2016 Women's British Open

The 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 28–31 July in England at the Woburn Golf and Country Club near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. It was the 40th Women's British Open, and the 16th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the tenth Women's British Open at Woburn; the most recent was in 1999, prior to it becoming a major on the LPGA Tour. For the first time, it was held on the Marquess' Course, which opened in 2000.

2016 Ricoh Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates28–31 July 2016
LocationMilton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Course(s)Woburn Golf & Country Club
Marquess' Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,463 yards (5,910 m)
Field144 players, 75 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$3,000,000
€2,680,444
Winner's share$412,047
€368,156
Champion
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
272 (−16)
WoburnG&CC is located in England
WoburnG&CC
Woburn
G&CC
Location in England
WoburnG&CC is located in Buckinghamshire
WoburnG&CC
Woburn
G&CC
Location in Buckinghamshire

Ariya Jutanugarn won her first major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Mirim Lee and| Mo Martin, the 2014 champion.[1]

Golf Channel and NBC televised the event in the United States for the first time, while BBC Sport handled the coverage in the UK, for the last time.

Course layout

Woburn Golf and Country Club

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards380475418383359159507166420326734451429940718052938515038831966463
Par454443534364544354343672

Source:[2]

Field

The field for the tournament is set at 144, 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 are 17 exemption categories for the 2016 Women's British Open.[3]

1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2015 Women's British Open.

2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under (1).

3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under (1).

4. The top 25 on the current LET money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (2).

5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (3).

6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) money list as of 28 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 28 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (6).

8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2016.

9. Winners of the 2015 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.

  • all already exempt

10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June, not exempt above.

  • all already exempt

11. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.

12. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open, ANA Inspiration, and Women's PGA Championship, and the Evian Championship winners from 2013 to 2015.

13. Winner of the 2015 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.

  • already exempt

14. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.

15. The leading three LET members in the 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.

16. The 2016 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2015 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, winner or next available player in the 2015 LGU Order of Merit, and the Mark H. McCormack Medal holder provided they are still amateurs at the time of the Championship and a maximum of two other leading amateurs at the discretion of the Ladies' Golf Union.

17. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.

18. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members

Qualifiers:[5] Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Cydney Clanton, Charlotte Ellis, Maha Haddioui, Lydia Hall, Mina Harigae, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Bronte Law (a), Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Amelia Lewis, Annie Park, Marta Sanz, Ashleigh Simon, Anne van Dam

  • Isabel Gabsa did not play due to a back injury[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 28 July 2016

Mirim Lee tied the Women's British Open (and women's major) single-round record by shooting a 62 (10 under par). She led by three strokes over Ariya Jutanugarn.[7]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Mirim Lee62−10
2Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn65−7
3China Shanshan Feng66−6
T4South Korea Lee Mi-hyang67−5
United States Stacy Lewis
T6South Korea Jang Ha-na68−4
United States Mo Martin
Spain Azahara Muñoz
Canada Alena Sharp
Australia Sarah Jane Smith

Second round

Friday, 29 July 2016

Mirim Lee followed her record 62 in the first round with a 1-under-par 71 in the second round but still led by one stroke over Shanshan Feng and Ariya Jutanugarn. Catriona Matthew shot the low round of the day, 65, to move into a tie for fourth place.[8]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Korea Mirim Lee62-71=133−11
T2China Shanshan Feng66-68=134−10
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn65-69=134
T4South Korea Jang Ha-na68-67=135−9
Scotland Catriona Matthew70-65=135
6United States Mo Martin68-68=136−8
7United States Stacy Lewis67-70=137−7
T8South Korea Kim Sei-young69-69=138−6
Australia Karrie Webb69-69=138
T10England Charley Hull69-70=139−5
Spain Azahara Muñoz68-71=139
South Korea Ryu So-yeon69-70=139
South Africa Ashleigh Simon71-68=139
United States Lexi Thompson72-67=139

Third round

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Ariya Jutanugarn shot a third round 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Mirim Lee.[9]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn65-69-66=200−16
2South Korea Mirim Lee62-71-69=202−14
3United States Mo Martin68-68-69=205−11
4Scotland Catriona Matthew70-65-71=206−10
5United States Stacy Lewis67-70-70=207−9
T6China Shanshan Feng66-68-74=208−8
South Korea Jang Ha-na68-67-73=208
United States Lexi Thompson72-67-69=208
Australia Karrie Webb69-69-70=208
10Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire (a)71-70-68=209−7

Final round

Sunday, 31 July 2016

The day's low score was 67 by Caroline Masson, who played early and climbed up to tie for 25th place. Among those on the leaderboard, the best score was 70; Jutanugarn carded 72 and won by three strokes. The lead was four strokes over Mo Martin at the turn, but after a double bogey at 13, it was down to one over Mirim Lee, who birdied the first three holes of the back nine. Jutanugarn birdied 17 to extend the lead to two strokes, then Lee bogeyed the final hole to drop into a tie for second with Martin.[1]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn65-69-66-72=272−16412,047
T2South Korea Mirim Lee62-71-69-73=275−13213,144
United States Mo Martin68-68-69-70=275
4United States Stacy Lewis67-70-70-70=277−11138,645
T5South Korea Jang Ha-na68-67-73-71=279−993,108
Scotland Catriona Matthew70-65-71-73=279
Australia Karrie Webb69-69-70-71=279
T8South Korea Chun In-gee72-71-67-70=280−860,644
South Korea Ryu So-yeon69-70-71-70=280
United States Lexi Thompson72-67-69-72=280

Source:[10][11]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454443534454435434
Thailand Jutanugarn−16−17−17−17−17−18−18−18−17−17−17−17−15−15−15−15−16−16
South Korea Lee−14−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−13
United States Martin−11−11−12−11−11−11−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13
United States Lewis−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−10−11
South Korea Jang−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−9
Scotland Matthew−10−11−11−12−12−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−9
Australia Webb−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−10−10−10−9−9
South Korea Chun−5−6−6−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8
South Korea Ryu−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−10−9−7−8−8−8−8
United States Thompson−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−8−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[10][11]

References
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  2. "2016 Ricoh Women's British Open – Course". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "2016 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Details" (PDF). Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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