By Collette Stenger
New Korea Country Club | Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea | Oct. 23-26, 2025
The seven countries competing in the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown 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.
| 1. USA (35 points) | 2. Japan (54 points) | 3. Rep. of Korea (55 points) |
| Nelly Korda (1) | Ayaka Furue (8) | Haeran Ryu (7) |
| Lilia Vu (5) | Miyu Yamashita (13) | Amy Yang (11) |
| Rose Zhang (14) | Rio Takeda (16) | Jin Young Ko (12) |
| Lauren Coughlin (15) | Yuka Saso (17) | Jiyai Shin (25) |
| Ally Ewing (18) | Akie Iwai (30) | Hyo-Joo Kim (27) |
| 4. Thailand (115 points) | 5. Australia (125 points) | 6. Sweden (207 points) |
| Jeeno Thitikul (4) | Hannah Green (6) | Maja Stark (26) |
| Patty Tavatanakit (23) | Minjee Lee (19) | Linn Grant (29) |
| Ariya Jutanugarn (42) | Gabi Ruffels (48) | Madelene Sagstrom (59) |
| Chanettee Wannasaen (46) | Steph Kyriacou (52) | Anna Nordqvist (93) |
| Pajaree Anannarukarn (61) | Grace Kim (82) | Linnea Strom (113) |
| 7. Ppls. Rep. of China (237 points) | World (123 points) |
| Ruoning Yin (3) | Lydia Ko, NZL (2) |
| Xiyu Lin (22) | Celine Boutier, FRA (9) |
| Weiwei Zhang (95) | Brooke Henderson, CAN (24) |
| Ruixin Liu (117) | Peiyun Chien, TPE (88) |
| Haruka Morita (128) |
| 8. Germany (389 points) | 9. England (391 points) | 10. France (471 points) |
| Esther Henseleit (31) | Charley Hull (10) | Celine Boutier (9) |
| Helen Briem (99) | Georgia Hall (75) | Perrine Delacour (121) |
| Alexandra Forsterling (118) | Bronte Law (151) | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (123) |
| Olivia Cowan (141) | Jodi Ewart Shadoff (155) | Nastasia Nadaud (218) |
| Aline Krauter (279) | Annabel Dimmock (160) | Agathe Sauzon (260) |
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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