2006 Lexus Cup

April 2019 Lexus Cup 2006 Tanah Merah Country Club Singapore 15–17 December 2006 Asia International Grace Park Annika Sörenstam 12½ 11½ Asia wins The 2006 Lexus Cup was a golf event competed by women representing Asia and an International squad representing the rest of the world. Each team was made up of twelve members. The competition took place at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore from 15 to 17 December 2006. Lexus was the title sponsor while Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Sports Council were main sponsors. The Asian team took a dramatic 12½ to 11½ victory in the second annual event, tying the all-time series 1–1. 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. Asia Sponsor's Picks KOR Grace Park (captain) - Seoul, South Korea JPN Sakura Yokomine - Kagoshima, Japan Rolex Women's World Ranking Qualification KOR Se Ri Pak - Daejeon, South Korea KOR Hee-Won Han - Seoul, South Korea KOR Seon Hwa Lee - Chonnan, South Korea KOR Jee Young Lee - Seoul, South Korea ADT Official Money List Qualification KOR Meena Lee - Jeonju, South Korea KOR Shi Hyun Ahn - Incheon, South Korea KOR Joo Mi Kim - Seoul, South Korea KOR Young Kim - Chuncheon, South Korea Captains Picks TWN Candie Kung - Kaohsiung, Taiwan PHI Jennifer Rosales - Manila, Philippines International Rolex Women's World Rankings SWE Annika Sörenstam (captain) - Stockholm, Sweden USA Paula Creamer - Mountain View, California PRY Julieta Granada - Asunción, Paraguay USA Natalie Gulbis - Sacramento, California ADT Official Money List Qualification USA Brittany Lincicome - St. Petersburg, Florida USA Sherri Steinhauer - Madison, Wisconsin USA Stacy Prammanasudh - Enid, Oklahoma USA Angela Stanford - Fort Worth, Texas Captain's Picks ENG Laura Davies - Coventry, England SWE Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden Sponsor's Picks USA Morgan Pressel - Tampa, Florida AUS Nikki Campbell - Australia Day one 15 December 2006 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 matches, the international team won two with two ending all square, resulting in a three-to-three tie after the first day of play. The comeback of the day was Jee Young Lee and Meena Lee coming back from four behind at the turn to defeat Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer 2 up.International, Asia Team Tied at Lexus Asia Team Results International TeamYoung Kim/Seon Hwa LeeAsia 6&5Brittany Lincicome/Laura Davies Jee Young Lee/Meena LeeAsia 2 upNatalie Gulbis/Paula Creamer Grace Park/Shi Hyun AhnHalvedAngela Stanford/Stacy Prammanasudh Hee-Won Han/Se Ri PakInt'l 4&3Morgan Pressel/Julieta GranadaJoo Mi Kim/Sakura YokomineInt'l 3&2Carin Koch/Annika Sörenstam Candie Kung/Jennifer RosalesHalvedSherri Steinhauer/Nikki Campbell 3 Foursomes 3 3 Overall 3 Day two 16 December 2006 The two teams matched up in four ball competition on day two. South Koreans Grace Park and Hee-Won Han won a thrilling match at the last hole against youngsters Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada of the United States and Paraguay respectively.Asia team takes lead at Lexus Cup Candie Kung of Taiwan and Jennifer Rosales of the Philippines cruised to a relatively easy win over Brittany Lincicome of the United States and Nikki Campbell of Australia.Asia leads in Lexus Cup women's golfApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Koreans Seon Hwa Lee and Se Ri Pak had an even easier victory over Americans Sherri Steinhauer and Angela Stanford to give the Asians the lead going into Sunday's singles. Asia Team Results International TeamMeena Lee/Jee Young LeeInt'l 2 upNatalie Gulbis/Annika Sörenstam Hee-Won Han/Grace ParkAsia 1 upMorgan Pressel/Julieta Granada Shi Hyun Ahn/Joo Mi KimInt'l 3&2Paula Creamer/Stacy Prammanasudh Candie Kung/Jennifer RosalesAsia 3&1Brittany Lincicome/Nikki CampbellYoung Kim/Sakura YokomineAsia 2 upLaura Davies/Carin Koch Seon Hwa Lee/Se Ri PakAsia 4&2Sherri Steinhauer/Angela Stanford 4 Four balls 2 7 Overall 5 Day three 17 December 2006 Day three went to the very final match as Seon Hwa Lee broke an 11-all tie on the seventeenth hole against Julieta Granada by halving it to ensure a one-point victory for Team Asia. This happened after two delays due to lightning that cast doubt on whether play would he completed on day three. The International team got off to a good start to the day,http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F06%2F12%2F17%2FGOLF_Sin-Lexus_Cup_Nightlead.html Asia Storm Home At Lexus Cup 22 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20120206112520/http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F06%2F12%2F17%2FGOLF_Sin-Lexus_Cup_Nightlead.html 6 February 2012 dead dmy-all resulting in the drama that lasted right until the very end. The second match between Taiwan's Candie Kung and Paula Creamer from the United States went back and forth all the way with three lead changes, the last occurring on the 18th as Creamer took the point,http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F17%2Fapworld%2F20061217184936&sec=apworld Asia fends off Sörenstam's Internationals' charge to win Lexus Cup 2019-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309160303/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2006%2F12%2F17%2Fapworld%2F20061217184936&sec=apworld 2012-03-09 dead dmy-all winning the last hole and bringing the Internationals within reach. However, it was not to be as the Asians held on for a dramatic victory. Asia Team Results International TeamGrace Park Int'l 4&3Annika Sörenstam Candie KungInt'l 1 upPaula Creamer Meena LeeHalvedAngela Stanford Jee Young LeeAsia 5&4Morgan PresselShi Hyun AhnInt'l 4&3Stacy Prammanasudh Young KimAsia 3&2Carin Koch Hee-Won Han Asia 3&2Nikki Campbell Jennifer RosalesInt'l 4&3Sherri Steinhauer Sakura YokomineAsia 4&3Laura DaviesJoo Mi KimInt'l 5&4Natalie GulbisSeon Hwa LeeAsia 2&1Julieta Granada Se Ri PakInt'l 4&2Brittany Lincicome 5 Singles 6 12 Overall 11 Golfer records GolferCountryWinsHalvesLossesYoung Kim300Seon Hwa Lee300Annika Sörenstam300Stacy Prammanasudh210Jee Young Lee201Natalie Gulbis201Paula Creamer201Hee-Won Han201Sakura Yokomine201Grace Park111Candie Kung111Jennifer Rosales111Sherri Steinhauer111Meena Lee111Morgan Pressel102Julieta Granada102Carin Koch102Se Ri Pak102Brittany Lincicome102Angela Stanford021Shi Hyun Ahn012Nikki Campbell012Laura Davies003Joo Mi Kim003 References External links Lexus Cup - official site Category:Lexus Cup Category:Golf tournaments in Singapore Lexus Cup Lexus Cup Category:2006 in Singaporean women's sport Category:Women's sports competitions in Singapore Category:International sports competitions hosted by Singapore