England unveil four-strong line-up for 2016 UL International Crown in Illinois
Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:05, UK
England have named a strong line-up for the 2016 UL International Crown to be held just outside Chicago next month.
England, who did not compete in the inaugural event at Caves Valley in Maryland in 2014, finalised their team at the conclusion of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
They will be represented at the eight-team event at the Merit Club in Gurnee, Illinois, from July 21-24 by Charley Hull, Holly Clyburn, Melissa Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff.
On her inclusion in the team, Clyburn said: "I'm really excited, it's been a few years since I've represented my country.
"I used to do it when I played as an amateur and I just can't wait to get going with the team and have some fun that week."
Korea are the top seeds for the LPGA-santioned event followed by the United States, Japan, Australia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, England and China.
The UL International Crown is a biennial, team match play competition featuring the best female golfers from the top eight countries across the globe, based on the combined Rolex World Ranking of the top four players from each country.
Inbee Park, Sei Young Kim, In Gee Chun and Amy Yang represent the top seeds while the States' quartet constists of Lexi Thompson, Stacy Lewis, Gerina Piller and Cristie Kerr.
Haru Nomura, Shiho Oyama, Mika Miyazato and Ayaka Watanabe make up the Japan team, Minjee Lee, Su Oh, Karrie Webb and Rebecca Artis tee it up for the Aussies while the Chinese Taipei foursome is Teresa Lu, Candie Kung, Yani Tseng and Ssu-Chia Cheng.
Thailand are represented by Ariya Jutanugarn, Pornanong Phatlum, Moriya Jutanugarn and Porani Chutichai with China's Shanshan Feng, XiYu Lin, Jing Yan and Yuting Shi completing the line-up.
