The 2005 Lexus Cup was the inaugural edition of the annual golf match competed by women representing Asia and an international squad. Each team was made up of twelve members. The competition took place at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore from 9–11 December 2005. Lexus was he title sponsor while Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines, and Singapore Sports Council are main sponsors. The total purse was US$960,000, with $50,000 going to each member of the winning team and $30,000 to members of the other team. The International team won solidly in the first annual event, 16 points to 8. Teams As in the similar team events of the Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), and Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), each team consisted of twelve players. Each captain appointed their remaining team members. Asia Grace Park (captain) - Seoul, South Korea Meena Lee - Jeonju, South Korea Hee-Won Han - Seoul, South Korea Candie Kung - Kaohsiung, Taiwan Birdie Kim - Iksan, South Korea Jennifer Rosales - Manila, Philippines Jeong Jang - Daejeon, South Korea Hee Jung Park - Seoul, South Korea Aree Song - Bangkok, Thailand Naree Song - Bangkok, Thailand Namika Omata - Tokyo, Japan Riko Higashio - Fukuoka, Japan International Annika Sörenstam (captain) - Stockholm, Sweden Paula Creamer - Mountain View, California Natalie Gulbis - Sacramento, California Karen Stupples - Dover, England Janice Moodie - Glasgow, Scotland Catriona Matthew - Edinburgh, Scotland Carin Koch - Kungalv, Sweden Sophie Gustafson - Särö, Sweden Erica Blasberg - Orange, California Jill McGill - Denver, Colorado Marisa Baena - Pereira, Colombia Suzann Pettersen - Oslo, Norway Day one 9 December 2005 Day one saw six foursome matches where each team put two golfers on the course for each match, with the two playing alternate shots. Asia won two early matches, but the Int'l team won the other four. Day two 10 December 2005 The two teams matched up in four ball competition on day two. The international team won three matches to one, with two others being halved, to give them an 8 to 4 lead going into Sunday's singles. Day three 11 December 2005 On day three, the international team won 8 singles matches to 4, for a final margin of 16 to 8. Golfer records External links Lexus Cup - official site 2005 Lexus