By Collette Stenger
2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
Player Standings Through March 17, 2025
New Korea Country Club | Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea | Oct. 23-26, 2025
The top seven countries will be determined by the combined Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings of the top four players from each country as of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings published after the conclusion of the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on June 23. Countries must have a minimum of four ranked players to be eligible. One World Team will also be included and will be determined at the Player deadline.
The final field of 32 players will be 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 will qualify for their respective country’s team. The World Team will consist 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 and Oceania.
Notable updates from last week:
- There were no player or country changes among the seven automatic qualifiers or the first three countries outside
- While England still trails the People’s Republic of China by 90 points for the seventh automatic qualifying spot, Cara Gainer has helped England cut 57 points off their season-opening deficit; this week, she jumped 38 spots in the WWGR after she finished second at the LET’s Australian Women’s Classic and she has moved up 133 positions in 2025
| 1. USA (35 points) | 2. Rep. of Korea (54 points) | 2. Japan (55 points) |
| Nelly Korda (1) | Jin Young Ko (8) | Ayaka Furue (7) |
| Lilia Vu (6) | Haeran Ryu (9) | Miyu Yamashita (14) |
| Angel Yin (12) | Amy Yang (13) | Rio Takeda (15) |
| Lauren Coughlin (16) | Jiyai Shin (24) | Yuka Saso (19) |
| Rose Zhang (17) | Ina Yoon (26) | Akie Iwai (25) |
| 4. Thailand (118 points) | 5. Australia (128 points) | 6. Sweden (225 points) |
| Jeeno Thitikul (3) | Hannah Green (5) | Linn Grant (23) |
| Patty Tavatanakit (22) | Minjee Lee (18) | Maja Stark (31) |
| Ariya Jutanugarn (43) | Gabi Ruffels (48) | Madelene Sagstrom (65) |
| Chanettee Wannasaen (50) | Steph Kyriacou (57) | Anna Nordqvist (106) |
| Pajaree Anannarukarn (61) | Grace Kim (83) | Linnea Strom (110) |
| 7. Ppls. Rep. of China (248 points) | World Team | World Team Reserves |
| Ruoning Yin (4) | Brooke Henderson, CAN (32) | Gaby Lopez, MEX (59) |
| Xiyu Lin (30) | Charley Hull, ENG (10) | Celine Boutier, FRA (11) |
| Weiwei Zhang (98) | Peiyun Chien, TPE (100) | Shannon Tan, SIN (104) |
| Ruixin Liu (116) | Lydia Ko, NZL (2) | Ashleigh Buhai, RSA (55) |
| Haruka Morita (125) |
| 8. England (338 points) | 9. Germany (384 points) | 10. France (461 points) |
| Charley Hull (10) | Esther Henseleit (36) | Celine Boutier (11) |
| Georgia Hall (76) | Helen Briem (99) | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (121) |
| Cara Gainer (103) | Alexandra Forsterling (114) | Perrine Delacour (143) |
| Bronte Law (149) | Olivia Cowan (135) | Nastasia Nadaud (186) |
| Annabel Dimmock (161) | Aline Krauter (263) | Agathe Sauzon (258) |
The competition will take place over four days, with Thursday, Friday and Saturday featuring four-ball matches. The top two countries from each pool will then advance to Sunday. Two semifinal matches will be played Sunday morning, with each match consisting of two singles matches and one foursomes match. The winning semifinal countries will compete in the final match on Sunday afternoon, with the match played in the same format as the semifinals.
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