DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., and SEOUL (Aug. 4, 2025) – Eight teams and 32 players have booked their spots at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, the exciting team match-play competition that showcases the best female golfers from across the globe. The event will be held at New Korea Country Club in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, on Oct. 23-26, 2025.
The final country seedings and the four players who have qualified to represent their countries at the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown are:
| 1. U.S. (42 points) | 2. Japan (50 points) | 3. Rep. of Korea (56 points) |
| Nelly Korda (2) | Miyu Yamashita (6) | Hyo Joo Kim (8) |
| Angel Yin (7) | Rio Takeda (11) | Haeran Ryu (9) |
| Lauren Coughlin (14) | Mao Saigo (12) | Jin Young Ko (16) |
| Lilia Vu (19) | Ayaka Furue (21) | Hye-Jin Choi (23) |
| 4. Australia (81 points) | 5. Thailand (96 points) | 6. Sweden (126 points) |
| Minjee Lee (4) | Jeeno Thitikul (1) | Maja Stark (13) |
| Hannah Green (15) | Ariya Jutanugarn (18) | Madelene Sagstrom (31) |
| Grace Kim (27) | Chanettee Wannasaen (36) | Ingrid Lindblad (40) |
| Steph Kyriacou (35) | Patty Tavatanakit (41) | Linn Grant (42) |
| 7. World Team (150 points) | 8. Ppls. Rep. of China (285 points) |
| Brooke Henderson, CAN (54) | Ruoning Yin (5) |
| Charley Hull, ENG (10) | Xiyu Lin (77) |
| Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (83) | Weiwei Zhang (99) |
| Lydia Ko, NZL (3) | Yan Liu (104) |
The qualifying athletes for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown include the top 16 players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The field also represents all five 2025 women’s major titles and 23 overall major titles, along with a combined 143 LPGA Tour victories.
Miyu Yamashita, who captured her first major title yesterday at the AIG Women’s Open, will lead the Japan Team in Korea. “The International Crown is something I was aiming toward. I really, really wanted to be part of that team,” said Yamashita. “So now that's a possibility I can really look forward to representing my country and doing the best I can.”
Rolex Rankings No. 3 Lydia Ko will headline the first World Team in the history of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. “I’m excited. Obviously, I’ve never played the International Crown, so it’s going to be a new one for me. I love team formats and it’s kind of out of our comfort zone but I kind of love that,” said Ko, a native of New Zealand who captured the Africa/Oceania berth on the World Team. “I think it’s a great way to get to know my peers at the same time. For it to be in Korea, I think the fans are going to be very excited to see all of us there.”
“I am honored to be a part of the International Crown team for the first time,” said Korea’s Haeran Ryu, who will represent her home country for the first time as a professional. “Since it’s in Korea, I think I will be able to play a lot more smoothly and comfortably and I think I’ll probably be the youngest on the team. I’m excited to play for them.”
Grace Kim played her way onto her first Australia Team courtesy of her victory at the Amundi Evian Championship. “Obviously it’s a really cool experience coming up, especially with the team we’re going to have. We’re very close already, so just being able to test how good our game is up against different countries, it’s just really exciting to put ourselves out there. Just to be representing Australia anytime is always a big honor.”
Xiyu Lin has confirmed that she will not play for the China Team in the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown as she is currently expecting her first child. Ruixin Liu, the first reserve for China, is in line to take Lin’s place on the team.
The final field and the seedings were 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 qualified for their respective country’s team. The World Team consists of the top-ranked player from each of the following four regions, not from a country already qualified: Americas (North America and South America); Europe; Asia; and Africa/Oceania. If a player chooses not to compete or is unable to compete, the spot will be filled by the next highest ranked, available player from the Rolex Rankings for that country/region, dating to the rankings published on Aug. 4.
The top seven countries were determined by the combined Rolex Rankings of the top four players from each country as of the rankings published after the conclusion of the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on June 23.
The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown will take place over four days. It will feature three days of four-ball competition on Thursday to Saturday. The top two countries from each Pool will advance to Sunday. Two semifinal matches will be played Sunday morning. Each semifinal match will consist of two singles matches and one foursomes match. The winning semifinal countries will compete in the final match on Sunday afternoon. A third-place match will also take place between the two losing semifinal countries. Both the final match and the third-place match will be played in the same format as the semifinals.
For more information on tickets and volunteer opportunities, visit crown.lpga.com.
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