Handa Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2015: Sarasota, Florida |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course | 2015: Palm Aire Country Club |
| Tour | Legends Tour |
| Format | Stroke play matches since 2012 |
| Current champion | |
 USA by 26 points to 22 | |
The Handa Cup is a series of senior women's golf matches between a United States team and a World Team drawn from players from the rest of the world. It was founded in 2006 and is an event on the LPGA Legends Tour. Since 2013 it has been officially known as the ISPS Handa Cup, named after its sponsor, Haruhisa Handa.[1]
The 2015 event was held on November 13–14 at Palm Aire Country Club, Sarasota, Florida.
The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and similar team events, consisting of twelve players per side and a non-playing captain, usually a highly respected golf figure. The captains are responsible for pairing the teams in the pairs events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursome" and "four ball" matches respectively).
Results
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| Year | Dates | Venue | Location | Winning team | Score | Losing team | U.S. captain | World captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nov 13–14 | Palm Aire Country Club | Florida | United States | 26–22 | World | Nancy Lopez | Sally Little |
| 2014 | Sep 27–28 | Old Waverly Golf Club | Mississippi | United States | 28–20 | World | Nancy Lopez | Sally Little |
| 2013 | Oct 12–13 | Hermitage Golf Course | Tennessee | World | 27–21 | United States | JoAnne Carner | Pia Nilsson |
| 2012 | Nov 3–4 | Reunion Resort and Club | Florida | United States[3] | 24–24 | World | JoAnne Carner | Pia Nilsson |
| 2011 | May 21–22 | Wentworth by the Sea Country Club | New Hampshire | United States | 34–14 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Pia Nilsson |
| 2010 | Sep 4–5 | Wentworth by the Sea Country Club | New Hampshire | United States | 27–21 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Catherine Panton-Lewis |
| 2009 | Dec 5–6 | Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village | Florida | United States | 28–20 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Catherine Panton-Lewis |
| 2008 | Dec 5–6 | Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village | Florida | United States | 31–17 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Catherine Panton-Lewis |
| 2007 | Dec 15–16 | Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village | Florida | United States | 26–22 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Hisako Higuchi |
| 2006 | Dec 16–17 | Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village | Florida | United States | 27–11 | World | Kathy Whitworth | Hisako Higuchi |
Format
[edit | edit source]The match is held over two days; Saturday and Sunday except in 2008 and 2015 when it was held on a Friday and Saturday.[4] Pairs matches are played on the first day with single matches on the final day. Unlike most other team events, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a halved match. Until 2011 it was a match play event but from 2012 it changed to stroke play.
From 2014 the event has consisted of six best-ball matches on the first morning, six modified alternate shot matches on the first afternoon and 12 singles matches on the second day. The first day matches are over 9 holes while the second day matches are over 18 holes. All matches are stroke play. Two points are awarded to the winner of each match with 1 point each for a tied match.
Appearances
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United States
[edit | edit source]This is a complete list of golfers who have played for the United States.
- Amy Alcott: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danielle Ammaccapane: 2015
- Pat Bradley: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- JoAnne Carner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Beth Daniel: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Cindy Figg-Currier: 2008, 2012, 2013
- Jane Geddes: 2006
- Sandra Haynie: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Pat Hurst: 2015
- Juli Inkster: 2014, 2015
- Christa Johnson: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Rosie Jones: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Betsy King: 2012, 2013
- Nancy Lopez: 2011, 2012, 2013
- Marilyn Lovander: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Meg Mallon: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
- Barb Mucha: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Martha Nause: 2006
- Cindy Rarick: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Michele Redman: 2011, 2015
- Laurie Rinker: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Nancy Scranton: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Patty Sheehan: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Val Skinner: 2014
- Sherri Steinhauer: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Kris Tschetter: 2015
- Sherri Turner: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Colleen Walker: 2009
World
[edit | edit source]This is a complete list of golfers who have played for the rest of the World team.
- Error creating thumbnail: Helen Alfredsson: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Canada Dawn Coe-Jones: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Australia Jane Crafter: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- England Laura Davies: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Peru Alicia Dibos: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Australia Wendy Doolan: 2014, 2015
- Brazil Maria Alice Gonzalez: 2006, 2007
- Canada Gail Graham: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Canada Nancy Harvey: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Japan Masumi Inaba: 2008
- Canada Lorie Kane: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- England Trish Johnson: 2013, 2014, 2015
- PeruError creating thumbnail: Jenny Lidback: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- South Africa Sally Little: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Scotland Catriona Matthew: 2015
- Error creating thumbnail: Liselotte Neumann: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
- England Alison Nicholas: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Error creating thumbnail: Catrin Nilsmark: 2012
- Japan Mieko Nomura: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Japan Michiko Okada: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- France Anne Marie Palli: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Scotland Catherine Panton-Lewis: 2006
- Canada Barb Scherbak: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Australia Jan Stephenson: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Japan Aiko Takasu: 2009
- Canada Tina Tombs: 2008, 2011
- Taiwan Angie Tsai: 2006, 2007
- Japan Nayoko Yoshikawa: 2006, 2007
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Notes and references
[edit | edit source]- ^ "ISPS Handa Cup Postponed To 2017, Moves To International Site" Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine, The Legends Tour, April 16, 2016
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Retained Cup with tie.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- 2015 Handa Cup Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine