The 2007 Lexus Cup was a golf event competed by women representing Asia and an International squad representing the rest of the world. Each team was made up of twelve members. The competition took place at The Vines Country Club & Resort in Perth, Western Australia from December 7-9, 2007. Lexus was the title sponsor; Rolex, DBS, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Sports Council were main sponsors.
After taking a commanding lead in the first day of play, winning all six matches, Team Asia won the tournament by a score of 15 to 9.
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As in the similar team events of the Solheim Cup (USA vs. Europe women), Ryder Cup (USA vs. Europe men), and Presidents Cup (USA vs. "International" men, i.e. rest of the world excluding Europe), each team was made up of twelve players.
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December 7, 2007
Day one saw six foursome matches with each team putting two golfers on the course for each match, with the pairs playing alternate shots. Team Asia took a commanding lead in the Lexus Cup, winning all six matches. Only one of the six matches—Sarah Lee and Meena Lee vs. Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale went to 18 holes.
| Team Asia | Results | Team International |
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| Jee Young Lee / Seon Hwa Lee | Asia 3&1 | Natalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen |
| Sarah Lee / Meena Lee | Asia 1 up | Cristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale |
| Jeong Jang / Shi Hyun Ahn | Asia 2&1 | Angela Park / Nikki Campbell |
| Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung Kim | Asia 2&1 | Morgan Pressel / Stacy Prammanasudh |
| Amy Hung / Jiyai Shin | Asia 4&2 | Maria Hjorth / Brittany Lincicome |
| Candie Kung / Ayako Uehara | Asia 3&2 | Annika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew |
| 6 | Foursomes | 0 |
| 6 | Overall | 0 |
December 8, 2007
The teams competed in four ball competition on day two. Team Asia continued to dominate, increasing its lead to seven points. Team International posted its first points of the week with wins by partners Angela Park and Nikki Campbell, and by Cristie Kerr and Nicole Castrale.
| Team Asia | Results | Team International |
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| Jeong Jang / Shi Hyun Ahn | International 3&2 | Angela Park / Nikki Campbell |
| Jee Young Lee / Seon Hwa Lee | Asia 2 up | Natalie Gulbis / Suzann Pettersen |
| Sarah Lee / Meena Lee | International 3&2 | Cristie Kerr / Nicole Castrale |
| Candie Kung / Ayako Uehara | Halved | Stacy Prammanasudh / Morgan Pressel |
| Amy Hung / Jiyai Shin | Asia 2&1 | Maria Hjorth / Brittany Lincicome |
| Se Ri Pak / In-Kyung Kim | Asia 1 up | Annika Sörenstam / Catriona Matthew |
| 3 ½ | Four balls | 2 ½ |
| 9 ½ | Overall | 2 ½ |
December 9, 2007 Prior to the start of Day Three, it was announced that Suzann Pettersen had withdrawn from the singles matches due to a back injury. Pak, who had been battling a shoulder injury also sat out and the two captains agreed to halve the Pak-Pettersen match.[1]
| Team Asia | Results | Team International |
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| Candie Kung | International 4&3 | Annika Sörenstam |
| Jee Young Lee | Asia 2&1 | Nicole Castrale |
| Amy Hung | International 3&1 | Angela Park |
| In-Kyung Kim | Asia 2&1 | Stacy Prammanasudh |
| Seon Hwa Lee | Asia 3&2 | Cristie Kerr |
| Sarah Lee | Asia 3&2 | Nikki Campbell |
| Shi Hyun Ahn | International 3&2 | Maria Hjorth |
| Ayako Uehara | Halved | Catriona Matthew |
| Jeong Jang | International 2&1 | Morgan Pressel |
| Meena Lee | International 1 up | Brittany Lincicome |
| Jiyai Shin | Halved | Natalie Gulbis |
| Se Ri Pak | Halved | Suzann Pettersen |
| 5 ½ | Singles | 6 ½ |
| 15 | Overall | 9 |
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