2014 International Crown

The 2014 International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played July 24–27 at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Baltimore. This was the inaugural International Crown, a biennial match play event contested between teams of four players representing eight countries. The field in 2014 consisted of 31 professionals and one amateur, and the winning team, Spain, earned $400,000, or $100,000 per player.

2014 International Crown

Tournament information
Dates	July 24–27, 2014
Location	Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S.
Course(s)	Caves Valley Golf Club
Organized by	LPGA
Format	Team – match play
Statistics
Par	71
Length	6,628 yards (6,061 m)[1]
Field	32 players; 8 nations, 4 players each
Cut	20 players to Sunday singles (5 teams)
Prize fund	$1.6 million
Winner's share	$400,000 team ($100,000 per player)
Champion
Spain
15 points, (7–2–1, .750)
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Caves Valley 
olf Club 

Location in the United States

Caves Valley Golf Club

Location in Maryland

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 (determined by a playoff of the third place teams) 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

Main article: Caves Valley Golf Club

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	322	428	182	544	335	180	400	404	428	3,223	432	347	482	168	412	425	539	187	413	3,405	6,628
Par	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	4	35	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	36	71

Source:^[1]

Teams

On November 13, 2013, eight teams qualified to participate in this event, based on the combined world rankings of the top four players from each country: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States.^[4][5] The team members were finalized on March 31, 2014, and divided into two pools.^[2][6] Due to a world rankings error, the teams from Australia and Chinese Taipei switched seeds and pools.^[7][8]

Initial Teams Pool Seed Rank Country A 1 32  United States B 2 33  South Korea B 3 131  Japan A 4 230  Thailand A 5 236  Spain B 6 318  Sweden A 7 351  Chinese Taipei B 8 360  Australia Pool A Pool B #1 United States Rank Player 3 Stacy Lewis 8 Paula Creamer 9 Lexi Thompson 12 Cristie Kerr #2 South Korea Rank Player 1 Inbee Park 6 Ryu So-yeon 11 Choi Na-yeon 15 In-Kyung Kim #4 Thailand Rank Player 30 Pornanong Phatlum 34 Ariya Jutanugarn 80 Moriya Jutanugarn 86 Onnarin Sattayabanphot #3 Japan Rank Player 27 Mika Miyazato 31 Ai Miyazato 36 Rikako Morita 37 Sakura Yokomine #5 Spain Rank Player 19 Azahara Muñoz 23 Beatriz Recari 45 Carlota Ciganda 149 Belén Mozo #6 Sweden Rank Player 10 Anna Nordqvist 24 Caroline Hedwall 112 Pernilla Lindberg 172 Mikaela Parmlid #8 Australia Rank Player 5 Karrie Webb 110 Minjee Lee (a) 115 Katherine Kirk 130 Lindsey Wright #7 Chinese Taipei Rank Player 46 Yani Tseng 48 Teresa Lu 97 Candie Kung 160 Phoebe Yao

Revised Teams Pool Seed Rank Country A 1 32  United States B 2 33  South Korea B 3 131  Japan A 4 230  Thailand A 5 239  Spain B 6 321  Sweden A 7 323  Australia B 8 357  Chinese Taipei Pool A Pool B #1 United States Rank Player 3 Stacy Lewis 8 Paula Creamer 9 Lexi Thompson 12 Cristie Kerr #2 South Korea Rank Player 1 Inbee Park 6 Ryu So-yeon 11 Choi Na-yeon 15 In-Kyung Kim #4 Thailand Rank Player 30 Pornanong Phatlum 32 Ariya Jutanugarn 81 Moriya Jutanugarn 87 Onnarin Sattayabanphot #3 Japan Rank Player 27 Mika Miyazato 31 Ai Miyazato 36 Rikako Morita 37 Sakura Yokomine #5 Spain Rank Player 19 Azahara Muñoz 23 Beatriz Recari 45 Carlota Ciganda 152 Belén Mozo #6 Sweden Rank Player 10 Anna Nordqvist 24 Caroline Hedwall 114 Pernilla Lindberg 173 Mikaela Parmlid #8 Chinese Taipei Rank Player 46 Yani Tseng 48 Teresa Lu 99 Candie Kung 164 Phoebe Yao #7 Australia Rank Player 5 Karrie Webb 78 Minjee Lee (a) 117 Katherine Kirk 123 Lindsey Wright

