2005 Lexus Cup Explained

Lexus Cup
Year:2005
Venue:Tanah Merah Country Club
Location:Singapore
Dates:9–11 December 2005
Home:Asia
Away:International
Homecaptain:Grace Park
Awaycaptain:Annika Sörenstam
Homescore:8
Awayscore:16
Result:International team wins

The 2005 Lexus Cup was the inaugural edition of the annual golf match competed by women representing Asia and an international squad. Each team was made up of twelve members. The competition took place at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore from 9–11 December 2005. Lexus was he title sponsor while Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines, and Singapore Sports Council are main sponsors. The total purse was US$960,000, with $50,000 going to each member of the winning team and $30,000 to members of the other team.

The International team won solidly in the first annual event, 16 points to 8.

Teams

As in the similar team events of the Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), and Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), each team consisted of twelve players. Each captain appointed their remaining team members.Asia

International

Day one

9 December 2005

Day one saw six foursome matches where each team put two golfers on the course for each match, with the two playing alternate shots. Asia won two early matches, but the Int'l team won the other four.

Asia TeamResultsInternational Team
Hee-Won Han/Candie KungAsia 5&4
Grace Park/Jennifer RosalesInt'l 3&2Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen
Naree Song/Aree SongAsia 5&4
Jeong Jang/Meena LeeInt'l 2&1Annika Sörenstam/Paula Creamer
Birdie Kim/Hee Jung ParkInt'l 2&1Marisa Baena/Erica Blasberg
Riko Higashio/Namika OmataInt'l 5&4Catriona Matthew/Karen Stupples
2Foursomes4
2Overall4

Day two

10 December 2005

The two teams matched up in four ball competition on day two. The international team won three matches to one, with two others being halved, to give them an 8 to 4 lead going into Sunday's singles.

Asia TeamResultsInternational Team
Hee-Won Han/Birdie KimInt'l 4&2Carin Koch/Marisa Baena
Aree Song/Naree SongInt'l 4&3Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen
Candie Kung/Jeong JangInt'l 3&2Paula Creamer/Natalie Gulbis
Grace Park/Riko HigashioAsia 3&2Janice Moodie/Catriona Matthew
Jennifer Rosales/Namika OmataHalved
Meena Lee/Hee Jung ParkHalved
2Four balls4
4Overall8

Day three

11 December 2005

On day three, the international team won 8 singles matches to 4, for a final margin of 16 to 8.

Asia TeamResultsInternational Team
Int'l 2&1Annika Sörenstam
Birdie KimInt'l 7&5Paula Creamer
Jeong JangAsia 1 up
Hee-Won HanAsia 2 upMarisa Baena
Candie KungAsia 5&4Janice Moodie
Meena LeeInt'l 3&1Natalie Gulbis
Aree SongInt'l 1 upSophie Gustafson
Riko HigashioInt'l 3&2Erica Blasberg
Naree SongInt'l 4&3Karen Stupples
Hee Jung ParkInt'l 2&1Carin Koch
Jennifer RosalesAsia 4&3
Namika OmataInt'l 1 upSuzann Pettersen
4Singles8
8Overall16

Golfer records

GolferCountryWinsHalvesLosses
Paula Creamer300
Sophie Gustafson300
Suzann Pettersen300
Erica Blasberg210
Annika Sörenstam210
Karen Stupples210
Marisa Baena201
Natalie Gulbis201
Hee-Won Han201
Carin Koch201
Candie Kung201
Jennifer Rosales111
Riko Higashio102
Jeong Jang102
Catriona Matthew102
Grace Park102
Aree Song102
Naree Song102
Meena Lee012
Jill McGill012
Namika Omata012
Hee Jung Park012
Birdie Kim003
Janice Moodie003

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