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. This was the second International Crown, a biennial match play event contested between teams of four players representing eight countries.
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. 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.
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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. Defending champion Spain did not qualify. The team members were finalized on June 13, 2016, and divided into two pools. 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.
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for South Korea, Inbee Park (ranked 3) did not play due to an injury and the first alternate Jang Ha-na (10) could not playfor Japan, Shiho Oyama (41) did not play due to an injuryfor China, Yuting Shi (210) could not playThursday, July 21, 2016
Pool ASouth Korea vs. ChinaMatch 7: Yang/Chun (KOR) defeated Sh. Feng/Lin (CHN), 1 upMatch 8: Si. Feng/Yan (CHN) defeated Ryu/Kim (KOR), 1 upAustralia vs. Chinese TaipeiMatch 1: Tseng/Lu (TPE) defeated Webb/Oh (AUS), 3 & 2Match 2: Kung/Cheng (TPE) defeated Lee/Artis (AUS), 2 upStandingsPool BUnited States vs. EnglandMatch 5: Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG) defeated Kerr/Thompson (USA), 2 & 1Match 6: Hull/Reid (ENG) defeated Piller/Lewis (USA), 2 & 1Japan vs. ThailandMatch 3: M. Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA) defeated Miyazato/Nomura (JPN), 2 & 1Match 4: Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN) and Chutichai/A. Jutanugarn (THA), halvedStandingsSource:
Friday, July 22, 2016
Pool ASouth Korea vs. Chines TaipeiMatch 15: Ryu/Kim (KOR) defeated Tseng/Lu (TPE), 3 & 2Match 16: Kung/Cheng (TPE) defeated Yang/Chun (KOR), 2 & 1Australia vs. ChinaMatch 9: Lee/Oh (AUS) and Sh. Feng/Lin (CHN), halvedMatch 10: Webb/Artis (AUS) defeated Si. Feng/Yan (CHN), 2 & 1StandingsPool BUnited States vs. ThailandMatch 13: Piller/Lewis (USA) and M. Jutanugarn/Phatlum (THA), halvedMatch 14: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Chutichai/A. Jutanugarn (THA), 4 & 3Japan vs. EnglandMatch 11: Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN) and Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG), halvedMatch 12: Miyazato/Nomura (JPN) defeated Hull/Reid (ENG), 1 up (Hull did not play due to illness)StandingsSource:
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. Play resumed Sunday morning with South Korea winning both its matches with Australia to advance, along with Chinese Taipei, to singles play.
Pool ASouth Korea vs. AustraliaMatch 23: Yang/Chun (KOR) defeated Lee/Oh (AUS), 1 upMatch 24: Ryu/Kim (KOR) defeated Webb/Artis (AUS), 3 & 2Chines Taipei vs. ChinaMatch 19: Kung/Lu (TPE) and Sh. Feng/Si. Feng (CHN), halvedMatch 20: Yan/Lin (CHN) defeated Tseng/Cheng (TPE), 5 & 4StandingsPool BUnited States vs. JapanMatch 21: Piller/Lewis (USA) defeated Miyazato/Nomura (JPN), 2 & 1Match 22: Kerr/Thompson (USA) vs. Suzuki/Watanabe (JPN), 4 & 2Thailand vs. EnglandMatch 17: Ewart Shadoff/Clyburn (ENG) defeated Phatlum/Chutichai (THA), 7 & 5Match 18: Hull/Reid (ENG) defeated A. Jutanugarn/M. Jutanugarn/(THA), 2 & 1StandingsWild cardChina, Japan, and Thailand advanced to the wildcard playoff by finishing third in their pools. Japan advanced when Ayaka Watanabe eagled the first playoff hole.
StandingsSunday, July 24, 2016
Match 25: Kung (TPE) defeated Suzuki (JPN), 2 & 1Match 26: Lewis (USA) defeated Miyazato (JPN), 3 & 2Match 27: Piller (USA) defeated Tseng (TPE), 4 & 3Match 28: Nomura (JPN) defeated Yang (KOR), 3 & 2Match 29: Watanabe (JPN) defeated Clyburn (ENG), 1 upMatch 30: Lu (TPE) defeated Chun (KOR), 4 & 3Match 31: Ewart Shadoff (ENG) defeated Cheng (TPE), 1 upMatch 32: Ryu (KOR) defeated Thompson (USA), 2 & 1Match 33: Kerr (USA) defeated Reid (ENG), 3 & 2Match 34: Kim (KOR) defeated Hull (ENG), 5 & 4Source:
