Singapore:The world's top women golfers tee off Friday in the US LPGA season-ending Lexus Cup, and Asia are gunning for revenge after being soundly beaten by the Internationals in the inaugural event last year.

"We'd love to have the same results as last year but I think the Asian team is going to come out quite strong and be looking for revenge," said world No.1 Annika Sorenstam, who is captaining the International team, ahead of the matchplay tournament.

"Looking at the team, we are very strong so there'll be some good matches,"  she said.

Last year, the Internationals thwarted the Asian challenge 16-8 and the event proved so successful that the US Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) officially sanctioned it this year as the season-ending event.

Grace Park is skippering the Asian team and has just thing on her mind  revenge.

"We're going play better, and we're going win," she said here Thursday.

"Looking at the lineup, we have very young and talented top golfers. We have a pretty good idea of who we're going to be paired together with, which strategy we're going to take, how we really want to win this Lexus Cup,"  she said.

The Asian team is Korea-heavy and Park will be relying on nine fellow Seoul Sisters', including LPGA Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak and 2006 Rookie of The Year Seon-Hwa Lee.

The only non-Koreans recruited to the cause are Jennifer Rosales of the Philippines, Taiwan's Candie Kung and Japan's Sakura Yokomine.

"Golf is a simple game. We just have to play well, and I believe in my players," added Park," she said.

"We'll work as a team and so far this week, these girls know what to do. It is very important for us to get ahead early. Last year, we got a little nervous but looking at the team, we're stronger and better now,"  she said.

They have their work cut out at Tanah Merah Country Club with Sorenstam having the likes of US stars Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Morgan Pressel, Sherri Steinhauer and Brittany Lincicome alongside her.

"It is definitely an exciting time to be playing on the LPGA Tour with so many good veterans, and up and coming players," said Pressel, who is only 18 but has had eight top-10 finishes this season.

"Tournaments like the Lexus Cup help to bring publicity and assist the growth of the women's game and I will do whatever I can to help grow the trend in popularity," she said.