The LPGA announce new tournament.
THE LPGA has announced an innovative new tournament which will pit the strongest countries in the world against each other in a biennial matchplay competition.
The International Crown will begin next year, featuring teams from eight countries in a four-day format with a total purse of £1.2m – of which £80,000 will go to each of the four members of the winning team.
The countries will be divided into two groups and will play three days of fourballs to determine which five countries advance to Sunday’s singles. All points from the fourballs will carry over to Sunday, where each country will play a singles match against every other country. The total cumulative points from the four days will be used to determine the champion.
This is the first time we’ll pit country versus country for bragging rights Prior to play on Saturday and Sunday, each team will turn in a sealed envelope with the name of one player who will represent their team if a play-off is necessary to break a tie the following day.
“This is the first time we’ll pit country versus country for bragging rights,” said LPGA chief Mike Whan (pictured announcing the event). “The Crown will take women’s golf to the next level. In sport, there is nothing greater than wearing your nation’s flag and fans singing your national anthem.”
If teams were selected according to the current rankings, South Korea, the US, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Taiwan, Spain and England would battle for the title.
The inaugural tournament will be at Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Maryland. In 2016, it will be played at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
THE LPGA has announced an innovative new tournament which will pit the strongest countries in the world against each other in a biennial matchplay competition.
The International Crown will begin next year, featuring teams from eight countries in a four-day format with a total purse of £1.2m – of which £80,000 will go to each of the four members of the winning team.
The countries will be divided into two groups and will play three days of fourballs to determine which five countries advance to Sunday’s singles. All points from the fourballs will carry over to Sunday, where each country will play a singles match against every other country. The total cumulative points from the four days will be used to determine the champion.
Prior to play on Saturday and Sunday, each team will turn in a sealed envelope with the name of one player who will represent their team if a play-off is necessary to break a tie the following day.
“This is the first time we’ll pit country versus country for bragging rights,” said LPGA chief Mike Whan (pictured announcing the event). “The Crown will take women’s golf to the next level. In sport, there is nothing greater than wearing your nation’s flag and fans singing your national anthem.”
If teams were selected according to the current rankings, South Korea, the US, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Taiwan, Spain and England would battle for the title.
The inaugural tournament will be at Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Maryland. In 2016, it will be played at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
