • Match 7: Park/Kim (KOR) defeated Kung/Yao (TPE), 1 up
    • Match 8: Chun/Ryu (KOR) defeated Lu/Hsu (TPE), 2 up
  • England vs. Australia
    • Match 1: Hull/Hall (ENG) and Lee/Smith (AUS), halved
    • Match 2: Law/Ewart Shadoff (ENG) defeated Kirk/Oh (AUS), 4 & 3
Standings after round one
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
1  South Korea 4 2 0 0
4  England 3 1 0 1
5  Australia 1 0 1 1
8  Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 0
Pool B
  • United States vs. Sweden
    • Match 5: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Lindberg/Sagström (SWE), 2 up
    • Match 6: Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE) defeated Korda/Wie (USA), 2 up
  • Japan vs. Thailand
    • Match 3: Hataoka/Uehara (JPN) and M Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA), halved
    • Match 4: A Jutanugarn/Santiwiwatthanaphong (THA) defeated Narita/Higa (JPN), 2 & 1
Standings after round one
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
6  Thailand 3 1 0 1
2  United States 2 1 1 0
7  Sweden 2 1 1 0
3  Japan 1 0 1 1

Source:[3]

Round two pool play

Friday, 5 October 2018

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. Australia
    • Match 15: Ryu/Chun (KOR) defeated Lee/Smith (AUS), 2 & 1
    • Match 16: Oh/Kirk (AUS) defeated Park/Kim (KOR), 3 & 2
  • England vs. Chinese Taipei
    • Match 13: Hull/Hall (ENG) defeated Hsu/Lu (TPE), 2 & 1
    • Match 14: Law/Ewart Shadoff (ENG) defeated Kung/Yao (TPE), 6 & 4
Standings after round two
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
4  England 7 3 0 1
1  South Korea 6 3 1 0
5  Australia 3 1 2 1
8  Chinese Taipei 0 0 4 0
Pool B
  • Japan vs. Sweden
    • Match 9: Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE) defeated Narita/Higa (JPN), 6 & 4
    • Match 10: Uehara/Hataoka (JPN) defeated Lindberg/Sagström (SWE), 4 & 3
  • United States vs. Thailand
    • Match 11: Korda/Wie (USA) defeated M Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA), 6 & 4
    • Match 12: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated A Jutanugarn/Santiwiwatthanaphong (THA), 4 & 3
Standings after round two
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
2  United States 6 3 1 0
7  Sweden 4 2 2 0
6  Thailand 3 1 2 1
3  Japan 3 1 2 1

Source:[10]

Round three pool play

Friday, 5 October 2018
Sunday, 7 October 2018

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. England
    • Match 23: Park/Kim (KOR) defeated Hull/Hall (ENG), 4 & 2
    • Match 24: Chun/Ryu (KOR) defeated Ewart Shadoff/Law (ENG), 4 & 3
  • Australia vs. Chinese Taipei
    • Match 21: Lee/Smith (AUS) defeated Kung/Lu (TPE), 2 up
    • Match 22: Oh/Kirk (AUS) defeated Hsu/Yao (TPE), 5 & 4
Standings after round three
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
1  South Korea 10 5 1 0
4  England 7 3 2 1
5  Australia 7 3 2 1
8  Chinese Taipei 0 0 6 0
Pool B
  • United States vs. Japan
    • Match 19: Hataoka/Uehara (JPN) defeated Korda/Wie (USA), 2 & 1
    • Match 20: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Narita/Higa (JPN), 4 & 3
  • Thailand vs. Sweden
    • Match 17: M Jutanugarn/A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Nordqvist/Hedwall (SWE), 2 & 1
    • Match 18: Lindberg/Sagström (SWE) defeated Phatlum/Santiwiwatthanaphong (THA), 2 & 1
Standings after round three
Seed Team Points Win Loss Tie
2  United States 8 4 2 0
7  Sweden 6 3 3 0
3  Japan 5 2 3 1
6  Thailand 5 2 3 1
Wild card

Australia, Japan, and Thailand advanced to the wildcard playoff by finishing third in their pools. Thailand advanced.

Standings after four ball matches
Reseed Team Points Win Loss Tie
1  South Korea 10 5 1 0
2  United States 8 4 2 0
4  England 7 3 2 1
7  Sweden 6 3 3 0
6  Thailand 5 2 3 1

Source:[11]

Singles play

Sunday, 7 October 2018

  • Match 25: Hedwall (SWE) and Santiwiwatthanaphong (THA), halved
  • Match 26: Hull (ENG) defeated Phatlum (THA), 1 up
  • Match 27: Lindberg (SWE) defeated Shadoff (ENG), 1 up
  • Match 28: M Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Wie (USA), 2 & 1
  • Match 29: A Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Park (KOR), 2 & 1
  • Match 30: Korda (USA) defeated Sagstrom (SWE), 4 & 3
  • Match 31: Chun (KOR) defeated Nordqvist (SWE), 1 up
  • Match 32: Hall (ENG) defeated Kerr (USA), 2 & 1
  • Match 33: Kim (KOR) defeated Law (ENG), 2 up
  • Match 34: Ryu (KOR) and Thompson (USA), halved

Source:[12]

Final standings

Place Team Points Win Loss Tie Money ($)
(per player)
1  South Korea 15 7 2 1 100,000
T2  United States 11 5 4 1 56,100
 England 11 5 4 1
4  Thailand 10 4 4 2 47,500
5  Sweden 9 4 5 1 42,500
6  Australia 7 3 2 1 35,000
7  Japan 5 2 3 1 32,500
8  Chinese Taipei 0 0 6 0 30,000

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