Thailand ran the table at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown, defeating Australia in the finals of the team event on Sunday afternoon at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
The team of Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit, and sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn went 6–0–0 in the round-robin stage over the first three days. They lost only one individual match the entire week—one of the singles matches against the United States in the semifinal round Sunday morning—but it was just a brief speed bump en route to winning the nation’s first International Crown.
“First of all it’s such an honor to represent our country,” said Moriya Jutanugarn, whose sister, Ariya, earned the inaugural most valuable player award. “Of course, we had a really good team this week. Everyone just give 100 percent for every match. A lot of the good players are out here. We’re just trying to stay there and just keep committed, and trying to play as solid as we can.”…