The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, a thrilling LPGA team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from the top eight countries across the globe, is heading to Northern California on May 4-7. And NCGA members will have a front-row seat to all the excitement and an unparalleled opportunity to watch elite female athletes competing for country pride.
Teams featuring leading players from the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Sweden, Thailand, England, Australia and the People’s Republic of China will face off at TPC Harding Park, which is hosting an LPGA Tour competition for the very first time. The final field of 32 players will be confirmed via the Rolex Women’s World Rankings as of April 3. Among the players currently qualified are major champions In Gee Chun (Korea), Georgia Hall (England), Nelly Korda (United States), Minjee Lee (Australia), Jin Young Ko (Korea), Yuka Saso (Japan), Anna Nordqvist (Sweden), Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) and Lexi Thompson (United States).
Korda, who has represented the U.S. at the Olympics and the Solheim Cup, is looking forward to yet another opportunity to represent the Red, White and Blue. “It’s going to be super exciting. I’ve heard many good things about TPC Harding Park, heard it’s challenging obviously and that it will be great for match play,” she said. “I’m hopeful to be there and represent the USA.”
The competition will feature four-ball competition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The top two countries from each pool will advance to Sunday. Two semifinal matches will be played Sunday morning. Each semifinal match will consist of two singles matches and one foursomes match. The winning semifinal countries will compete in the final match on Sunday afternoon, and a third-place match will take place between the two losing semifinal countries. The winning team will ultimately be crowned the Best Golfing Nation in the World.
NCGA members can receive 25% off daily and weekly general admission tickets, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to see the world’s best female golfers in action. Visit crown.lpga.com/tickets and enter code 25NCGA to receive the discount. Volunteer opportunities are also available on a variety of committees. Visit crown.lpga.com/volunteers for more information.