Meet the teams

Ladies European Tour (LET)

Gwladys Nocera (Captain)
Age: 42
Tour wins: 14
World Ranking: 334
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Jung Min Lee and Min Sun Kim (KLPGA) beat Gwladys Nocera and Marianne Skarpnord (LET) 1 up
Foursomes
Ayaka Watanabe and Erika Kikuchi (JLPGA) beat Catriona Matthew and Gwladys Nocera (LET) 2&1
Singles
Erika Kikuchi (JLPGA) beat Gwladys Nocera (LET) 4&3

Lee-Anne Pace
Age: 36
Tour wins: 10
World Ranking: 103
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Mel Reid
Age: 30
Tour wins: 6
World Ranking: 118
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Ayaka Watanabe and Erika Kikuchi (JLPGA) beat Laura Davies and Melissa Reid (LET) 6 and 4
Foursomes
Hannah Burke and Melissa Reid (LET) halved with Shiho Oyama and Narita (JLPGA)
Singles
Sei Young Kim (KLPGA) beat Melissa Reid (LET) 5&4
Florentyna Parker
Age: 28
Tour wins: 3
World Ranking: 126
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2016
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Kotone Hori (JLPGA) defeated Florentyna Parker and Georgia Hall (LET) 2 and 1
Four-ball
Florentyna Parker and Isabelle Boineau (LET) halved with Yumiko Yoshida and Kotone Hori (JLPGA)
Singles
Florentyna Parker (LET) defeated Sarah Kemp 5 and 4

Holly Clyburn
Age: 28
Tour wins: 1
World Ranking: 192
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Olafia Kristinsdottir
Age: 25
World Ranking: 178
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Felicity Johnson
Age: 30
Tour wins: 2
World Ranking: 256
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Annabel Dimmock
Age: 21
World Ranking: 335
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Carly Booth
Age: 25
Tour wins: 2
World Ranking: 396
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

30/11/2017 Ladies European Tour 2017: The Queens Presented by Kowa, Miyoshi Country Club. Nagoya, Japan. December 1-3 2017. Team ALPG. Credit: LET

Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG)

Karrie Webb (Captain)
Age: 42
Tour wins: 57 (7 Majors)
World Ranking: 93
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Katherine Kirk
Age: 36
Tour wins: 11
World Ranking: 59
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015:
Four-balls
In Gee Chun and Yoon Ji Cho (KLPGA) beat Katherine Kirk and Nikki Garrett (ALPG) 4 and 3
Foursomes
Karine Icher and Nanna Koertz Madsen (LET) beat Katherine Kirk and Nikki Campbell (ALPG) 4&3
Singles
Ritsuko Ryu (JLPGA) beat Katherine Kirk (ALPG) 5&4
2016
Foursomes
Yukari Nishiyama and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Katherine Kirk and Lauren Hibbert (ALPG) 2 up
Four-ball
Catriona Matthew and Georgia Hall (LET) defeated Katherine Kirk and Lauren Hibbert (ALPG) 6 and 4
Singles
Georgia Hall (LET) defeated Katherine Kirk 2 and 1

Sarah Jane Smith
Age: 33
Tour wins: 1
World Ranking: 82
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Fourballs
Hannah Burke and Emily Kristine Pedersen (LET) beat Sarah Kemp and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) 4 and 3
Foursomes
Sarah Kemp and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) halved with Sung Hyun Park and Min Sun Kim (KLPGA)
Singles
Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) beat Emily Kristine Pedersen (LET) 5&4
2016
Foursomes
Hae Rym Kim and Seung Hyun Lee (KLPGA) defeated Su-Hyun Oh and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) 4 and 3

Four-ball
Ritsuko Ryu and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Sarah Jane Smith and Sarah Kemp (ALPG) 4 and 3

Singles
Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) defeated Nuria Iturrios 3 and 2

Hannah Green
Age: 20
Tour wins: 5
World Ranking: 201
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Whitney Hillier
Age: 26
World Ranking: 307
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015:
Four-balls
Ritsuko Ryu and Miki Sakai (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 4 and 3.
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Akane Iijima (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG)
Singles
Jin Young Ko (KLPGA) beat Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 1 up
2016
Foursomes
Min Sun Kim and Su Yeon Jang (KLPGA) defeated Whitney Hillier and Rachel Hetherington (ALPG) 2 and 1

