2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown: Final Field and Seedings Revealed

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced the final field and seedings for the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. The tournament, which takes place over four days, features 32 teams competing in a four-ball format. The country seedings were locked in on August 4, with the U.S. team ranked first, followed closely by Japan, and South Korea. The Thailand team has been updated after Pajaree Anannarukarn was added to replace Patty Tavatanakit, who withdrew from the competition.

Key Takeaways:

• The U.S. team has been updated with Yealimi Noh replacing Nelly Korda, who withdrew due to injury.
• Pajaree Anannarukarn has been added to the Thailand team, replacing Patty Tavatanakit.
• The country seedings were locked in on August 4 and will not change regardless of any further team lineup changes.
• The top seven countries were determined by the combined Rolex Rankings of the top four players from each country as of the 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship on June 23.
• The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown will feature three days of four-ball competition, followed by singles and foursomes matches on the final day.
• The top two countries from each Pool will advance to the final match on Sunday afternoon.

Statistics:

• The U.S. team has 42 points, with Yealimi Noh ranked 24th.
• The Japan team has 50 points, with Miyu Yamashita ranked 6th.
• The South Korea team has 56 points, with Jin Young Ko ranked 16th.
• The Australia team has 81 points, with Minjee Lee ranked 4th.
• The Thailand team has 76 points, with Pajaree Anannarukarn ranked 78th.
• The World Team has 150 points, with Lydia Ko ranked 3rd.

Sources:

• Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) news release
• Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings
• 2025 AIG Women's Open
• 2025 KPMG Women's PGA Championship