INTERNATIONAL CROWN INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT AT MARYLAND
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Day one of the LPGA Tour's inaugural International Crown provided plenty of surprises already at Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills in Maryland.
Chinese Taipei, the eighth-ranked team heading into the competition. shocked the field with two wins over the top-ranked United States squad. Candie Kung and Teresa Lu had the biggest victory of the day when they trumped Solheim Cup veterans Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer 4 and 3. Team-mates Yani Tseng and Phoebe Yao needed all 18 holes to earn their one-hole victory over Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson. Tseng sank a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole and said the thrill of victory was a feeling she’s been craving for a long time.
“I haven’t had that feeling for a long time,” said Tseng. “It’s been a couple years. And actually last three holes, I was freaking out. I was nervous. I know that we have to win this or either we tie.
"We played so good today, and especially Phoebe, we both had a good match. We were good partners.”
Chinese Taipei was the only team to win both matches and lead all teams with 4 points. They’re trailed by Spain who went 1-0-1 on the day and recorded 3 points. Thailand ranks third in Pool A with 1 point while the United States failed to record a single point after losing both matches to Chinese Taipei.
“Well, I guess we learned that those pairings didn’t work very well,” said Stacy Lewis. “But Lexi and I, I was proud of her. We hung in there. We couldn’t get many putts to fall, but we kept hanging in there all day.”
The United States were the only team to change their pairings for day two.
Team Japan leads Pool B after going 1-0-1 in their first two matches. Ai Miyazato and Sakura Yokomine defeated
Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and Mikaela Parmlid 2UP. Miyazato said it took a couple holes to get in the swing of match play, but the duo seemed to get going just fine.
“It was kind of difficult to start the first few holes because I haven’t had the team play since when I was 20 or something, which means eight years ago,” said Miyazato.
“So I was still searching for my pace the first couple holes. But then she got a good start, so after a few holes I was like, Okay, so just stay focused on my game.”
Australia and the Republic of Korea are tied for second in Pool B with 2 points each. Sweden is fourth with 1 point after Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall halved with Mamiko Higa and Mika Miyazato.
“Well, I’m disappointed because I felt that we played a lot better and I’m just very impressed by their short game and how they managed to make a lot of good putts and make a lot of good up‑and‑downs,” said Hedwall. “I felt like we had a lot of good chances, but we couldn’t really convert on the greens.”
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FIRST-DAY SHOCKS
FROM THE LPGA TOUR WEBSITE
Day one of the LPGA Tour's inaugural International Crown provided plenty of surprises already at Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills in Maryland.
Chinese Taipei, the eighth-ranked team heading into the competition. shocked the field with two wins over the top-ranked United States squad. Candie Kung and Teresa Lu had the biggest victory of the day when they trumped Solheim Cup veterans Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer 4 and 3. Team-mates Yani Tseng and Phoebe Yao needed all 18 holes to earn their one-hole victory over Stacy Lewis and Lexi Thompson. Tseng sank a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole and said the thrill of victory was a feeling she’s been craving for a long time.
“I haven’t had that feeling for a long time,” said Tseng. “It’s been a couple years. And actually last three holes, I was freaking out. I was nervous. I know that we have to win this or either we tie.
"We played so good today, and especially Phoebe, we both had a good match. We were good partners.”
Chinese Taipei was the only team to win both matches and lead all teams with 4 points. They’re trailed by Spain who went 1-0-1 on the day and recorded 3 points. Thailand ranks third in Pool A with 1 point while the United States failed to record a single point after losing both matches to Chinese Taipei.
“Well, I guess we learned that those pairings didn’t work very well,” said Stacy Lewis. “But Lexi and I, I was proud of her. We hung in there. We couldn’t get many putts to fall, but we kept hanging in there all day.”
The United States were the only team to change their pairings for day two.
Team Japan leads Pool B after going 1-0-1 in their first two matches. Ai Miyazato and Sakura Yokomine defeated
Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and Mikaela Parmlid 2UP. Miyazato said it took a couple holes to get in the swing of match play, but the duo seemed to get going just fine.
“It was kind of difficult to start the first few holes because I haven’t had the team play since when I was 20 or something, which means eight years ago,” said Miyazato.
“So I was still searching for my pace the first couple holes. But then she got a good start, so after a few holes I was like, Okay, so just stay focused on my game.”
Australia and the Republic of Korea are tied for second in Pool B with 2 points each. Sweden is fourth with 1 point after Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall halved with Mamiko Higa and Mika Miyazato.
“Well, I’m disappointed because I felt that we played a lot better and I’m just very impressed by their short game and how they managed to make a lot of good putts and make a lot of good up‑and‑downs,” said Hedwall. “I felt like we had a lot of good chances, but we couldn’t really convert on the greens.”
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