2005 Lexus Cup
Annual golf match
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::summary Annual golf match ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 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 |
| :: |
| name = Lexus Cup | year = 2005 | venue = Tanah Merah Country Club | location = Singapore | dates = 9–11 December 2005 | logo = | logowidth = | 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
- KOR Grace Park (playing captain) - Seoul, South Korea
- KOR Meena Lee - Jeonju, South Korea
- KOR Hee-Won Han - Seoul, South Korea
- TWN Candie Kung - Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- KOR Birdie Kim - Iksan, South Korea
- PHI Jennifer Rosales - Manila, Philippines
- KOR Jeong Jang - Daejeon, South Korea
- KOR Hee Jung Park - Seoul, South Korea
- KOR Aree Song - Bangkok, Thailand
- KOR Naree Song - Bangkok, Thailand
- JPN Namika Omata - Tokyo, Japan
- JPN Riko Higashio - Fukuoka, Japan
International
- SWE Annika Sörenstam (playing captain) - Stockholm, Sweden
- USA Paula Creamer - Mountain View, California
- USA Natalie Gulbis - Sacramento, California
- ENG Karen Stupples - Dover, England
- SCO Janice Moodie - Glasgow, Scotland
- SCO Catriona Matthew - Edinburgh, Scotland
- SWE Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden
- SWE Sophie Gustafson - Särö, Sweden
- USA Erica Blasberg - Orange, California
- USA Jill McGill - Denver, Colorado
- COL Marisa Baena - Pereira, Colombia
- NOR Suzann Pettersen - Oslo, Norway
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.
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| Asia Team | Results | International Team | 2 | Overall | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hee-Won Han/Candie Kung | Asia 5&4 | Carin Koch/Janice Moodie | |||
| Grace Park/Jennifer Rosales | Int'l 3&2 | Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen | |||
| Naree Song/Aree Song | Asia 5&4 | Natalie Gulbis/Jill McGill | |||
| Jeong Jang/Meena Lee | Int'l 2&1 | Annika Sörenstam/Paula Creamer | |||
| Birdie Kim/Hee Jung Park | Int'l 2&1 | Marisa Baena/Erica Blasberg | |||
| Riko Higashio/Namika Omata | Int'l 5&4 | Catriona Matthew/Karen Stupples | |||
| 2 | Foursomes | 4 | |||
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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.
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| Asia Team | Results | International Team | 4 | Overall | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hee-Won Han/Birdie Kim | Int'l 4&2 | Carin Koch/Marisa Baena | |||
| Aree Song/Naree Song | Int'l 4&3 | Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen | |||
| Candie Kung/Jeong Jang | Int'l 3&2 | Paula Creamer/Natalie Gulbis | |||
| Grace Park/Riko Higashio | Asia 3&2 | Janice Moodie/Catriona Matthew | |||
| Jennifer Rosales/Namika Omata | Halved | Erica Blasberg/Jill McGill | |||
| Meena Lee/Hee Jung Park | Halved | Annika Sörenstam/Karen Stupples | |||
| 2 | Four balls | 4 | |||
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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.
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| Asia Team | Results | International Team | 8 | Overall | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Park | Int'l 2&1 | Annika Sörenstam | |||
| Birdie Kim | Int'l 7&5 | Paula Creamer | |||
| Jeong Jang | Asia 1 up | Jill McGill | |||
| Hee-Won Han | Asia 2 up | Marisa Baena | |||
| Candie Kung | Asia 5&4 | Janice Moodie | |||
| Meena Lee | Int'l 3&1 | Natalie Gulbis | |||
| Aree Song | Int'l 1 up | Sophie Gustafson | |||
| Riko Higashio | Int'l 3&2 | Erica Blasberg | |||
| Naree Song | Int'l 4&3 | Karen Stupples | |||
| Hee Jung Park | Int'l 2&1 | Carin Koch | |||
| Jennifer Rosales | Asia 4&3 | Catriona Matthew | |||
| Namika Omata | Int'l 1 up | Suzann Pettersen | |||
| 4 | Singles | 8 | |||
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Golfer records
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| Golfer | Country | Wins | Halves | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Creamer | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sophie Gustafson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suzann Pettersen | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erica Blasberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Annika Sörenstam | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Karen Stupples | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marisa Baena | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Natalie Gulbis | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hee-Won Han | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carin Koch | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Candie Kung | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jennifer Rosales | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Riko Higashio | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeong Jang | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Catriona Matthew | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Grace Park | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aree Song | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Naree Song | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Meena Lee | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jill McGill | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Namika Omata | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hee Jung Park | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Birdie Kim | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Janice Moodie | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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