The eight countries and players have now been confirmed for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, the exciting team match-play competition, an event that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe. The four-day match-play event will be held Oct. 23-26 at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.

The countries that will compete at New Korea Country Club are the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, Sweden, Australia and the People’s Republic of China. The competing athletes have been 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 have qualified for their respective country’s team.

The International Crown was first staged in 2014 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland and was won by the Spanish Team (Carlota Ciganda, Belen Mozo, Azahara Munoz, Beatriz Recari). The 2016 edition was won by the host nation, with the U.S. Team (Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Gerina Mendoza, Lexi Thompson) emerging victorious at Merit Club in Illinois. The 2018 International Crown took place at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, Republic of Korea, where the Korean Team (In Gee Chun, In Kyung Kim, Sung Hyun Park, So Yeon Ryu) claimed victory. The 2020 playing was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The most recent playing of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown was in 2023 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. The team from Thailand (Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Patty Tavatanakit, Jeeno Thitikul) emerged victorious.

See below the full field and competitors for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown:

U.S.A.
Nelly Korda
Angel Yin
Lilia Vu
Lauren Coughlin

JAPAN
Mao Saigo
Rio Takeda
Miyu Yamashita
Ayaka Furue

KOREA
Haeran Ryu
Hyo Joo Kim
Jin Young Ko
Hye-Jin Choi

AUSTRALIA
Minjee Lee
Hannah Green
Grace Kim
Stephanie Kyriacou

THAILAND
Jeeno Thitikul
Ariya Jutanugarn
Chanettee Wannasaen
Patty Tavatanakit

SWEDEN
Maja Stark
Madelene Sagstrom
Ingrid Lindblad
Linn Grant

CHINA
Ruoning Yin
Xiyu Lin
Weiwei Zhang
Yan Liu

WORLD TEAM
Lydia Ko (NZL)
Charley Hull (ENG)
Brooke Henderson (CAN)
Wei-Ling Hsu (TPE)

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