GOYANG, South Korea – Australia defeated Team USA to win the LPGA’s International Crown Tournament on Sunday, winning the title minji lee And Hannah Green Won both of her singles matches, with 2 and 1 wins over Angel Yin and Yelimi Noh respectively.
A foursomes match between Australians Stephanie Kiriakou and Grace Kim and the Americans lilia vu and Lauren Coughlin finished tied, but it was inconsequential when Green won on the 17th hole in the second singles match at New Korea Country Club.
It is Australia’s first win in the match-play tournament, which they did not achieve in 2023 when current No. 1 ranked Gino Thitikul and Thailand defeated them in the final at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
After this the world team remained in third place charlie plow And to lydia Both achieved impressive wins in their singles matches against Japan and took an unassailable lead in the three-match tie.
Hal led the World Team with a 4 and 3 win over Ayaka Furue and Ko took third place with a 3 and 2 win over Ryo Takeda.
Mao Saigo and Miyu Yamashita Beat brooke henderson And Wei-Ling Hsu 4 and 3 in four to reduce the Japanese deficit.
Semifinal pain for the World Team Earlier on Sunday, Kiriakou and Kim defeated World Team’s Wei-Ling and Ko on the 20th hole to seal a place in the final for the Australians as they registered one win each in the singles.
After the first singles match, Hull put the World Team ahead by defeating Hannah Green 2&1, before Minjee Lee won 1-up in her match against Henderson of Canada to level the match.
The top-seeded United States team had a more straightforward path to the final as Yin recorded a 2 and 1 win over Japan’s Takeda, before Noh sealed the American spot with wins on the 13th, 15th and 16th holes with a comfortable 4 and 2 win over Yamashita.
Furue and Saigo picked up a consolation win for Japan and ended the United States’ perfect record this week when they defeated Lilia Wu and Lauren Coughlin 1-up in the foursomes.
Under the tournament format, seven countries and one “Rest of the World” team compete in two pools. Teams and their players were determined based on the women’s world rankings.
The top two nations from each pool advanced to Sunday’s semi-finals and final, consisting of a foursomes (alternate shot) and two singles matches.
last week sei young kim Also won the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. The LPGA’s Asian swing continues next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and concludes in Shiga, Japan from Nov. 6-9.
