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The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
US, Japan secure top seeds position for Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown event; Thais will lead Asean's challenge
SEOUL: Eight teams and 32 players have booked their spots at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, the exciting team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe. The event will be held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, on Oct. 23-26, 2025. The final country seedings represent their countries at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown are: 1. US, 2. Japan, 3. South Korea, 4. Australia, 5. Thailand, 6. Sweden, 7. World Team and 8. Japan. The top seeds US, will be led by Nelly Korda, Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin, and Lilia Vu; while Japan comprises Miyu Yamashita, Rio Takeda, Mao Saigo, and Ayaka Furue. Host South Korea also has a powerful squad in Hyo Joo Kim, Haeran Ryu, Jin Young Ko, and Hye-Jin Choi. Meanwhile, South East Asia's challenge will be in the hands of Thailand. The fifth seeds have World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul leading their charge. She will be ably supported by Ariya Jutanugarn, Chanettee Wannasaen, and Patty Tavatanakit. The qualifying athletes for the 2025 tournament include the top 16 players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings. The field also represents all five 2025 women's major titles and 23 overall major titles, along with a combined 143 LPGA Tour victories. Miyu Yamashita, who captured her first major title yesterday at the AIG Women's Open, will lead the Japan Team in Korea. 'The International Crown is something I was aiming toward. I wanted to be part of that team,' said Yamashita. 'So now that's a possibility I can look forward to representing my country and doing the best I can.' Rolex Rankings No. 3 Lydia Ko will headline the first World Team in the history of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. 'I'm excited. I've never played the International Crown, so it's going to be a new one for me. I love team formats, and it's kind of out of our comfort zone, but I kind of love that,' said Ko, a native of New Zealand who captured the Africa/Oceania berth on the World Team. 'I think it's a great way to get to know my peers at the same time. For it to be in Korea, I think the fans are going to be very excited to see all of us there.' Meanwhile, in the corner of the host team, 'I am honoured to be a part of the International Crown team for the first time,' said South Korea's Haeran Ryu, who will represent her home country for the first time as a professional. 'Since it's in Korea, I think I will be able to play a lot more smoothly and comfortably, and I think I'll probably be the youngest on the team. I'm excited to play for them.' Grace Kim played her way onto her first Australia Team courtesy of her victory at the Amundi Evian Championship. 'Obviously, it's a really cool experience coming up, especially with the team we're going to have. We're very close already, so just being able to test how good our game is up against different countries, it's just really exciting to put ourselves out there. Just to be representing Australia anytime is always a big honor.' Meanwhile, Asia's big star Xiyu Lin has confirmed that she will not play for the China Team in the starry event as she is currently expecting her first child. Ruixin Liu, the first reserve for China, is in line to take Lin's place on the team. The final field and the seedings were determined via the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings published after the conclusion of the 2025 AIG Women's Open on Aug. 4. The top four ranked players from each pre-qualified country qualified for their respective country's team. The World Team consists of the top-ranked player from each of the following four regions, not from a country already qualified: Americas (North America and South America); Europe; Asia; and Africa/Oceania. If a player chooses not to compete or is unable to compete, the spot will be filled by the next highest-ranked, available player from the Rolex Rankings for that country/region, dating to the rankings published on Aug. 4. The top seven countries were determined by the combined Rolex Rankings of the top four players from each country as of the rankings published after the conclusion of the 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship on June 23. The tournament will take place over four days. It will feature three days of four-ball competition from Thursday to Saturday. The top two countries from each Pool will advance to Sunday. Two semifinal matches will be played on 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. A third-place match will also take place between the two losing semifinal countries. Both the final match and the third-place match will be played in the same format as the semifinals. For more information on tickets and volunteer opportunities, visit - LPGA
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
United States, Japan secure top seeds for 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
