The 2025 International Crown will see eight countries or teams compete for glory at New Korea Country Club during the biennial tournament from October 23 to 26.
The International Crown returned in 2023 and is being staged again as part of the 2025 LPGA Tour seasonfor this latest edition to South Korea.
A total of 32 players represent seven countries and one combined world team, with qualification based on the combined Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings of their top four players following 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 is the defending champion after the victory in the 2023 International Crown.
Key players at the 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 due to maternity leave and injuries, with replacements brought 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 and 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 against the other three teams in the group using a match play format with two pairs playing better ball over the first three days of the group stage.
The winning team of each match receives two points, while a halved match earns one point for each country.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and final on Sunday, October 26.
Both the semi-final and final will consist of two singles matches and one alternative shot foursomes format.
2025 International Crown LPGA Schedule
Thursday October 23
Round Robin competitions
Friday October 24
Round Robin competitions
Saturday October 25
Round Robin competitions
Sunday October 26
Semi-final: Group A winners vs. second place of group B
Semi-final: Group B winners vs. second place of group A
Final: winner of semi-final 1 versus winner of semi-final 2
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