The Handa Cup is a series of senior women's

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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

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. Since 2013 it has been officially known as the

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Handa Cup, named after its sponsor,

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."ISPS Handa Cup Postponed To 2017, Moves To International Site"
The Legends Tour, April 16, 2016 The

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event was held on November 13–14 at Palm Aire Country Club,

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. The format is drawn from the

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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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Format

The match is held over two days; Saturday and Sunday except in 2008 and 2015 when it was held on a Friday and Saturday. 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

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event but from 2012 it changed to

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. 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

This is a complete list of golfers who have played for the United States. *

Amy Alcott Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer and golf course designer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Ha ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *

Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane (born November 27, 1965) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling. Amateur career Ammaccapane was born in Babylon, New York. She h ...

: 2015 * Pat Bradley: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 *

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * Cindy Figg-Currier: 2008, 2012, 2013 *

Jane Geddes Jane Geddes (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional golfer. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour events overall. Geddes was the Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE. Career ...

: 2006 *

Sandra Haynie Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career H ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 *

Pat Hurst Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Hurst's mother is originally from Japan and her father is an American of German heritage. She was born in San Leandro, California, and raised in th ...

: 2015 *

Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA ...

: 2014, 2015 *

Christa Johnson Christa Johnson (born April 25, 1958) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Born in Arcata, Califor ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * Rosie Jones: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Betsy King :''Betsy King was also a childhood name for Lizzie Lloyd King.'' Betsy King (born August 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in a ...

: 2012, 2013 *

Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships. Amateur career Lopez won the New Mexico Women's ...

: 2011, 2012, 2013 * Marilyn Lovander: 2006, 2007, 2008 *

Meg Mallon Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall o ...

: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 *

Barb Mucha Barb Mucha (born December 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer. Mucha was born in Parma Heights, Ohio. She played college golf at Michigan State University. Prior to joining the LPGA, LPGA Tour in 1987, Mucha won six events on the Futures ...

: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Martha Nause Martha Nause (born September 10, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She is a three-time winner on the LPGA tour, including one major championship, the 1994 du Maurier Classic. Nause was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She attended St. Olaf ...

: 2006 *

Cindy Rarick Cindy Rarick (born September 12, 1959) is an American professional golfer. She competed as Cindy Flom in 1985 and from 1999 to 2001. Amateur career Rarick was born in Glenwood, Minnesota. In 1994, she was inducted into the Sahuaro High School A ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 *

Michele Redman Michele Redman (born April 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota. Redman was born in Zanesville, Ohio. She attende ...

: 2011, 2015 *

Laurie Rinker Laurie Anne Rinker (born September 28, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Amateur career Rinker was born and raised in Stuart, Florida. She attended the University of Flo ...

: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Nancy Scranton Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer. Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three to ...

: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *

Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Sheehan also ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 *

Val Skinner Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State ch ...

: 2014 *

Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at ...

: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 * Kris Tschetter: 2015 *

Sherri Turner Sherri Turner (born October 4, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1984 and won three LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Turner was born in Greenvil ...

: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 *

Colleen Walker Colleen Walker (August 16, 1956 – December 11, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Walker was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She started playing golf at the age of 14. At the age of 18, she was ...

: 2009

World

This is a complete list of golfers who have played for the rest of the World team. *

Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson (born 9 April 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer who played primarily on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She won the LPGA major Nabisco Dinah Shore and twice finish ...

: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Dawn Coe-Jones Dawn Coe-Jones (October 19, 1960 – November 12, 2016) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour, and a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. She was the first female Canadian golfer to surpass $1million in career earning ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 *

Jane Crafter Jane Crafter (born 14 December 1955) is an Australian-American professional golfer and golf broadcaster for ESPN who played on the LPGA Tour. She has had dual citizenship in Australia and the United States since 2007. Her father Brian was also a pr ...

: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Laura Davies Dame Laura Jane Davies, (born 5 October 1963) is an English female professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA ...

: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Alicia Dibos Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name * Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer * Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia Places * Alicia, Bohol, Phi ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Wendy Doolan Wendy Doolan (born 16 December 1968) is a former Australian professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Doolan was born in Sydney, Australia. She started playing golf at the age of 14. In 1991 she was runner-up at the B ...

: 2014, 2015 *

Maria Alice Gonzalez Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

: 2006, 2007 *

Gail Graham Gail Anderson Graham (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Graham won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1995 and 1997. Graham won the LPGA Tour's William and Mousie Powell Award (later renamed the Found ...

: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Nancy Harvey: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 * Masumi Inaba: 2008 *

Lorie Kane Lorie is a feminine name. It may refer to: People ;Given name * Lorie (singer) (full name Laure Pester) (born 1982), French singer * Lorie Conway, American independent producer and filmmaker * Lorie Griffin, American film and television actress ...

: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other ...

: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Jenny Lidback Jenny Lidback (born 30 March 1963) is a professional golfer. Lidback was born in Lima, Peru to Swedish parents. She attended Texas Christian University and Louisiana State University. Lidback's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1989. Her only w ...

: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Sally Little Sally Little (born 12 October 1951) is a South African-born professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championship, during her career. In 2016, she became the first female ...

: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 * Catriona Matthew: 2015 *

Liselotte Neumann Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. When she recorded her first LPGA Tour win, by claiming the 1988 U.S. Women's Open title, Neumann also became the first Swedish golfer, male or female, to win a ...

: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Alison Nicholas Alison Nicholas, (born 6 March 1962) is an English professional golfer. Amateur career Nicholas was born in Gibraltar. She was educated at the School of St Mary and St Anne (now Abbots Bromley School for Girls). She enjoyed a very successful ...

: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *

Catrin Nilsmark Catrin Maria Nilsmark (born 30 August 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on both the United States-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. Early life Nilsmark was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. She grew up in Lerum east of Go ...

: 2012 * Mieko Nomura: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 *

Michiko Okada Michiko Okada (born 11 January 1945) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA). Okada won 10 times on the JLPGA between 1975 and 1995. One of Ohsako's JLPGA wins was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, the 1978 ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 *

Anne Marie Palli Anne Marie Palli (born 18 April 1955) is a French professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Palli represented her country seven years in a row at the European Lady Junior's Team Championship, for players up to the age of 21, winning four ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 *

Catherine Panton-Lewis Catherine Rita Panton-Lewis (born 14 June 1955) is a Scottish professional golfer who was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour and won its first Order of Merit. Her father was John Panton, MBE, a professional golfer who played on th ...

: 2006 * Barb Scherbak: 2006, 2007, 2008 *

Jan Stephenson Jan Lynn Stephenson (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legen ...

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 *

Aiko Takasu is a female Japanese given name. is a Japanese surname, also romanized as Aikoh or Aiko. Aiko or Ayko is also a traditional male given name in Scandinavia and especially northern Germany. In Germany it is considered one of the old "gentr ...

: 2009 *

Tina Tombs Tina M. Tombs (born April 4, 1962) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under both her maiden name, Tina Tombs, and a married name, Tina Purtzer (1988–92). Purtzer won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990. Profess ...

: 2008, 2011 * Angie Tsai: 2006, 2007 *

Nayoko Yoshikawa Nayoko Yoshikawa ( ja, 吉川なよ子, born 18 February 1949) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) and the LPGA Tour. Yoshikawa won 29 times on the JLPGA between 1979 and 1995. She was the leading mone ...

: 2006, 2007

Notes and references

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External links

2015 Handa Cup
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