With nine players from the Republic of Korea ranked in the top-10 in the Rolex Rankings, it was a tight battle to earn one of the four coveted spots on the team representing their home country at the UL International Crown.
The four players who earned membership on Team Korea are Sei Young Kim, In Gee Chun, Amy Yang and So Yeon Ryu. World No.3 Inbee Park held the top spot in the rankings for this team but was forced to withdraw due to an ongoing thumb injury and was replaced by So Yeon Ryu who was next in the standings.
Ryu is the only player on this team with experience representing Team Korea in 2014, when she earned six points for her team including four points in four-ball matches with Inbee Park and another two points in the singles matches. She’ll hope to impart some of that success on the rookies that make up her team. Kim is a two-time winner in 2016, having captured both the JTBC Founders Cup and Meijer LPGA Classic. Chun hasn’t been able to follow up her 2015 U.S. Women’s Open victory with a second win on Tour but has posted six top-10 finishes in her rookie season. Yang has also had a strong start to 2016 with six top-10s of her own including five top-3s.
Click here for the complete field at the 2016 UL International Crown.
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