South Korea held off challenges from the United States and England to win the eight-nation International Crown for the first time in front of a delighted home crowd at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club yesterday.

The top-seeded host team started the final round two points clear of the chasing pack and won two of the four singles match-ups to finish with 15 points, four ahead of the defending champion United States and England.

Thailand finished fourth and Sweden fifth. Australia, Taiwan and Japan were all eliminated at the end of the third round.