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Four Teams – One Crown: who will reign at The Queens?
Press Release from Bethan Cutler, Ladies European Tour, 29th November 2016 - Nagoya, Japan:
The 36 players representing four of the world’s top female golf tours in the second playing of The Queens presented by Kowa, arrived at Miyoshi Country Club outside Nagoya in Japan on Tuesday in anticipation of Friday’s start to the annual team match play competition.
Players, new and returning alike, expressed their excitement to participate in the 2016 edition of this unique tournament, being contested by four teams of nine players from the Ladies European Tour, the Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (JLPGA), Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) and Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG).
“I think it's going to be one of the best weeks in my life!” said Ladies European Tour rookie Nuria Iturrios.
Florentyna Parker said: “It was my goal at the beginning of the year to qualify for the team so I’m really pleased that I managed to do that. We are all very excited for this week and most of us haven’t been to Japan before, so it’s great to be here and to be able to play an exciting format and be a team for a week.”
Linda Wessberg said: “I’m very excited because it’s been a while since I’ve played team competition. We have the annual Swedish team matchplay championship where you represent your club but other than that it was The 2007 Solheim Cup.”
Nanna Koerstz Madsen, who has returned for her second appearance, added: “It feels good to be back. I really like the tournament, it’s a great set-up and the course is good. I really enjoy playing as a team. I think we have a better team spirit, which can make all the difference.”
Becky Morgan said: “I think everyone is really up for it. The Japanese and Korean teams look good on paper but if we’re enthusiastic and give it our all, I think we’ve got a good chance.”
Georgia Hall said: “I think we have a great chance of winning because we’re all playing well and we all get along. We are all excited for the week and I’m excited to play as part of a team, because golf is so individual. It’s nice to be all as one, wanting each other to do well.”
A total of 32 matches will be played over three days: with eight fourball matches on day one, eight foursomes matches on day two and 16 singles matches on day three. Scoring is done via a points system, with each match being worth 3 points to the winning team. If a match ends all square after 18 holes, 1 point is awarded to each team. On completion of the first 2 days, the leading two teams will contest the "Championship Final" on Sunday 4th December, while the other 2 teams will contest the "Third Place Final." Pairings for Friday’s fourball matches will be announced on Wednesday.
Ladies European Tour (LET) Team
Trish Johnson (England) – Captain
Country England
Residence Swindon
Born 17/01/1966
Turned Professional 1987
Career Victories (last) 23 (Legends Championship)
Solheim Cups 8
Best Results of 2016: T9 Lalla Meryem Cup, T11 Costa del Sol Andalucia Open de
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Isabelle Boineau (France)
Country France
Residence Marseille
Born 13/06/1989
Turned Professional 2013
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Scotland)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T5 Lalla Meryem Cup, T9 Lacoste Ladies Open de France
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Georgia Hall (England)
Country England
Residence Bournemouth
Born 12/04/1996
Turned Professional 2014
Career best finish T3rd (2016 - Spain)
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open, 3rd Costa del Sol Andalucia Open de Espana, 4th Lacoste Ladies Open de France
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Nuria Iturrios (Spain)
Country Spain
Residence Mallorca
Born 16/12/1995
Turned Professional 2016
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Morocco)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Lalla Meryem Cup, T14 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, T15 Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark)
Country Denmark
Home town Smoerum
Born 23/10/1994
Turned professional 2015
Joined Tour 2015
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Czech Republic)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Tipsport Golf Masters, T2nd ISPS HANDA New Zealand Women’s Open, 4th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015 & 2016
Catriona Matthew (Scotland)
Country Scotland
Home town North Berwick
Born 25/8/1969
Turned Professional 1995
Career Victories (last) 10 (2013 - Scotland)
Solheim Cups 8
Best Results of 2016: T5th Ricoh Women’s British Open, T9th Australian Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015 & 2016
Becky Morgan (Wales)
Country Wales
Residence Port St Lucie, Florida
Born 05/09/1974
Turned Professional 2000
Career Best Finish 2nd (2015 - India)
Best Results of 2016: T3rd Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, 4th Buick Championship, T9th World Ladies Championship
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Florentyna Parker (England)
Country England
Residence Hamburg
Born 20/06/1989
Turned Professional 2009
Career Victories (last) 2 (2014 – Italy)
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Lalla Meryem Cup, T2nd Lacoste Ladies Open de France, 5th Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana and Hero Women’s Indian Open, T6th Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T8th Buick Championship, T9th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Linda Wessberg (Sweden)
Country Sweden
Residence Gothenburg
Born 13/06/1980
Turned Professional 2003
Career Victories (last) 3 (2009 – Austria)
Solheim Cups 1
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T4th Tipsport Golf Masters, T9th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Press Release from Bethan Cutler, Ladies European Tour, 29th November 2016 - Nagoya, Japan:
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The 36 players representing four of the world’s top female golf tours in the second playing of The Queens presented by Kowa, arrived at Miyoshi Country Club outside Nagoya in Japan on Tuesday in anticipation of Friday’s start to the annual team match play competition.