EIGHT teams and 32 players have booked their spots at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, the exciting team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe. The event will be held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, on Oct 23-26, 2025. The final country seedings and the four players who have qualified to represent their countries at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown are: 1. U.S. (42 points) Nelly Korda (2) Angel Yin (7) Lauren Coughlin (14) Lilia Vu (19) 2. Japan (50 points) Miyu Yamashita (6) Rio Takeda (11) Mao Saigo (12) Ayaka Furue (21) 3. Rep. of Korea (56 points) Hyo Joo Kim (8) Haeran Ryu (9) Jin Young Ko (16) Hye-Jin Choi (23) 4. Australia (81 points) Minjee Lee (4) Hannah Green (15) Grace Kim (27) Steph Kyriacou (35) 5. Thailand (96 points) Jeeno Thitikul (1) Ariya Jutanugarn (18) Chanettee Wannasaen (36) Patty Tavatanakit (41) 6. Sweden (126 points) Maja Stark (13) Madelene Sagstrom (31) Ingrid Lindblad (40) Linn Grant (42) 7. World Team (150 points) Brooke Henderson, CAN (54) Charley Hull, ENG (10) Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (83) Lydia Ko, NZL (3) 8. China (285 points) Ruoning Yin (5) Xiyu Lin (77) Weiwei Zhang (99) Yan Liu (104) The qualifying athletes for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown include the top 16 players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings. The field also represents all five 2025 women's major titles and 23 overall major titles, along with a combined 143 LPGA Tour victories. Miyu Yamashita, who captured her first major title yesterday at the AIG Women's Open, will lead the Japan Team in Korea. 'The International Crown is something I was aiming toward. I really, really wanted to be part of that team,' said Yamashita. 'So now that's a possibility I can really look forward to representing my country and doing the best I can.' Rolex Rankings No. 3 Lydia Ko will headline the first World Team in the history of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. 'I'm excited. Obviously, I've never played the International Crown, so it's going to be a new one for me. I love team formats and it's kind of out of our comfort zone but I kind of love that,' said Ko, a native of New Zealand who captured the Africa/Oceania berth on the World Team. 'I think it's a great way to get to know my peers at the same time. For it to be in Korea, I think the fans are going to be very excited to see all of us there.' 'I am honored to be a part of the International Crown team for the first time,' said Korea's Haeran Ryu, who will represent her home country for the first time as a professional. 'Since it's in Korea, I think I will be able to play a lot more smoothly and comfortably and I think I'll probably be the youngest on the team. I'm excited to play for them.'
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
USA, Japan clinch top seeds for 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
EIGHT teams and 32 players have booked their spots at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, the exciting team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe. The event will be held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, on Oct 23-26, 2025. The final country seedings and the four players who have qualified to represent their countries at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown are: 1. U.S. (42 points) Nelly Korda (2) Angel Yin (7) Lauren Coughlin (14) Lilia Vu (19) 2. Japan (50 points) Miyu Yamashita (6) Rio Takeda (11) Mao Saigo (12) Ayaka Furue (21) 3. Rep. of Korea (56 points) Hyo Joo Kim (8) Haeran Ryu (9) Jin Young Ko (16) Hye-Jin Choi (23) 4. Australia (81 points) Minjee Lee (4) Hannah Green (15) Grace Kim (27) Steph Kyriacou (35) 5. Thailand (96 points) Jeeno Thitikul (1) Ariya Jutanugarn (18) Chanettee Wannasaen (36) Patty Tavatanakit (41) 6. Sweden (126 points) Maja Stark (13) Madelene Sagstrom (31) Ingrid Lindblad (40) Linn Grant (42) 7. World Team (150 points) Brooke Henderson, CAN (54) Charley Hull, ENG (10) Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (83) Lydia Ko, NZL (3) 8. China (285 points) Ruoning Yin (5) Xiyu Lin (77) Weiwei Zhang (99) Yan Liu (104) The qualifying athletes for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown include the top 16 players in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings. The field also represents all five 2025 women's major titles and 23 overall major titles, along with a combined 143 LPGA Tour victories. Miyu Yamashita, who captured her first major title yesterday at the AIG Women's Open, will lead the Japan Team in Korea. 'The International Crown is something I was aiming toward. I really, really wanted to be part of that team,' said Yamashita. 'So now that's a possibility I can really look forward to representing my country and doing the best I can.' Rolex Rankings No. 3 Lydia Ko will headline the first World Team in the history of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. 'I'm excited. Obviously, I've never played the International Crown, so it's going to be a new one for me. I love team formats and it's kind of out of our comfort zone but I kind of love that,' said Ko, a native of New Zealand who captured the Africa/Oceania berth on the World Team. 'I think it's a great way to get to know my peers at the same time. For it to be in Korea, I think the fans are going to be very excited to see all of us there.' 'I am honored to be a part of the International Crown team for the first time,' said Korea's Haeran Ryu, who will represent her home country for the first time as a professional. 'Since it's in Korea, I think I will be able to play a lot more smoothly and comfortably and I think I'll probably be the youngest on the team. I'm excited to play for them.'