Four-ball
Su-Hyun Oh and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) defeated Linda Wessberg and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (LET) 2 and 1

Singles
Whitney Hillier (ALPG) defeated Becky Morgan (LET) 1 up

Stacey Peters
Age: 31
Tour wins: 9
World Ranking:
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016
Overall record:
2016
Four-ball
Catriona Matthew and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (LET) defeated Sarah Kemp and Stacey Keating (ALPG) 2 and 1
Foursomes
Hee Won Jung and Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) defeated Stacey Keating and Cathryn Bristow (ALPG) 3 and 2
Singles
Linda Wessberg (LET) defeated Stacey Keating 1 up

Sarah Kemp
Age: 31
Tour wins: 11
World Ranking: 448
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa:
Overall record: 2015, 2016
2015
Four-balls
Hannah Burke and Emily Kristine Pedersen (LET) beat Sarah Kemp and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) 4 and 3
Foursomes
Sarah Kemp and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) halved with Sung Hyun Park and Min Sun Kim (KLPGA)
Singles
Laura Davies (LET) beat Sarah Kemp (ALPG) 2&1
2016
Foursomes
Catriona Matthew and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (LET) defeated Sarah Kemp and Stacey Keating (ALPG) 2 and 1

Four-ball
Ritsuko Ryu and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Sarah Jane Smith and Sarah Kemp (ALPG) 4 and 3
Singles
Florentyna Parker (LET) defeated Sarah Kemp 5 and 4

Cathryn Bristow
Age: 33
World Ranking: 513
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2016
Four-ball
Hee Won Jung and Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) defeated Stacey Keating and Cathryn Bristow (ALPG) 3 and 2
Singles
Cathryn Bristow (ALPG) defeated Isabelle Boineau 2 up

Rachel Hetherington
Age: 45
Tour wins: 12
World Ranking: 1237
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Ritsuko Ryu and Miki Sakai (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 4 and 3.
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Akane Iijima (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 2&1
Singles
Rachel Hetherington (ALPG) beat Marianne Skarpnord (LET) 2&1

2016
Foursomes
Min Sun Kim and Su Yeon Jang (KLPGA) defeated Whitney Hillier and Rachel Hetherington (ALPG) 2 and 1
Singles
Catriona Matthew (LET) defeated Rachel Hetherington 2 up

30/11/2017 Ladies European Tour 2017: The Queens Presented by Kowa, Miyoshi Country Club. Nagoya, Japan. December 1-3 2017. The Korean team. Credit: LET

Korean LPGA (KLPGA)

Ha-Neul Kim (Captain)
Age: 28
Tour wins: 14
World Ranking: 34
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Jin-Young Ko
Age: 22
Tour wins: 9
World Ranking: 19
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Shiho Oyama and Misuzu Narita (JLPGA) beat Seon Woo Bae and Jin Young Ko (KLPGA) 2 and 1.

Foursomes
Jin Young Ko and Bo-Mee Lee (KLPGA) beat Lindsey Wright and Nikki Garrett (ALPG) 3&2
Singles
Jin Young Ko (KLPGA) beat Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 1 up
2016
Foursomes
Shiho Oyama and Ai Suzuki (JLPGA) defeated Jin-Young Ko and Jiyai Shin (KLPGA) 1 up
Four-ball
Jeongmin Cho and Jin-Young Ko (LPGA) defeated Becky Morgan and Nuria Iturrios (LET) 2 and 1
Singles
Jin-Young Ko (KLPGA) defeated Erika Kikuchi 3 and 1

Jeong-Eun Lee
Age: 21
Tour wins: 4
World Ranking: 25
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Hae-Rym Kim
Age: 28
Tour wins: 6
World Ranking: 37
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2016
Foursomes
Hae Rym Kim and Seung Hyun Lee (KLPGA) defeated Su-Hyun Oh and Sarah Jane Smith (ALPG) 4 and 3
Singles
Hae Rym Kim (KLPGA) defeated Megumi Shimokawa 3 and 2

Seon-Woo Bae
Age: 23
Tour wins: 2
World Ranking: 54
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Shiho Oyama and Misuzu Narita (JLPGA) beat Seon Woo Bae and Jin Young Ko (KLPGA) 2 and 1.
Singles
Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) beat Stephanie Na (ALPG) 5&4
2016

