The Queens (golf)

Golf tournament

The Queens

Tournament information
Location| Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan
Established| 2015
Course(s)| Miyoshi Country Club
Par| 72
Tour(s)| LPGA of Japan Tour
ALPG Tour
LPGA of Korea Tour
Ladies European Tour
Format| Match play
Prize fund| €750,000[1]
Month played| December
Final year| 2017
Final champion
LPGA of Japan

Miyoshi CC

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Location in Japan

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.[2]

## Format

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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.[3] 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.[1]

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.[4]

## Winners

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Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place

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2017 |  Japan |  Korea |  Australia |  Europe
2016 |  Korea |  Japan |  Europe |  Australia
2015 |  Japan |  Korea |  Europe |  Australia

## Results

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### 2015

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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.[2]

Tour | 4-balls | 4-somes | Singles | Total

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JLPGA | 12 | 10 | 19 | 41
KLPGA | 7 | 7 | 24 | 38
LET | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12
ALPG | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7

Source:[2]

### 2016

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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.[1]

Tour | 4-somes | 4-balls | Total

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KLPGA | 4 | 8 | 12
JLPGA | 8 | 3 | 11
LET | 4 | 3 | 7
ALPG | 0 | 2 | 2

Source:[1]

### 2017

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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.[5]

Tour | 4-balls | Singles | Total

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KLPGA | 8 | 16 | 24
JLPGA | 5 | 7 | 12
ALPG | 1 | 8 | 9
LET | 2 | 5 | 7

Source:[5]

## Teams

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Year | Japan | Korea | Europe | Australia

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2015 |

Momoko Ueda (C)
Erina Hara
Akane Iijima
Erika Kikuchi
Misuzu Narita
Shiho Oyama
Ritsuko Ryu
Miki Sakai
Ayaka Watanabe

Lee 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-hyun

Laura Davies (C)
Hannah Burke
Karine Icher
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Catriona Matthew
Gwladys Nocera
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Melissa Reid
Marianne Skarpnord

Rachel Hetherington (C)
Nikki Campbell
Nikki Garrett
Whitney Hillier
Sarah Kemp
Katherine Kirk
Stephanie Na
Sarah Jane Smith
Lindsey Wright

2016 |

Ritsuko Ryu (C)
Kotone Hori
Erika Kikuchi
Yukari Nishiyama
Shiho Oyama
Megumi Shimokawa
Ai Suzuki
Ayaka Watanabe
Yumiko Yoshida

Jiyai 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-hyun

Trish Johnson (C)
Isabelle Boineau
Georgia Hall
Nuria Iturrioz
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Catriona Matthew
Becky Morgan
Florentyna Parker
Linda Wessberg

Rachel Hetherington (C)
Cathryn Bristow
Lauren Hibbert
Whitney Hillier
Stacey Keating
Sarah Kemp
Katherine Kirk
Su-Hyun Oh
Sarah Jane Smith

2017 |

Misuzu Narita (C)
Lala Anai
Mamiko Higa
Kotone Hori
Fumika Kawagishi
Yukari Nishiyama
Ritsuko Ryu
Ai Suzuki
Momoko Ueda

Kim 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-hyun

Gwladys Nocera (C)
Carly Booth
Holly Clyburn
Annabel Dimmock
Felicity Johnson
Ólafia Kristinsdóttir
Lee-Anne Pace
Florentyna Parker
Melissa Reid

Karrie Webb (C)
Cathryn Bristow
Hannah Green
Rachel Hetherington
Whitney Hillier
Sarah Kemp
Katherine Kirk
Stacey Peters
Sarah Jane Smith

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "The Queens presented by Kowa: Round 3 – KLPGA wins the Queens". Golf Today. 4 December 2016.
2. ^ a b c "Japan wins The Queens presented by Kowa". Ladies European Tour. 6 December 2015.
3. ^ "The Queens presented by Kowa – How it works". Ladies European Tour. 9 November 2015.
4. ^ "Teams set for The Queens presented by Kowa". Ladies European Tour. 14 November 2017.
5. ^ a b "Queens Cup". ALPG. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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