England’s Charlie Hull helped the world team beat Japan in the third and fourth place consolation games at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, with Australia beating the USA in the final.
Hull dominated her match against Ayaka Furue, winning 4 and 3 to finish the week with a 3-1-1 record at New Korea Country Club.
That victory was followed by Lydia Ko’s 3-2 win over Ryo Takeda, as the world team was the first to reach the two-point threshold to secure third place.
Crucial victories by Minji Lee and Hannah Green secured the title for Australia against the United States.
After finishing as runners-up at Thailand 2023 at TPC Harding Park, the Australians went one better in Korea thanks to Lee and Green’s 2&1 victories over Angel Yin and Yealima Noh, respectively.
The foursomes match between Australia’s Stephanie Kyriacou and Grace Kim and Americans Lilia Wu and Lauren Coughlin was a no-brainer when Green secured victory in the second singles match on the 17th hole.