Foursomes
Nuria Iturrios and Isabelle Boineau (LET) defeated Hee Won Jung and Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) 2 and 1
Four-ball
Hee Won Jung and Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) defeated Stacey Keating and Cathryn Bristow (ALPG) 3 and 2
Singles
Seon Woo Bae (KLPGA) defeated Ayaka Watanabe 1 up

Ji-Hyun Kim
Age: 26
Tour wins: 3
World Ranking: 53
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Ji-Hyun Oh
Age: 21
Tour wins: 4
World Ranking: 57
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Ji-Hyun Kim 2
Age: 26
Tour wins: 3
World Ranking: 65
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Char-Young Kim
Age: 26
Tour wins: 4
World Ranking: 108
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

30/11/2017 Ladies European Tour 2017: The Queens Presented by Kowa, Miyoshi Country Club. Nagoya, Japan. December 1-3 2017. TEAM JLPGA. Credit: LET

The Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (JLPGA)

Misuzu Narita (Captain)
Age: 25
Tour wins: 8
World Ranking: 79
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Shiho Oyama and Misuzu Narita (JLPGA) beat Seon Woo Bae and Jin Young Ko (KLPGA) 2 and 1.
Foursomes
Hannah Burke and Melissa Reid (LET) halved with Shiho Oyama and Narita (JLPGA)
Singles
Misuzu Narita (JLPGA) beat Catriona Matthew (LET) 6&5

Ai Suzuki
Age: 23
Tour wins: 5
World Ranking: 32
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2016
Foursomes
Shiho Oyama and Ai Suzuki (JLPGA) defeated Jin-Young Ko and Jiyai Shin (KLPGA) 1 up
Four-ball
Jiyai Shin and Min Sun Kim (KLPGA) defeated Shiho Oyama and Ai Suzuki (JLPGA) 4 and 2
Singles
Min Sun Kim (KLPGA) defeated Ai Suzuki 4 and 3

Fumika Kawagishi
Age: 23
Tour wins: 1
World Ranking: 47
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Ritsuko Ryu
Age: 30
Tour wins: 5
World Ranking: 66
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-balls
Ritsuko Ryu and Miki Sakai (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 4 and 3.
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Akane Iijima (JLPGA) beat Rachel Hetherington and Whitney Hillier (ALPG) 2&1
Singles
Ritsuko Ryu (JLPGA) beat Katherine Kirk (ALPG) 5&4
2016
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Sarah Jane Smith and Sarah Kemp (ALPG) 4 and 3
Four-ball
Ritsuko Ryu and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Sarah Jane Smith and Sarah Kemp (ALPG) 4 and 3
Singles
Su Yeon Jang (KLPGA) defeated Ritsuko Ryu 1 up

Momoko Ueda
Age: 31
Tour wins: 13
World Ranking:
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2015, 2017
Overall record:
2015
Four-ball
Momoko Ueda and Erina Hara (JLPGA) beat Lindsey Wright and Stephanie Na (ALPG) 6 and 5
Foursomes
Momoko Ueda and Erina Hara (JLPGA) beat Sei Young Kim and In Gee Chun (KLPGA) 5&4
Singles
Sung Hyun Park (KLPGA) beat Momoko Ueda (JLPGA) 5&4
Mamiko Higa
Age: 24
Tour wins: 3
World Ranking: 61
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie

Kotone Hori
Age: 21
World Ranking: 100
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:

2016
Foursomes
Ritsuko Ryu and Kotone Hori (JLPGA) defeated Florentyna Parker and Georgia Hall (LET) 2 and 1
Four-ball
Florentyna Parker and Isabelle Boineau (LET) halved with Yumiko Yoshida and Kotone Hori (JLPGA)

Singles
Seung Hyun Lee (LPGA) halved with Kotone Hori (JLPGA)

Yukari Nishiyama
Age: 36
Tour wins: 2
World Ranking: 106
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: 2016, 2017
Overall record:
2016
Foursomes
Yukari Nishiyama and Megumi Shimokawa (JLPGA) defeated Katherine Kirk and Lauren Hibbert (ALPG) 2 up
Singles
Jeongmin Cho (KLPGA) defeated Yukari Nishiyama 2 and 1

Lala Anai
Age: 30
Tour wins: 2
World Ranking: 112
Appearances in The Queens presented by Kowa: rookie