Australians make International Crown Final but lose to Thailand
Stephanie Kyriacou – one of the stars of the week for the Australians image Getty / LPGA
The Australian team of Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Kemp have been soundly beaten in the final of the Hanwha Life Plus International Crown teams event at the TPC Harding Park near San Francisco but that they made the final was an achievement in itself.
The Australians graduated from the round robin stage to the semis where they faced the top qualifiers in the alternate group Sweden in Sunday morning’s match-up.
They emerged as the winners and faced the Thailand team of Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn, Patty Tanatavakit and Atthaya Thitikul but it was pretty much one way traffic in the final, with the Thais wining the two singles and one foursome match.
The Australians clean swept the Swedes in the morning before the final but against the Thais it was a different story with Hannah Green and Stephanie Kyriacou losing their singles matches and Sarah Kemp and Minjee Lee losing the one and only foursome match.
Kyriacou was up early in her singles match but was eventually overpowered by Atthaya Thitikul.
