At the 2025 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown event, we’ll see 8 teams made up of players from the LPGA Tour competing for their countries in a team event. The event will take place over four days at the New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
The Crown Invitational, played every two years, began in 2014; Team Spain won in Maryland. 2018 is the first time the event was played overseas, coincidentally in South Korea, where the home team won. This is the first year a World Team will be included in the lineup.
A fun gala precedes the event. At this year’s festivities, local K-pop dance crew BUMSUP performed.
How Do You Qualify for the International Crown?
Seven countries – determined by the top-ranked players after the 2025 KPMG PGA Women’s Championship – and one World Team set the stage for the International Crown. The top four players on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings from each qualified country following the 2025 AIG Women’s Open automatically qualify for the event. The players’ rankings also determine the country’s seed going into the event.
Who Is Playing in the 2025 International Crown?
The following teams, listed by seed, and players (individual ranking) will be competing in South Korea this week:
- U.S.: Angel Yin (7), Lauren Coughlin (14), Lilia Vu (19), Yealimi Noh (24)
- Japan: Miyu Yamashita (6), Rio Takeda (11), Mao Saigo (12), Ayaka Furue (21)
- Republic of Korea: Hyo Joo Kim (8), Haeran Ryu (9), Jin Young Ko (16), Hye-Jin Choi (23)
- Australia: Minjee Lee (4), Hannah Green (15), Grace Kim (27), Steph Kyriacou (35)
- Thailand: Jeeno Thitikul (1), Chanettee Wannasaen (36), Pajaree Anannarukarn (78), Jasmine Suwannapura (116)*
- Sweden: Maja Stark (13), Madelene Sagstrom (31), Ingrid Lindblad (40), Linn Grant (42)
- World Team: Brooke Henderson, CAN (54), Charley Hull, ENG (10), Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (83), Lydia Ko, NZL (3)
- People’s Republic of China: Ruoning Yin (5), Weiwei Zhang (99), Yan Liu (104), Ruixin Liu (126)
*Ariya Jutanugarn was originally on the Thailand team but had to withdraw due to an injury.
What Is the Format of the International Crown?
The first three days of the event will be contested in the fourball format, or best ball. This is a version of match play where two players from the same team will compete against a pair from another team. Everyone plays her own ball individually, and the best score among the pair goes up against the other pair’s best score to determine who wins the hole.
After earning points for three days, the top two teams from each pool will advance to the semifinals on Sunday morning, which will include two singles matches and one foursomes match. The first team to earn two points will advance to the finals.
The final match (and the consolation match for third place) will be played Sunday afternoon again as two single matches and one foursomes match.
Pool A:
- U.S. (1)
- Australia (4)
- Thailand (5)
- People’s Republic of China (8)
Pool B:
- Japan (2)
- Republic of Korea (3)
- Sweden (6)
- World Team (7)
How to Watch the 2025 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown
You can watch live coverage of the 2025 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown on the Golf Channel during the following windows. All times below are ET.
Thursday: 10:00pm-3:00am ET on Golf Channel
Friday: 10:00pm-3:00am ET on Golf Channel
Saturday: 7:30pm-10:30pm ET on Golf Channel
Sunday: 12:00am-4:00am ET on Golf Channel
