2016 International Crown

The 2016 International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played July 21–24 at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois, north of Chicago.[1] This was the second International Crown, a biennial match play event contested between teams of four players representing eight countries.

2016 International Crown
Tournament information
DatesJuly 21–24, 2016
LocationLibertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Course(s)Merit Club
Organized byLPGA
FormatTeam – match play
Statistics
Par72
Length6,668 yards (6,097 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
 United States
13 points, (6–3–1, .650)
Merit Club 
Location in the United States
Merit Club 
Location in Illinois

Format

The first three days, Thursday through Saturday, featured round-robin pool play matches at fourball. Each match was worth two points for a win and one point for a halve.[2] Following the completion of pool play, the top two teams in each pool and one wild card team advanced to singles play. The five remaining teams were re-seeded based on points earned in pool play, and each team played one singles match against each of the other teams on Sunday. The total points earned in pool and singles play determined the team champion.[3]

Course
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4311945444023672621794682163,0635773494333821523854904433943,6056,668
Par435444353355444345443772

Source:[4]

Teams

On April 3, 2016, 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, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, England, China and Australia.[5][6] Defending champion Spain did not qualify. The team members were finalized on June 13, 2016, and divided into two pools.[5][7] The top two teams from 2014, Spain and Sweden, failed to make the 2016 field. China and England made the field for the first time.

Teams
PoolSeedRankCountry
A122 South Korea
B248 United States
B3150 Japan
A4261 Australia
A5264 Chinese Taipei
B6298 Thailand
B7360 England
A8395 China
Pool APool B
#1 South Korea
RankPlayer
5Kim Sei-young
6Chun In-gee
8Amy Yang
11Ryu So-yeon
#2 United States
RankPlayer
4Lexi Thompson
9Stacy Lewis
15Gerina Piller
20Cristie Kerr
#4 Australia
RankPlayer
13Minjee Lee
40Su-Hyun Oh
53Karrie Webb
155Rebecca Artis
#3 Japan
RankPlayer
22Haru Nomura
42Mika Miyazato
45Ayaka Watanabe
62Ai Suzuki
#5 Chinese Taipei
RankPlayer
25Teresa Lu
37Candie Kung
70Yani Tseng
132Ssu-Chia Cheng
#6 Thailand
RankPlayer
7Ariya Jutanugarn
32Pornanong Phatlum
95Moriya Jutanugarn
164Porani Chutichai
#8 China
RankPlayer
12Shanshan Feng
58Lin Xiyu
115Jing Yan
233Simin Feng
#7 England
RankPlayer
26Charley Hull
102Holly Clyburn
107Melissa Reid
125Jodi Ewart Shadoff

Changes:

  • for South Korea, Inbee Park (ranked 3) did not play due to an injury and the first alternate Jang Ha-na (10) could not play
  • for Japan, Shiho Oyama (41) did not play due to an injury
  • for China, Yuting Shi (210) could not play

Results

Day one pool play

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. China
    • Match 7: Yang/Chun (KOR) defeated Sh. Feng/Lin (CHN), 1 up
    • Match 8: Si. Feng/Yan (CHN) defeated Ryu/Kim (KOR), 1 up
  • Australia vs. Chinese Taipei
    • Match 1: Tseng/Lu (TPE) defeated Webb/Oh (AUS), 3 & 2
    • Match 2: Kung/Cheng (TPE) defeated Lee/Artis (AUS), 2 up
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
5 Chinese Taipei4200
1 South Korea2110
8 China2110
4 Australia0020
Pool B
  • United States vs. England
    • Match 5: Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG) defeated Kerr/Thompson (USA), 2 & 1
    • Match 6: Hull/Reid (ENG) defeated Piller/Lewis (USA), 2 & 1
  • Japan vs. Thailand
    • Match 3: M. Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA) defeated Miyazato/Nomura (JPN), 2 & 1
    • Match 4: Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN) and Chutichai/A. Jutanugarn (THA), halved
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
7 England4200
6 Thailand3101
3 Japan1011
2 United States0020

Source:[8]

Day two pool play

Friday, July 22, 2016

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei
    • Match 15: Ryu/Kim (KOR) defeated Tseng/Lu (TPE), 3 & 2
    • Match 16: Kung/Cheng (TPE) defeated Yang/Chun (KOR), 2 & 1
  • Australia vs. China
    • Match 9: Lee/Oh (AUS) and Sh. Feng/Lin (CHN), halved
    • Match 10: Webb/Artis (AUS) defeated Si. Feng/Yan (CHN), 2 & 1
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
5 Chinese Taipei6310
1 South Korea4220
4 Australia3121
8 China3121
Pool B
  • United States vs. Thailand
    • Match 13: Piller/Lewis (USA) and M. Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA), halved
    • Match 14: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Chutichai/A. Jutanugarn (THA), 4 & 3
  • Japan vs. England
    • Match 11: Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN) and Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG), halved
    • Match 12: Miyazato/Nomura (JPN) defeated Hull/Reid (ENG), 1 up (Hull did not play due to illness[9])
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
7 England5211
3 Japan4112
6 Thailand4112
2 United States3121