NBC Sports
28-01-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
NBC SPORTS TO PRESENT MORE THAN 500 HOURS OF LIVE WOMEN'S GOLF COVERAGE IN 2025
2025 Schedule Highlighted by All LPGA Tour Events, Including Five Major Championships, Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, and CME Group Tour Championship Across NBC, GOLF Channel, USA Network and Peacock 2025 LPGA Tour Season Begins This Thursday on GOLF Channel with Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions; Saturday-Sunday Coverage on NBC and Peacock Roughly 900 Hours of Women's Golf Tournament Coverage Across NBC Sports' Linear and Digital Platforms, Including More Than 700 Hours on GOLF Channel STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 28, 2025 – NBC Sports presents more than 500 hours of live professional women's golf coverage in 2025 featuring all LPGA Tour events, headlined by live coverage of all five major championships, the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, and the CME Group Tour Championship across NBC, GOLF Channel, USA Network, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms. The 2025 LPGA Tour season begins this week with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Jan. 30 – Feb. 2 at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla., across GOLF Channel, NBC and Peacock. In total, NBC Sports will present roughly 900 hours of women's golf coverage across its linear and digital platforms in 2025, including more than 700 hours on GOLF Channel. Highlights of NBC Sports' 2025 women's golf coverage include: Live coverage of all five major championships: The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas (April 24-27); the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis., (May 29-June 1); the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas (June 19-22); The Amundi Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France (July 10-13); and the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl in Porthcawl, Wales (July 31-Aug. 3); The return of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, a biennial team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe on Oct. 23-26 from New Korea Country Club in Goyang, South Korea; USA Network presenting live major championship coverage of the U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills and the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl for a fourth consecutive year; The inaugural Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah (May 1-4), and the LPGA Tour's return to Mexico for the first time since 2017 for the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen; The LPGA Tour season culminating at the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., on Nov. 20-23, on NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock, with the winner receiving $4 million, the largest single prize in LPGA Tour history; Comprehensive daily studio and news coverage surrounding the LPGA Tour with Golf Today and Golf Central on GOLF Channel. Golf Central will be on-site for a number of events throughout the 2025 season, including the U.S. Women's Open, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the CME Group Tour Championship. NBC Sports' 2025 LPGA Tour Schedule Note: Dates and platforms are subject to change ABOUT GOLF & NBC SPORTS Anchored by GOLF Channel – the first-ever single-sport cable network co-founded by Arnold Palmer and Joe Gibbs in 1995 – NBC Sports delivers comprehensive live golf tournament, studio and shoulder programming; technology; and services around the sport of golf. GOLF Channel and USA Network feature more live coverage of the sport than all other U.S. television networks combined, including global tournament action from the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, DP World Tour, NCAA, USGA Championships – including the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open – Olympics, The Ryder Cup and The Presidents Cup, as well as high-quality news, instruction and original programming. 24/7 live streaming can be accessed on and the NBC Sports app, as well as exclusive content on Peacock. NBC Sports Next, the sports and technology services division of NBC Sports, complements NBC Sports and GOLF Channel's comprehensive golf coverage by reaching millions of consumers via GolfNow, the leading online tee-time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology and services; and GolfPass, the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, coaching, tips and other benefits. --NBC SPORTS--
