The Queens (golf)
# The Queens (golf)

The Queens Presented by Kowa was a women's professional team golf tournament held in Japan. The tournament was contested by teams representing the tours of Japan, Korea, Australia and Europe. Hosts Japan led from start to finish to win the inaugural tournament 4–6 December 2015.

## Format

The cup was played over three days with four teams of nine players each.

In 2015, there were 34 matches – eight four-balls day one, eight foursomes day two, and 18 singles on the final day. Three points were awarded for each win and one point for halved matches. This is a similar format to the Solheim Cup. The winner was based on cumulative score over all three days.

In 2016, the format changed in two ways. Two points were awarded for each win and one point for halved matches. Based on the score from the first two days (foursomes and four-balls), the leading two teams faced off on the third day in singles matches for the championship and the third and fourth place team played for third place.

In 2017, the format changed again. On the first day eight four-ball matches were played and on the second day nine singles matches were played. Based on the score from the first two days, the leading two teams faced off in foursomes on the third day for the championship and the third and fourth place team played for third place.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Japan | Korea | Australia | Europe |
| 2016 | Korea | Japan | Europe | Australia |
| 2015 | Japan | Korea | Europe | Australia |

## Results

### 2015

After the final round at Miyoshi Country Club in 2015, the Japanese team ended with 41 points, just three ahead of the Koreans, who won eight of their nine singles matches. The LET team finished third with the ALPG in fourth.

| Tour | 4-balls | 4-somes | Singles | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| JLPGA | 12 | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| KLPGA | 7 | 7 | 24 | 38 |
| LET | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| ALPG | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |

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### 2016

After the first two rounds, Korea led with 12 points to Japan's 11 and they faced-off in the Championship singles on the final day. Europe, third with 7 points, faced Australia, with 2 points in the third-place match. Korea won seven of the eight singles matches and halved the other to win the Queens 15–1. Europe took third place with a 9–7 win over Australia.

| Tour | 4-somes | 4-balls | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| KLPGA | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| JLPGA | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| LET | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| ALPG | 0 | 2 | 2 |

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### 2017

After the first two rounds, Korea led with 24 points to Japan's 12 and they faced-off in the Championship foursomes on the final day. Australia, third with 9 points, faced Europe, with 7 points, in the third-place match. Japan won three of the four foursomes matches and halved the other to win the Queens 7–1. Australia took third place with a 5–3 win over Europe.

| Tour | 4-balls | Singles | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| KLPGA | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| JLPGA | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| ALPG | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| LET | 2 | 5 | 7 |

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## Teams

| Year | Japan | Korea | Europe | Australia |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Momoko Ueda (C) Erina Hara Akane Iijima Erika Kikuchi Misuzu Narita Shiho Oyama Ritsuko Ryu Miki Sakai Ayaka Watanabe | Lee Bo-mee (C) Bae Seon-woo Cho Yoon-ji Chun In-gee Kim Min-sun Kim Sei-young Ko Jin-young Lee Jung-min Park Sung-hyun | Laura Davies (C) Hannah Burke Karine Icher Nanna Koerstz Madsen Catriona Matthew Gwladys Nocera Emily Kristine Pedersen Melissa Reid Marianne Skarpnord | Rachel Hetherington (C) Nikki Campbell Nikki Garrett Whitney Hillier Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Stephanie Na Sarah Jane Smith Lindsey Wright |
| 2016 | Ritsuko Ryu (C) Kotone Hori Erika Kikuchi Yukari Nishiyama Shiho Oyama Megumi Shimokawa Ai Suzuki Ayaka Watanabe Yumiko Yoshida | Jiyai Shin (C) Bae Seon-woo Cho Jeong-min Jang Su-yeon Jung Hee-won Kim Hae-rym Kim Min-sun Ko Jin-young Lee Seung-hyun | Trish Johnson (C) Isabelle Boineau Georgia Hall Nuria Iturrioz Nanna Koerstz Madsen Catriona Matthew Becky Morgan Florentyna Parker Linda Wessberg | Rachel Hetherington (C) Cathryn Bristow Lauren Hibbert Whitney Hillier Stacey Keating Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Su-Hyun Oh Sarah Jane Smith |
| 2017 | Misuzu Narita (C) Lala Anai Mamiko Higa Kotone Hori Fumika Kawagishi Yukari Nishiyama Ritsuko Ryu Ai Suzuki Momoko Ueda | Kim Ha-neul (C) Bae Seon-woo Kim Char-young Kim Hae-rym Kim Ji-hyun Kim Ji-hyun2 Ko Jin-young Lee Jeong-eun Oh Ji-hyun | Gwladys Nocera (C) Carly Booth Holly Clyburn Annabel Dimmock Felicity Johnson Ólafia Kristinsdóttir Lee-Anne Pace Florentyna Parker Melissa Reid | Karrie Webb (C) Cathryn Bristow Hannah Green Rachel Hetherington Whitney Hillier Sarah Kemp Katherine Kirk Stacey Peters Sarah Jane Smith |
