The 2007 Lexus Cup was a golf event competed by women representing Asia and an International squad representing the rest of the world. Each team was made up of twelve members. The competition took place at The Vines Resort & Country Club in Perth, Australia from 7–9 December 2007. Lexus was the title sponsor; Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Sports Council were main sponsors.
After taking a commanding lead in the first day of play, winning all six matches, Team Asia won the tournament by a score of 15 to 9.
Teams As in the similar team events of the Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), and Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), each team was made up of twelve players.
Asia
Rolex World Ranking Qualification Se Ri Pak (captain) – Daejeon, South Korea Jeong Jang – Daejeon, South Korea Jee Young Lee – Seoul, South Korea Jiyai Shin – South Korea ADT Official Money List Qualification Shi Hyun Ahn – Seoul, South Korea In-Kyung Kim – South Korea Sarah Lee – Seoul, South Korea Seon Hwa Lee – Cheonan, South Korea Captain's Picks Meena Lee – Jeonju, South Korea Amy Hung – Kaohsiung, Taiwan Sponsor's Picks Candie Kung – Kaohsiung, Taiwan Ayako Uehara – Kagoshima, Japan
International Rolex World Rankings Qualifications Annika Sörenstam (captain) – Stockholm, Sweden Cristie Kerr – Scottsdale, Arizona Suzann Pettersen – Oslo, Norway Morgan Pressel – Boca Raton, Florida ADT Official Money List Qualification Natalie Gulbis – Sacramento, California Maria Hjorth – Falun, Sweden Brittany Lincicome – St. Petersburg, Florida Angela Park – Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil Captain's Picks Nikki Campbell – Coventry, Australia Stacy Prammanasudh – Enid, Oklahoma Sponsor's Picks Nicole Castrale – Palm Desert, California Catriona Matthew – Edinburgh, Scotland
Day one 7 December 2007
Day one saw six foursome matches with each team putting two golfers on the course for each match, with the pairs playing alternate shots. Team Asia took a commanding lead in the Lexus Cup, winning all six matches. Only one of the six matches—Sarah Lee and Meena Lee vs. Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale went to 18 holes.
Team Asia Results Team InternationalJee Young Lee / Seon Hwa LeeAsia 3&1Natalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen Sarah Lee / Meena LeeAsia 1 upCristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale Jeong Jang / Shi Hyun AhnAsia 2&1Angela Park / Nikki Campbell Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung KimAsia 2&1Morgan Pressel / Stacy PrammanasudhAmy Hung / Jiyai ShinAsia 4&2Maria Hjorth / Brittany LincicomeCandie Kung / Ayako UeharaAsia 3&2Annika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew 6Foursomes0 6 Overall 0
Day two 8 December 2007
The teams competed in four ball competition on day two. Team Asia continued to dominate, increasing its lead to seven points. Team International posted its first points of the week with wins by partners Angela Park and Nikki Campbell, and by Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale.
Team Asia Results Team InternationalJeong Jang / Shi Hyun AhnInt'l 3&2Angela Park / Nikki Campbell Jee Young Lee / Seon Hwa LeeAsia 2 upNatalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen Sarah Lee / Meena LeeInt'l 3&2Cristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale Candie Kung / Ayako UeharaHalvedStacy Prammanasudh / Morgan PresselAmy Hung / Jiyai ShinAsia 2&1Maria Hjorth / Brittany Lincicome Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung KimAsia 1 upAnnika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew 3Four balls2 9 Overall 2
Day three 9 December 2007
Prior to the start of Day Three, it was announced that Suzann Pettersen had withdrawn from the singles matches due to a back injury. Pak, who had been battling a shoulder injury also sat out and the two captains agreed to halve the Pak-Pettersen match.
Team Asia Results Team InternationalCandie Kung Int'l 4&3Annika Sörenstam Jee Young LeeAsia 2&1Nicole Castrale Amy HungInt'l 3&1Angela Park In-Kyung KimAsia 2&1Stacy PrammanasudhSeon Hwa LeeAsia 3&2Cristie KerrSarah LeeAsia 3&2Nikki Campbell Shi Hyun Ahn Int'l 3&2Maria Hjorth Ayako UeharaHalvedCatriona Matthew Jeong JangInt'l 2&1Morgan PresselMeena LeeInt'l 1 upBrittany LincicomeJiyai ShinHalvedNatalie Gulbis Se Ri PakHalvedSuzann Pettersen 5Singles6 15 Overall 9
References
External links Lexus Cup – official site