Players, new and returning alike, expressed their excitement to participate in the 2016 edition of this unique tournament, being contested by four teams of nine players from the Ladies European Tour, the Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (JLPGA), Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) and Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG).
“I think it's going to be one of the best weeks in my life!” said Ladies European Tour rookie Nuria Iturrios.
Florentyna Parker said: “It was my goal at the beginning of the year to qualify for the team so I’m really pleased that I managed to do that. We are all very excited for this week and most of us haven’t been to Japan before, so it’s great to be here and to be able to play an exciting format and be a team for a week.”
Linda Wessberg said: “I’m very excited because it’s been a while since I’ve played team competition. We have the annual Swedish team matchplay championship where you represent your club but other than that it was The 2007 Solheim Cup.”
Nanna Koerstz Madsen, who has returned for her second appearance, added: “It feels good to be back. I really like the tournament, it’s a great set-up and the course is good. I really enjoy playing as a team. I think we have a better team spirit, which can make all the difference.”
Becky Morgan said: “I think everyone is really up for it. The Japanese and Korean teams look good on paper but if we’re enthusiastic and give it our all, I think we’ve got a good chance.”
Georgia Hall said: “I think we have a great chance of winning because we’re all playing well and we all get along. We are all excited for the week and I’m excited to play as part of a team, because golf is so individual. It’s nice to be all as one, wanting each other to do well.”
A total of 32 matches will be played over three days: with eight fourball matches on day one, eight foursomes matches on day two and 16 singles matches on day three. Scoring is done via a points system, with each match being worth 3 points to the winning team. If a match ends all square after 18 holes, 1 point is awarded to each team. On completion of the first 2 days, the leading two teams will contest the "Championship Final" on Sunday 4th December, while the other 2 teams will contest the "Third Place Final." Pairings for Friday’s fourball matches will be announced on Wednesday.
Ladies European Tour (LET) Team
Trish Johnson (England) – Captain
Country England
Residence Swindon
Born 17/01/1966
Turned Professional 1987
Career Victories (last) 23 (Legends Championship)
Solheim Cups 8
Best Results of 2016: T9 Lalla Meryem Cup, T11 Costa del Sol Andalucia Open de
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Isabelle Boineau (France)
Country France
Residence Marseille
Born 13/06/1989
Turned Professional 2013
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Scotland)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T5 Lalla Meryem Cup, T9 Lacoste Ladies Open de France
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Georgia Hall (England)
Country England
Residence Bournemouth
Born 12/04/1996
Turned Professional 2014
Career best finish T3rd (2016 - Spain)
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open, 3rd Costa del Sol Andalucia Open de Espana, 4th Lacoste Ladies Open de France
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Nuria Iturrios (Spain)
Country Spain
Residence Mallorca
Born 16/12/1995
Turned Professional 2016
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Morocco)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Lalla Meryem Cup, T14 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, T15 Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark)
Country Denmark
Home town Smoerum
Born 23/10/1994
Turned professional 2015
Joined Tour 2015
Career Victories (last) 1 (2016 – Czech Republic)
Best Results of 2016: 1st Tipsport Golf Masters, T2nd ISPS HANDA New Zealand Women’s Open, 4th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015 & 2016
Catriona Matthew (Scotland)
Country Scotland
Home town North Berwick
Born 25/8/1969
Turned Professional 1995
Career Victories (last) 10 (2013 - Scotland)
Solheim Cups 8
Best Results of 2016: T5th Ricoh Women’s British Open, T9th Australian Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015 & 2016
Becky Morgan (Wales)
Country Wales
Residence Port St Lucie, Florida
Born 05/09/1974
Turned Professional 2000
Career Best Finish 2nd (2015 - India)
Best Results of 2016: T3rd Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, 4th Buick Championship, T9th World Ladies Championship
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Florentyna Parker (England)
Country England
Residence Hamburg
Born 20/06/1989
Turned Professional 2009
Career Victories (last) 2 (2014 – Italy)
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Lalla Meryem Cup, T2nd Lacoste Ladies Open de France, 5th Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana and Hero Women’s Indian Open, T6th Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T8th Buick Championship, T9th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Linda Wessberg (Sweden)
Country Sweden
Residence Gothenburg
Born 13/06/1980
Turned Professional 2003
Career Victories (last) 3 (2009 – Austria)
Solheim Cups 1
Best Results of 2016: 2nd Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, T4th Tipsport Golf Masters, T9th Qatar Ladies Open
The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
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