Source:[9]

Day three pool play

Saturday, July 23, 2016
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Play was suspended due to lightning with only the South Korea/Australia matches yet to be completed. England and the United States advanced to singles play from pool B.[10] Play resumed Sunday morning with South Korea winning both its matches with Australia to advance, along with Chinese Taipei, to singles play.

Pool A
  • South Korea vs. Australia
    • Match 23: Yang/Chun (KOR) defeated Lee/Oh (AUS), 1 up
    • Match 24: Ryu/Kim (KOR) defeated Webb/Artis (AUS), 3 & 2
  • Chinese Taipei vs. China
    • Match 19: Kung/Lu (TPE) and Sh. Feng/Si. Feng (CHN), halved
    • Match 20: Yan/Lin (CHN) defeated Tseng/Cheng (TPE), 5 & 4
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
1 South Korea8420
5 Chinese Taipei7321
8 China6222
4 Australia3141
Pool B
  • United States vs. Japan
    • Match 21: Piller/Lewis (USA) defeated Miyazato/Nomura (JPN), 2 & 1
    • Match 22: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN), 4 & 2
  • Thailand vs. England
    • Match 17: Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG) defeated Phatlum/Chutichai (THA), 7 & 5
    • Match 18: Hull/Reid (ENG) defeated A. Jutanugarn/M. Jutanugarn/(THA), 2 & 1
Standings
SeedTeamPointsWinLossTie
7 England9411
2 United States7321
6 Thailand4132
3 Japan4132
Wild card

China, Japan, and Thailand advanced to the wildcard playoff by finishing third in their pools. Japan advanced when Ayaka Watanabe eagled the first playoff hole.[11]

Standings
ReseedTeamPointsWinLossTie
1 England9411
2 South Korea8420
3 United States7321
4 Chinese Taipei7321
5 Japan4132

Singles play

Sunday, July 24, 2016

  • Match 25: Kung (TPE) defeated Suzuki (JPN), 2 & 1
  • Match 26: Lewis (USA) defeated Miyazato (JPN), 3 & 2
  • Match 27: Piller (USA) defeated Tseng (TPE), 4 & 3
  • Match 28: Nomura (JPN) defeated Yang (KOR), 3 & 2
  • Match 29: Watanabe (JPN) defeated Clyburn (ENG), 1 up
  • Match 30: Lu (TPE) defeated Chun (KOR), 4 & 3
  • Match 31: Ewart Shadoff (ENG) defeated Cheng (TPE), 1 up
  • Match 32: Ryu (KOR) defeated Thompson (USA), 2 & 1
  • Match 33: Kerr (USA) defeated Reid (ENG), 3 & 2
  • Match 34: Kim (KOR) defeated Hull (ENG), 5 & 4

Source:[11][12]

Final standings
PlaceTeamPointsWinLossTieMoney ($)
(per player)
1 United States13631100,000
2 South Korea1264060,000
T3 Chinese Taipei1154150,000
 England11541
5 Japan835242,500
6 China622235,000
7 Thailand413232,500
8 Australia314130,000

References
  1. "Chicago's Merit Club to Host 2016 UL International Crown". LPGA. November 24, 2015.
  2. "Field is Set for Inaugural International Crown; Teams Seeded, Players Finalized in a Dramatic Finish at the Kia Classic". LPGA Tour. March 31, 2014.
  3. "Fact Sheet". LPGA International Crown. 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. "Course Map". LPGA International Crown. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. "Qualifying". UL International Crown.
  6. "Eight countries finalized for 2016 UL International crown". UL International Crown. April 3, 2016.
  7. "2016 UL International Crown Final Field Announced". UL International Crown. June 22, 2016.
  8. "England sweeps United States at LGPA Tour's International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 22, 2016.
  9. "Cristie Kerr, Lexi Thompson lift U.S. past Thailand at UL International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 22, 2016.
  10. "Play Suspended On Day 3 UL International Crown – Resumes 7:00 a.m. Sunday". LPGA. July 23, 2016.
  11. "2016 UL International Crown Final Day Notes and Interviews". LPGA. July 24, 2016.
  12. "Cristie Kerr holds on as U.S. wins UL International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 24, 2016.

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