The Handa Cup is a series of senior women's golf

Golf

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 matches between a United States

United States

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 team and an World Team drawn from players from the rest of the world. It was founded in 2006 and is an event on the LPGA

LPGA

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 Legends Tour

Legends Tour

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The scoring system of the event is match play

Match play

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. The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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, 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 doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursome" and "four ball" matches respectively).

Results

Year	Venue	Winning team	|Score	Losing team
2011	Wentworth by the Sea Country Club Wentworth by the Sea The Wentworth by the Sea is a historic grand hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. It is now called The Wentworth by the Sea Hotel & Spa...	United States	34	14	World
2010	Wentworth by the Sea Country Club	United States	27	21	World
2009	Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village World Golf Village The World Golf Village is a golf resort located midway between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida, built to showcase the World Golf Hall of Fame and intended to be the ultimate golf destination for players and fans of the game.-Development:...	United States	28	20	World
2008	Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village	United States	31	17	World
2007	Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village	United States	26	22	World
2006	Slammer & Squire at World Golf Village	United States	27	11	World