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 Grace Park (playing captain) - Seoul, South Korea Meena Lee - Jeonju, South Korea Hee-Won Han - Seoul, South Korea Candie Kung - Kaohsiung, Taiwan Birdie Kim - Iksan, South Korea Jennifer Rosales - Manila, Philippines Jeong Jang - Daejeon, South Korea Hee Jung Park - Seoul, South Korea Aree Song - Bangkok, Thailand Naree Song - Bangkok, Thailand Namika Omata - Tokyo, Japan Riko Higashio - Fukuoka, Japan
International Annika Sörenstam (playing captain) - Stockholm, Sweden Paula Creamer - Mountain View, California Natalie Gulbis - Sacramento, California Karen Stupples - Dover, England Janice Moodie - Glasgow, Scotland Catriona Matthew - Edinburgh, Scotland Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden Sophie Gustafson - Särö, Sweden Erica Blasberg - Orange, California Jill McGill - Denver, Colorado Marisa Baena - Pereira, Colombia 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.
Asia Team Results International TeamHee-Won Han/Candie KungAsia 5&4Carin Koch/Janice Moodie Grace Park/Jennifer RosalesInt'l 3&2Sophie Gustafson/Suzann Pettersen Naree Song/Aree SongAsia 5&4Natalie Gulbis/Jill McGill Jeong Jang/Meena LeeInt'l 2&1Annika Sörenstam/Paula CreamerBirdie Kim/Hee Jung ParkInt'l 2&1Marisa Baena/Erica Blasberg Riko Higashio/Namika OmataInt'l 5&4Catriona Matthew/Karen Stupples2 Foursomes4 2 Overall 4
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.
Asia Team Results International TeamHee-Won Han/Birdie KimInt'l 4&2Carin Koch/Marisa Baena Aree Song/Naree SongInt'l 4&3Sophie Gustafson/Suzann PettersenCandie Kung/Jeong JangInt'l 3&2Paula Creamer/Natalie Gulbis Grace Park/Riko HigashioAsia 3&2Janice Moodie/Catriona MatthewJennifer Rosales/Namika OmataHalvedErica Blasberg/Jill McGill Meena Lee/Hee Jung ParkHalvedAnnika Sörenstam/Karen Stupples 2 Four balls4 4 Overall 8
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.
Asia Team Results International TeamGrace Park Int'l 2&1Annika Sörenstam Birdie KimInt'l 7&5Paula Creamer Jeong JangAsia 1 upJill McGill Hee-Won HanAsia 2 upMarisa BaenaCandie KungAsia 5&4Janice MoodieMeena LeeInt'l 3&1Natalie GulbisAree SongInt'l 1 upSophie GustafsonRiko HigashioInt'l 3&2Erica Blasberg Naree Song Int'l 4&3Karen StupplesHee Jung ParkInt'l 2&1Carin KochJennifer RosalesAsia 4&3Catriona Matthew Namika OmataInt'l 1 upSuzann Pettersen 4 Singles 8 8 Overall 16
Golfer records GolferCountryWinsHalvesLossesPaula Creamer300Sophie Gustafson300Suzann Pettersen300Erica Blasberg210Annika Sörenstam210Karen Stupples210Marisa Baena201Natalie Gulbis201Hee-Won Han201Carin Koch201Candie Kung201Jennifer Rosales111Riko Higashio102Jeong Jang102Catriona Matthew102Grace Park102Aree Song102Naree Song102Meena Lee012Jill McGill012Namika Omata012Hee Jung Park012Birdie Kim003Janice Moodie003
External links Lexus Cup - official site 2005 Lexus Cup