Summary
GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — Team World, comprised of Brooke Henderson of Canada and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan, advanced to the International Crown semifinals after defeating Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad 4, 3 on Saturday. With the win, Team World earned its fourth point in Group B, achieving three wins and two ties in the LPGA team tournament held at the New Korea Country Club.
In another match, Sweden's Maja Stark and Linn Grant defeated the World team, represented by Charley Hull and Lydia Ko, with a score of 3 and 1. Australia and Japan also secured their passage to the semifinals from groups A and B, respectively.
“I’ve been waiting a long time for the World Team to come together, and I’m so grateful to be a part of it,” Henderson said. “It’s been an amazing opportunity so far. I love my teammate here. (Wei-Ling) helped me a lot today, and she played incredibly well all week. It’s been so much fun, and I’m really excited for tomorrow.”
Key details
Before Saturday's final round of four-ball matches, the United States had already secured its place in the Group A semifinals, winning its first four matches. The tournament format features seven countries and one "rest of the world" team competing in two groups, with teams and their players determined by the women's world rankings.
The top two countries from each group advance to the semifinals and the final, which consists of a foursomes match (alternate shot) and two singles matches. Last week, Sei Young Kim won the BMW Ladies Championship, also in South Korea. The LPGA Asian Tour continues next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and concludes in Shiga, Japan, from November 6-9.