Late changes: for Japan, Rikako Morita declined to play; Shiho Oyama (ranked 47), the first alternate, also declined to play; Mamiko Higa (ranked 50) finalized the Japanese team.^[9]

Results

Day one pool play

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Pool A

• United States vs. Chinese Taipei
  • Match 7: Kung/Lu (TPE) defeated Creamer/Kerr (USA), 4 & 3
  • Match 8: Tseng/Yao (TPE) defeated Lewis/Thompson (USA), 1 up
• Thailand vs. Spain
  • Match 1: Ciganda/Muñoz (ESP) defeated Phatlum/Sattayabanphot (THA), 3 & 2
  • Match 2: A. Jutanugarn/M. Jutanugarn (THA) and Mozo/Recari (ESP), halved

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
8	Chinese Taipei	4	2	0	0
5	Spain	3	1	0	1
4	Thailand	1	0	1	1
1	United States	0	0	2	0

Pool B

• South Korea vs. Australia
  • Match 5: Park/Ryu (KOR) defeated Kirk/Wright (AUS), 3 & 2
  • Match 6: Lee/Webb (AUS) defeated Choi/Kim (KOR), 2 up
• Japan vs. Sweden
  • Match 3: Higa/M. Miyazato (JPN) and Hedwall/Nordqvist (SWE), halved
  • Match 4: Yokomine/A. Miyazato (JPN) defeated Lindberg/Parmlid (SWE), 2 up

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
3	Japan	3	1	0	1
2	South Korea	2	1	1	0
7	Australia	2	1	1	0
6	Sweden	1	0	1	1

Source:^[10]

Day two pool play

Friday, July 25, 2014

Pool A

• United States vs. Spain
  • Match 15: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated Mozo/Recari (ESP), 3 & 2
  • Match 16: Creamer/Lewis (USA) defeated Ciganda/Muñoz (ESP), 2 up
• Thailand vs. Chinese Taipei
  • Match 9: A. Jutanugarn/M. Jutanugarn (THA) defeated Kung/Lu (TPE), 3 & 2
  • Match 10: Phatlum/Sattayabanphot (THA) defeated Tseng/Yao (TPE), 1 up

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
4	Thailand	5	2	1	1
1	United States	4	2	2	0
8	Chinese Taipei	4	2	2	0
5	Spain	3	1	2	1

Pool B

• South Korea vs. Sweden
  • Match 13: Hedwall/Nordqvist (SWE) defeated Park/Ryu (KOR), 1 up
  • Match 14: Choi/Kim (KOR) defeated Lindberg/Parmlid (SWE), 1 up
• Japan vs. Australia
  • Match 11: Higa/M. Miyazato (JPN) defeated Lee/Webb (AUS), 3 & 2
  • Match 12: A. Miyazato/Yokomine (JPN) and Kirk/Wright (AUS), halved

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
3	Japan	6	2	0	2
2	South Korea	4	2	2	0
6	Sweden	3	1	2	1
7	Australia	3	1	2	1

Source:^[11]

Day three pool play

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Pool A

• United States vs. Thailand
  • Match 23: Kerr/Thompson (USA) defeated A. Jutanugarn/M. Jutanugarn (THA), 3 & 2
  • Match 24: Phatlum/Sattayabanphot (THA) defeated Creamer/Lewis (USA), 1 up
• Spain vs. Chinese Taipei
  • Match 19: Ciganda/Muñoz (ESP) defeated Tseng/Yao (TPE), 6 & 5
  • Match 20: Mozo/Recari (ESP) defeated Kung/Lu (TPE), 2 up

