By Collette Stenger
2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown
Player Standings Through July 21, 2025
New Korea Country Club | Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea | Oct. 23-26, 2025
The top seven countries were 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 and the country seeding 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 and storylines heading into the ISPS Handa Scottish Open, the next-to-last event before the player cutoff:
- Lauren Coughlin moved into the third berth for the U.S. Team, with Lilia Vu dropping to fourth; Yealimi Noh is the first reserve, six points behind Vu
- Coughlin and Noh are in the field for the ISPS Handa Scottish Open
- The Japan Team is just two points behind the Korea Team for the second seed
- Xiyu Lin is not expected to play for the China Team, as she is expecting her first child; Ruixin Liu is the first reserve at No. 111, followed by Yahui Zhang at No. 178 and Miranda Wang at No. 182
- Wang is in the field for the ISPS Handa Scottish Open
| 1. USA (36 points) | 2. Rep. of Korea (52 points) | 3. Japan (54 points) |
| Nelly Korda (1) | Haeran Ryu (7) | Mao Saigo (9) |
| Angel Yin (6) | Hyo Joo Kim (10) | Rio Takeda (11) |
| Lauren Coughlin (14) | Jin Young Ko (13) | Miyu Yamashita (16) |
| Lilia Vu (15) | Hye-Jin Choi (22) | Ayaka Furue (18) |
| Yealimi Noh (21) | Amy Yang (29) | Akie Iwai (26) |
| 4. Australia (81 points) | 5. Thailand (89 points) | 6. Sweden (120 points) |
| Minjee Lee (5) | Jeeno Thitikul (2) | Maja Stark (8) |
| Hannah Green (12) | Ariya Jutanugarn (20) | Madelene Sagstrom (30) |
| Grace Kim (25) | Chanettee Wannasaen (31) | Ingrid Lindblad (40) |
| Steph Kyriacou (39) | Patty Tavatanakit (36) | Linn Grant (42) |
| Gabriela Ruffels (61) | Pajaree Anannarukarn (81) | Anna Nordqvist (151) |
| 7. Ppls. Rep. of China (279) | World Team | World Team Reserves |
| Ruoning Yin (4) | Brooke Henderson, CAN (44) | Gaby Lopez, MEX (57) |
| Xiyu Lin (69) | Celine Boutier, FRA (16) | Charley Hull, ENG (19) |
| Weiwei Zhang (95) | Shannon Tan, SIN (96) | Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (109) |
| Yan Liu (111) | Lydia Ko, NZL (3) | Casandra Alexander, RSA (77) |
| Ruixin Liu (121) |
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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