Venue & Tournament Details
Course: New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Dates: Thursday, October 23 – Sunday, October 26, 2025
Format: Four days of match play (fourball pool play Thu–Sat; semifinals & finals Sun)
Purse: $2 million (winning team share: $500,000, $125k per player)
Broadcast: Golf Channel (10 p.m.–3 a.m. ET Thu–Fri; semifinals Sat 7:30–10:30 p.m. ET; finals Sun midnight–4 a.m. ET)
Weather Outlook
Thu (Rd 1): Sunny, highs 68°F (20°C), light winds 5–8 mph
Fri (Rd 2): Clear, highs 70°F (21°C), breezier 8–12 mph
Sat (Rd 3): Mild, calm, highs 69°F (20°C)
Sun (Finals): Sunny, winds 10–15 mph, highs 71°F (22°C)
Overall: Excellent scoring weather, with only Sunday’s breeze adding challenge.
Injury/Player Updates
Nelly Korda (USA) – withdrew, replaced by Yealimi Noh
Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) – withdrew, replaced by Pajaree Anannarukarn
Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) – withdrew, replaced by Jasmine Suwannapura
Lin Xiyu (China) – maternity leave, replaced by Ruixin Liu
Featured Player Matchups
Pool A (USA, Australia, Thailand, China):
Green/Grace Kim (AUS) vs. Thitikul/Anannarukarn (THA) – rematch of 2023 final
Pool B (Japan, Korea, Sweden, World):
Yamashita/Takeda (JPN) vs. Hull/Lydia Ko (World) – rookies vs. veterans
Star Players to Watch:
Jeeno Thitikul (World #1, Thailand)
Minjee Lee (World #4, Australia)
Jin Young Ko (World #16, Korea)
Lydia Ko (World #3, World Team)
Charley Hull (World #10, World Team)
Team Recent Form
Defending Champion: Thailand (2023, defeated Australia 11–6.5 at TPC Harding Park)
Past Winners: Spain (2014), USA (2016), Korea (2018), Thailand (2023)
Recent Form:
Korea: Won 2018 edition on home soil
USA: Strong Solheim Cup veterans (Vu, Yin)
World Team: Debut, but stacked with Lydia Ko, Hull, Henderson
Series History
Established: 2014, biennial LPGA team event
Winners by Year:
2014 – Spain
2016 – USA
2018 – South Korea
2023 – Thailand
Betting Odds & Trends
Japan +320
Australia +400
South Korea +450
USA +450
World +550
Thailand +600
Sweden +800
China +1000
Trends:
Host nation has won 1 of 2 times played in Asia (Korea 2018).
Defending champions have never repeated.
Match play volatility favors underdogs in pool play.
