The 2025 International Crown sees eight nations or teams battling for glory at New Korea Country Club in the bi-annual tournament from October 23-26.
The International Crown returned in 2023 and is once again staged as part of the 2025 LPGA Tour season, shifting to South Korea for this latest edition.
A total of 32 players represent seven countries and one combined world team with the qualification based on the combined Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings of their top four players after the 2025 AIG Women’s Open.
The competing teams are the United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Sweden, China and a World Team. Thailand are the defending champions after victory in the 2023 International Crown.
Key players teeing it up at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, South Korea, include Minjee Lee (Australia), Lydia Ko (World Team), Kim Hyo-joo (South Korea), Angel Yin (United States) and Miyu Yamashita (Japan).
There have been some player changes occurred due to maternity leave and injuries with replacements stepping in for Xiyu Lin (China), Nelly Korda (United States) and Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand).
2025 International Crown LPGA Teams
Australia: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Stephanie Kyriacou
China: Ruoning Yin, Weiwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Ruixin Liu
Japan: Miyu Yamashita, Rio Takeda, Mai Saigo, Ayaka Furue
South Korea: Hyo-Joo Kim, Haeran Ryu, Jin Young Ko, Hye Jin Choi
Sweden: Maja Stark, Madelene Sagstrom, Ingrid Lindblad, Linn Grant
Thailand: Jeeno Thitikul, Chanettee Wannasaen, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jasmine Suwannapura
United States: Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin, Lilia Vu, Yealimi Noh
World Team: Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Wei-Ling Hsu, Lydia Ko
2025 International Crown LPGA Groups & Format
Group A: United States (1), Australia (4), Sweden (5), China (8)
Group B: Japan (2), South Korea (3), Sweden (6), World Team (7)
Each team plays the other three teams in the group with a matchplay format of two pairs playing better ball over the first three days of the group stages.
The winning team from of each match is award two points, while a halved match earns a point for each nation.
The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals and final on Sunday, October 26.
Both the semi-final and final will feature two singles matches and one alternate shot foursomes format.
2025 International Crown LPGA Schedule
Thursday, October 23
Round Robin Matches
Friday, October 24
Round Robin Matches
Saturday, October 25
Round Robin Matches
Sunday October 26
Semi-Final: Group A Winners vs Group B Runners-Up
Semi-Final: Group B Winners vs Group A Runners-Up
Final: Winner of Semi-Final 1 vs Winner of Semi-Final 2
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