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
5	Spain	7	3	2	1
4	Thailand	7	3	2	1
1	United States	6	3	3	0
8	Chinese Taipei	4	2	4	0

Pool B

• South Korea vs. Japan
  • Match 21: Park/Ryu (KOR) defeated Higa/M. Miyazato (JPN), 4 & 3
  • Match 22: A. Miyazato/Yokomine (JPN) defeated Choi/Kim (KOR), 3 & 2
• Sweden vs. Australia
  • Match 17: Hedwall/Nordqvist (SWE) defeated vs. Lee/Webb (AUS), 4 & 3
  • Match 18: Lindberg/Parmlid (SWE) defeated Kirk/Wright (AUS), 7 & 5

Standings

Seed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
3	Japan	8	3	1	2
6	Sweden	7	3	2	1
2	South Korea	6	3	3	0
7	Australia	3	1	4	1

Wild card

Spain and Thailand advanced to singles played from pool A and Japan and Sweden advanced from pool B. The United States and South Korea each finished third in pool play and engaged in a sudden-death playoff for the wild card spot in singles play. Park and Ryu (KOR) eliminated Kerr and Thompson (USA) on the first playoff hole and South Korea advanced to singles play.^[12]

Standings

Reseed	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie
1	Japan	8	3	1	2
2	Spain	7	3	2	1
3	Thailand	7	3	2	1
4	Sweden	7	3	2	1
5	South Korea	6	3	3	0

Singles play

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Spain swept its four singles matches and secured the title after the third win. Sweden and South Korea both won two matches while Japan and Thailand had one victory each.^[13][14]

• Match 25: Park (KOR) defeated Hedwall (SWE), 4 & 2
• Match 26: Phatlum (THA) defeated Kim (KOR), 1 up
• Match 27: Lindberg (SWE) defeated A. Jutanugarn (THA), 6 & 5
• Match 28: Ciganda (ESP) defeated Choi (KOR), 8 & 6
• Match 29: Ryu (KOR) defeated Yokomine (JPN), 1 up
• Match 30: Recari (ESP) defeated Parmlid (SWE), 3 & 2
• Match 31: Nordqvist (SWE) defeated Higa (JPN), 3 & 2
• Match 32: Mozo (ESP) defeated M. Jutanugarn (THA), 3 & 2
• Match 33: M. Miyazato (JPN) defeated Sattayabanphot (THA), 3 & 1
• Match 34: Muñoz (ESP) defeated A. Miyazato (JPN), 2 & 1

Source:^[15]

Final standings

Place	Team	Points	Win	Loss	Tie	Money ($) (per player)
1	Spain	15	7	2	1	100,000
2	Sweden	11	5	4	1	60,000
T3	South Korea	10	5	5	0	50,000
	Japan	10	4	4	2
5	Thailand	9	4	5	1	42,500
6	United States	6	3	3	0	35,000
7	Chinese Taipei	4	2	4	0	32,500
8	Australia	3	1	4	1	30,000

References

1. "Course map". LPGA International Crown. 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. "Fact Sheet". LPGA International Crown. 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
4. "Who's In? 2014 International Crown Officially Takes Shape". LPGA Tour. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
5. "Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings" (PDF). November 11, 2013.
6. "Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings" (PDF). March 31, 2014.
7. "Seedings for International Crown Revised". Women's Golf Report.
8. "Rolex Rankings as of 31 March 2014".
9. Clayton, Ward (July 3, 2014). "By the Numbers: Team Japan". LPGA.
10. "Taiwan sweeps U.S. on 1st day". ESPN. Associated Press. July 24, 2014.
11. "U.S. rebounds at International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 25, 2014.
12. "U.S. ousted from International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 26, 2014.
13. "Spain wins first International Crown". ESPN. Associated Press. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
14. "Spain wins inaugural International Crown". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
15. "International Crown: Session 4 - singles". Golf Channel. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the official LPGA website
• Coverage on ESPN
• Local coverage from The Baltimore Sun

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