2015 Women's British Open
LPGA Tour | |
Statistics | |
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Par | 72 |
Length | 6,410 yards (5,861 m) |
Field | 144 players, 73 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $3,000,000 €2,651,424 £1,919,429 |
Winner's share | $464,817 €410,809 £298,534 |
Champion | |
Inbee Park | |
276 (−12) | |
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The 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 30 July – 2 August at the
Inbee Park shot a final found 65 (−7) to win her first Women's British Open, three strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young, the 54-hole co-leader.[1] It was Park's seventh major title and second of the season.
This was the second Women's British Open at Turnberry, which previously hosted 13 years earlier in 2002. As in 2002, it was played at par 72, with two par fours (3, 14) as par fives. ESPN2 and BBC Sport televised the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Course
Ailsa Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ailsa Craig | 350 | 4 | 10 | Dinna Fouter | 407 | 4 | |
2 | Mak Siccar | 379 | 4 | 11 | Maidens | 175 | 3 | |
3 | Blaw Wearie | 462 | 5^ | 12 | Monument | 382 | 4 | |
4 | Woe-Be-Tide | 165 | 3 | 13 | Tickly Tap | 380 | 4 | |
5 | Fin Me Oot | 413 | 4 | 14 | Risk-An-Hope | 449 | 5^ | |
6 | Tappie Toorie | 195 | 3 | 15 | Ca' Canny | 170 | 3 | |
7 | Roon The Ben | 469 | 5 | 16 | Wee Burn | 372 | 4 | |
8 | Goat Fell | 395 | 4 | 17 | Lang Whang | 457 | 5 | |
9 | Bruce's Castle | 412 | 4 | 18 | Duel in the Sun | 378 | 4 | |
Out | 3,240 | 36 | In | 3,170 | 36 | |||
Source: | Total | 6,410 | 72 |
^ These par-4 holes (3, 14) are played as par-5 during this tournament.
- Women's British Open in 2002: 6,407 yards (5,859 m), par 72
- The Open Championship in 2009: 7,204 yards (6,587 m), par 70
Field
The field is 144 players, and most earn exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The rest of the field earn entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap.
There were 17 exemption categories for the 2015 Women's British Open.[2]
1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2014 Women's British Open.
- Eun-Hee Ji, Jessica Korda, Stacy Lewis (9,11,12), Mo Martin (11), Azahara Muñoz, Gwladys Nocera (8), Anna Nordqvist (8), Inbee Park (8,12), Suzann Pettersen (12), Angela Stanford
- Sun-Ju Ahn(9) did not play
2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 30 June not exempt under (1).
- Carlota Ciganda (3), Sandra Gal (3), Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher, Ariya Jutanugarn (3), Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew (3,11), Lee-Anne Pace, Beatriz Recari
- Christel Boeljon (8) did not play
3. The top 30
4. The top 25 on the current LET money as of 30 June not exempt under (1) or (2).
- Kylie Walker, Sally Watson, Ursula Wikström
5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 30 June not exempt under (1) or (3).
- Sun-Young Yoo(12)
6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) money list as of 14 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (13).
7. The top two on the current LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) money list as of 30 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (6).
- Chun In-gee (12), Ko Jin-young
8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2015.
9. Winners of the 2014 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.
10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 30 June, not exempt above.
- Lee Jung-min, Teresa Lu (13)
11. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
- did not play
12. Winners of the last five editions of the
13. Winner of the 2014
14. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2015
- Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sarah Kemp, Alena Sharp, Jenny Suh, Jaye Marie Green
- Chie Arimura, Victoria Elizabeth did not play
15. The leading three LET members in the 2015
16. The 2015
- Luna Sobrón Galmés(a)
- Annabel Dimmock did not play
- Minjee Lee, Mark H. McCormack Medal winner, turned pro in September 2014 forfeiting this exemption. She later qualified under categories 3 and 8.
17. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.
18. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members
Qualifiers:
Alternates: Stephanie Meadow – replaced Mirim Lee
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kim Hyo-joo | 65 | −7 |
T2 | Cristie Kerr | 66 | −6 |
Lydia Ko | |||
T4 | Baek Kyu-jung | 67 | −5 |
Ryu So-yeon | |||
T6 | Katie Burnett | 68 | −4 |
Ko Jin-young | |||
Teresa Lu | |||
Mika Miyazato | |||
Azahara Muñoz | |||
Shiho Oyama | |||
Florentyna Parker | |||
Suzann Pettersen |
Second round
Friday, 31 July 2015
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Suzann Pettersen | 68-69=137 | −7 |
T2 | Ko Jin-young | 68-71=139 | −5 |
Lydia Ko | 66-73=139 | ||
Teresa Lu | 68-71=139 | ||
So Yeon Ryu |
67-72=139 | ||
6 | Mika Miyazato | 68-72=140 | −4 |
T7 | Minjee Lee | 69-72=141 | −3 |
Anna Nordqvist | 69-72=141 | ||
9 | Inbee Park | 69-73=142 | −2 |
10 | Cristie Kerr | 66-77=143 | −1 |
Christina Kim | 71-72=143 | ||
Kim Hyo-joo | 65-78=143 | ||
Nicole Broch Larsen |
69-74=143 | ||
Melissa Reid |
73-70=143 |
Third round
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Ko Jin-young | 68-71-69=208 | −8 |
Teresa Lu | 68-71-69=208 | ||
3 | Suzann Pettersen | 68-69-72=209 | −7 |
4 | Mika Miyazato | 68-72-70=210 | −6 |
T5 | Lydia Ko | 66-73-72=211 | −5 |
Minjee Lee | 69-72-70=211 | ||
Inbee Park | 69-73-69=211 | ||
T8 | Melissa Reid |
73-70-69=212 | −4 |
So Yeon Ryu |
67-72-73=212 | ||
T10 | Amy Boulden | 71-74-68=213 | −3 |
Nicole Broch Larsen |
69-74-70=213 |
Final round
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inbee Park | 69-73-69-65=276 | −12 | 464,817 |
2 | Ko Jin-young | 68-71-69-71=279 | −9 | 302,589 |
T3 | Lydia Ko | 66-73-72-69=280 | −8 | 194,656 |
So Yeon Ryu |
67-72-73-68=280 | |||
5 | Suzann Pettersen | 68-69-72-72=281 | −7 | 136,675 |
6 | Teresa Lu | 68-71-69-74=282 | −6 | 111,824 |
T7 | Mika Miyazato | 68-72-70-73=283 | −5 | 87,803 |
Anna Nordqvist | 69-72-73-69=283 | |||
T9 | Amy Boulden | 71-74-68-71=284 | −4 | 67,646 |
Minjee Lee | 69-72-70-73=284 | |||
Melissa Reid |
73-70-69-72=284 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ |
Source:[4]
References
- ^ "Inbee Park wins Women's British Open, captures 4th different major title". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Details". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Ellis Tops the Qualifiers at Irvine". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
External links
- Official website
- LPGA.com - Women's British Open - microsite
- Ladies European Tour: Women's British Open
- Ladies Golf Union: Women's British Open Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine