2007 Lexus Cup

{{Infobox team golf tournament

| name = Lexus Cup

| year = 2007

| venue = The Vines Resort & Country Club

| location = Perth, Australia

| dates = 7–9 December 2007

| logo =

| logowidth =

| home = Asia

| away = International

| homecaptain = Se Ri Pak

| awaycaptain = Annika Sörenstam

| homescore = 15

| awayscore = 9

| result = Asia wins

}}

The 2007 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 Vines Resort & Country Club in Perth, Australia from 7–9 December 2007. Lexus was the title sponsor; Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Sports Council were main sponsors.

After taking a commanding lead in the first day of play, winning all six matches, Team Asia won the tournament by a score of 15 to 9.

Teams

As in the similar team events of the Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), and Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), each team was made up of twelve players.

Asia

Rolex World Ranking Qualification
{{flagicon|KOR}} Se Ri Pak (captain) – Daejeon, South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Jang – Daejeon, South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jee Young Lee – Seoul, South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jiyai Shin – South Korea
ADT Official Money List Qualification
{{flagicon|KOR}} Shi Hyun Ahn – Seoul, South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} In-Kyung Kim – South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} Sarah Lee – Seoul, South Korea
{{flagicon|KOR}} Seon Hwa Lee – Cheonan, South Korea
Captain's Picks
{{flagicon|KOR}} Meena Lee – Jeonju, South Korea
{{flagicon|TWN}} Amy Hung – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sponsor's Picks
{{flagicon|TWN}} Candie Kung – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayako Uehara – Kagoshima, Japan

International

Rolex World Rankings Qualifications
{{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam (captain) – Stockholm, Sweden
{{flagicon|USA}} Cristie Kerr – Scottsdale, Arizona
{{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen – Oslo, Norway
{{flagicon|USA}} Morgan Pressel – Boca Raton, Florida
ADT Official Money List Qualification
{{flagicon|USA}} Natalie Gulbis – Sacramento, California
{{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth – Falun, Sweden
{{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Lincicome – St. Petersburg, Florida
{{flagicon|BRA}} Angela Park – Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Captain's Picks
{{flagicon|AUS}} Nikki Campbell – Coventry, Australia
{{flagicon|USA}} Stacy Prammanasudh – Enid, Oklahoma
Sponsor's Picks
{{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Castrale – Palm Desert, California
{{flagicon|SCO}} Catriona Matthew – Edinburgh, Scotland

Day one

7 December 2007

Day one saw six foursome matches with each team putting two golfers on the course for each match, with the pairs playing alternate shots. Team Asia took a commanding lead in the Lexus Cup, winning all six matches. Only one of the six matches—Sarah Lee and Meena Lee vs. Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale went to 18 holes.

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! Team Asia

! Results

! Team International

Jee Young Lee / Seon Hwa Lee

|Asia 3&1

|Natalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen

Sarah Lee / Meena Lee

|Asia 1 up

|Cristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale

Jeong Jang / Shi Hyun Ahn

|Asia 2&1

|Angela Park / Nikki Campbell

Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung Kim

|Asia 2&1

|Morgan Pressel / Stacy Prammanasudh

Amy Hung / Jiyai Shin

|Asia 4&2

|Maria Hjorth / Brittany Lincicome

Candie Kung / Ayako Uehara

|Asia 3&2

|Annika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew

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| align="center"|6

| align="center"|Foursomes

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! 6

! Overall

! 0

Day two

8 December 2007

The teams competed in four ball competition on day two. Team Asia continued to dominate, increasing its lead to seven points. Team International posted its first points of the week with wins by partners Angela Park and Nikki Campbell, and by Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale.

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! Team Asia

! Results

! Team International

Jeong Jang / Shi Hyun Ahn

|Int'l 3&2

|Angela Park / Nikki Campbell

Jee Young Lee / Seon Hwa Lee

|Asia 2 up

|Natalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen

Sarah Lee / Meena Lee

|Int'l 3&2

|Cristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale

Candie Kung / Ayako Uehara

|Halved

|Stacy Prammanasudh / Morgan Pressel

Amy Hung / Jiyai Shin

|Asia 2&1

|Maria Hjorth / Brittany Lincicome

Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung Kim

|Asia 1 up

|Annika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew

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| align="center"|3{{1/2}}

| align="center"|Four balls

| align="center"|2{{1/2}}

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! 9{{1/2}}

! Overall

! 2{{1/2}}

Day three

9 December 2007

Prior to the start of Day Three, it was announced that Suzann Pettersen had withdrawn from the singles matches due to a back injury. Pak, who had been battling a shoulder injury also sat out and the two captains agreed to halve the Pak-Pettersen match.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-w/news/BDN4116544.htm |title=Asia continues to roll at the Lexus Cup |accessdate=2007-12-09 |work=Sports Network}}{{dead link|date=August 2014}}

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! Team Asia

! Results

! Team International

Candie Kung

|Int'l 4&3

|Annika Sörenstam

Jee Young Lee

|Asia 2&1

|Nicole Castrale

Amy Hung