Top-Ranked Players, Major Champions and LPGA Tour Winners highlight field at Merit Club CHICAGO, Ill., June 12, 2016 — At the conclusion of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Sammamish, WA, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced the final field of 32 players who will represent the eight pre-qualified countries in the UL International Crown to be held July 19-24 at Merit Club in Gurnee, Ill.
At the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Team Australia was able to pass Team Chinese Taipei as the number four seed on the final day of qualifying and Team Korea’s Amy Yang and Team Thailand’s Porani Chutichai were able to secure the final spot on their respective rosters. The final country seeds and team rosters are as follows.
The eight qualified countries were seeded #1 through #8 and divided into two pools based on the cumulative team score of the four players’ Rolex World Ranking. Each country will play two, four-ball matches between each of the other three countries in their pool (Thursday - Saturday). The top two point-earning countries from each pool and one wild card country will advance to play in Sunday’s single matches. Two points will be awarded per match (two for a win and one for a halve). The total cumulative points from Thursday - Sunday will determine the champion.
Standings as of June 13, 2016
| POOL "A" | POOL "B" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | #2 | UNITED STATES |
| Inbee Park | Lexi Thompson | ||
| Sei Young Kim | Stacy Lewis | ||
| In Gee Chun | Gerina Piller | ||
| Amy Yang | Cristie Kerr | ||
| #3 | JAPAN | #4 | AUSTRALIA |
| Haru Nomura | Minjee Lee | ||
| Shiho Oyama | Su Oh | ||
| Mika Miyazato | Karrie Webb | ||
| Ayaka Watanabe | Rebecca Artis | ||
| #5 | CHINESE TAIPEI | #6 | THAILAND |
| Teresa Lu | Ariya Jutanugarn | ||
| Candie Kung | Pornanong Phatlum | ||
| Yani Tseng | Moriya Jutanugarn | ||
| Ssu-Chia Cheng | Porani Chutichai | ||
| #7 | ENGLAND | #8 | CHINA |
| Charley Hull | Shanshan Feng | ||
| Holly Clyburn | Xi Yu Lin | ||
| Melissa Reid | Jing Yan | ||
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff | Yuting Shi | ||
Based on final country seedings, the following matchups will be used during pool play.
| POOL "A" | POOL "B" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THURSDAY | THURSDAY | ||||||||
| #1 | Republic of Korea | vs. | #8 | China | #2 | United States | vs. | #7 | England |
| #4 | Australia | vs. | #5 | Chinese Taipei | #3 | Japan | vs. | #6 | Thailand |
| FRIDAY | FRIDAY | ||||||||
| #1 | Republic of Korea | vs. | #5 | Chinese Taipei | #2 | United States | vs. | #6 | Thailand |
| #4 | Australia | vs. | #8 | China | #3 | Japan | vs. | #7 | England |
| SATURDAY | SATURDAY | ||||||||
| #1 | Republic of Korea | vs. | #4 | Australia | #2 | United States | vs. | #3 | Japan |
| #5 | Chinese Taipei | vs. | #8 | China | #6 | Thailand | vs. | #7 | England |
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets can be ordered online at www.ULCrown.com. Daily tickets start at $20 with weekly tickets priced at $115. In addition, several all-inclusive ticket packages are available including our upgraded ticket option the International Pavilion located adjacent to the 9th and 17th holes that start at $205 for the week.
Children 17 and under receive complimentary admission to the Grounds and the International Pavilion with a paying adult holding the same ticket. Active, retired, and reserve military members and their dependents receive complimentary admission to the Grounds with a valid ID. Proceed to main gate to redeem the complimentary tickets.
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