International Crown

Not to be confused with Crown International.

The International Crown is a biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Each of the eight national teams consists of four golfers, for a total of 32 golfers for the entire event.[1]

It made its debut at Caves Valley Golf Club, in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA, from July 24–27, 2014.[2] On November 13, 2013, the following women's golf teams qualified to participate in this event: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States. The next International Crown event will take place July 21–24, 2016 at the Merit Club in Gurnee,[3] Illinois.[4]

UL, an American safety organization historically known as Underwriters Laboratories, was announced as the title sponsor for 2016 and 2018.[5] The 2018 event will take place in South Korea.

Winners

Year Event dates Champions Points Runners-up Points Competition venue Host country Purse (US$) Winning team's share (US$)
2016 July 21–24 Merit Club United States 1,600,000 400,000 per team
2014 July 24–27  Spain 15 (7–2–1)  Sweden 11 (5–4–1) Caves Valley Golf Club United States 1,600,000 400,000 per team[6]

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