The Queens Presented by Kowa was a women's professional team golf tournament held in Japan. The tournament was contested by teams representing the tours of Japan, Korea, Australia and Europe. Hosts Japan led from start to finish to win the inaugural tournament 4–6 December 2015.
Format The cup was played over three days with four teams of nine players each.
In 2015, there were 34 matches – eight four-balls day one, eight foursomes day two, and 18 singles on the final day. Three points were awarded for each win and one point for halved matches. This is a similar format to the Solheim Cup. The winner was based on cumulative score over all three days.
In 2016, the format changed in two ways. Two points were awarded for each win and one point for halved matches. Based on the score from the first two days (foursomes and four-balls), the leading two teams faced off on the third day in singles matches for the championship and the third and fourth place team played for third place.
In 2017, the format changed again. On the first day eight four-ball matches were played and on the second day nine singles matches were played. Based on the score from the first two days, the leading two teams faced off in foursomes on the third day for the championship and the third and fourth place team played for third place.
Winners YearWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth place 2017 Japan Korea Australia Europe 2016 Korea Japan Europe Australia 2015 Japan Korea Europe Australia
Results 2015 After the final round at Miyoshi Country Club in 2015, the Japanese team ended with 41 points, just three ahead of the Koreans, who won eight of their nine singles matches. The LET team finished third with the ALPG in fourth.
Tour 4-balls 4-somes Singles TotalJLPGA 12 10 19 41KLPGA 7 7 24 38LET 4 4 4 12ALPG 0 1 6 7 Source:
2016 After the first two rounds, Korea led with 12 points to Japan's 11 and they faced-off in the Championship singles on the final day. Europe, third with 7 points, faced Australia, with 2 points in the third-place match. Korea won seven of the eight singles matches and halved the other to win the Queens 15–1. Europe took third place with a 9–7 win over Australia.
Tour 4-somes 4-balls TotalKLPGA 4 8 12JLPGA 8 3 11LET 4 3 7ALPG 0 2 2 Source:
2017 After the first two rounds, Korea led with 24 points to Japan's 12 and they faced-off in the Championship foursomes on the final day. Australia, third with 9 points, faced Europe, with 7 points, in the third-place match. Japan won three of the four foursomes matches and halved the other to win the Queens 7–1. Australia took third place with a 5–3 win over Europe.
Tour 4-balls Singles TotalKLPGA 8 16 24JLPGA 5 7 12ALPG 1 8 9LET 2 5 7 Source:
Teams Year Japan Korea Europe Australia 2015Momoko Ueda (C) Erina Hara Akane Iijima Erika Kikuchi Misuzu Narita Shiho Oyama Ritsuko Ryu Miki Sakai Ayaka WatanabeLee Bo-mee (C) Bae Seon-woo Cho Yoon-ji Chun In-gee Kim Min-sun Kim Sei-young Ko Jin-young Lee Jung-min Park Sung-hyunLaura Davies (C) Hannah Burke Karine Icher Nanna Koerstz Madsen Catriona Matthew Gwladys Nocera Emily Kristine Pedersen Melissa Reid Marianne SkarpnordRachel Hetherington (C) Nikki Campbell Nikki Garrett Whitney Hillier Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Stephanie Na Sarah Jane Smith Lindsey Wright 2016Ritsuko Ryu (C) Kotone Hori Erika Kikuchi Yukari Nishiyama Shiho Oyama Megumi Shimokawa Ai Suzuki Ayaka Watanabe Yumiko YoshidaJiyai Shin (C) Bae Seon-woo Cho Jeong-min Jang Su-yeon Jung Hee-won Kim Hae-rym Kim Min-sun Ko Jin-young Lee Seung-hyunTrish Johnson (C) Isabelle Boineau Georgia Hall Nuria Iturrioz Nanna Koerstz Madsen Catriona Matthew Becky Morgan Florentyna Parker Linda WessbergRachel Hetherington (C) Cathryn Bristow Lauren Hibbert Whitney Hillier Stacey Keating Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Su-Hyun Oh Sarah Jane Smith 2017Misuzu Narita (C) Lala Anai Mamiko Higa Kotone Hori Fumika Kawagishi Yukari Nishiyama Ritsuko Ryu Ai Suzuki Momoko UedaKim Ha-neul (C) Bae Seon-woo Kim Char-young Kim Hae-rym Kim Ji-hyun Kim Ji-hyun2 Ko Jin-young Lee Jeong-eun Oh Ji-hyunGwladys Nocera (C) Carly Booth Holly Clyburn Annabel Dimmock Felicity Johnson Ólafia Kristinsdóttir Lee-Anne Pace Florentyna Parker Melissa ReidKarrie Webb (C) Cathryn Bristow Hannah Green Rachel Hetherington Whitney Hillier Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Stacey Peters Sarah Jane Smith
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