2008 Women's British Open

The 2008 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at the Old Course of Sunningdale Golf Club in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England, west of London. It was the 32nd Women's British Open and the eighth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Sunningdale hosted its fourth Women's British Open and its third as an LPGA major.

2008 Women's British Open
Sunningdale Clubhouse
Tournament information
Dates31 July – 3 August 2008
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Old Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,408 yards (5,859 m)[1]
Field156 players, 78 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fundUS$2,100,000
€1,351,213
Winner's share$314,464
€202,337
Champion
Jiyai Shin
270 (−18)
Sunningdale
Golf Club
Location in England

Jiyai Shin shot a final round 66 (−6) to win her first major championship, three strokes ahead of runner-up Yani Tseng.[2] Shin won the title again in 2012, while Tseng won consecutive titles in 2010 and 2011.

It was the final major for 2003 champion Annika Sörenstam, who finished a dozen strokes back.[2]

Field

1. Top 15 players from the 2007 championship.
Lorena Ochoa (champion), Maria Hjorth, Jee Young Lee, Reilly Rankin, Se Ri Pak, Eun-Hee Ji, Miki Saiki, Paula Creamer, Linda Wessburg, Catriona Matthew, Inbee Park, Mhairi McKay, Yuri Fudoh, Na On Min, Brittany Lincicome

2. Top 10 players from the Ladies European Tour as specified by the Rolex Rankings.
Helen Alfredsson, Minea Blomqvist, Laura Davies, Louise Friberg, Sophie Gustafson, Suzann Pettersen, Bo Bae Song, Annika Sörenstam, Lindsey Wright

3. Top 30 players from the LPGA Tour as specified by the Rolex Rankings.
Shi Hyun Ahn, Nicole Castrale, Na Yeon Choi, Laura Diaz, Natalie Gulbis, Hee-Won Han, Juli Inkster, Jeong Jang, Cristie Kerr, Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim, Mi-Hyun Kim, Brittany Lang, Seon Hwa Lee, Ai Miyazato, Angela Park, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Sherri Steinhauer, Yani Tseng, Momoko Ueda, Karrie Webb

4. Top 25 players in the 2008 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit who have not been specified yet.
Maria Boden, Stacy Bregman, Becky Brewerton, Anne-Lise Caudal, Martina Eberl, Nikki Garrett, Lisa Hall, Felicity Johnson, Ludivine Kreutz, Diana Luna, Paula Martí, Joanne Mills, Gwladys Nocera, Marta Prito, Melissa Reid, Marianne Skarpnord, Lisa Holm Sorensen, Louise Stahle, Maria Verchenova, Johanna Westerburg, Amy Yang, Emma Zackrisson, Veronica Zorzi

5. Top 40 players from the 2008 LPGA Tour Money List not already specified.
Kyeong Bae, Irene Cho, H.J. Choi, Diane D'Alessio, Allison Fouch, Sandra Gal, Russy Gulyanamitta, Johanna Head, Rachel Hetherington, Katherine Hull, Karine Icher, Soo-Yun Kang, Young Kim, Carin Koch, Kelli Kuehne, Candie Kung, Meena Lee, Leta Lindley, Teresa Lu, Meg Mallon, Jill McGill, Kristy McPherson, Janice Moodie, Becky Morgan, Ji Young Oh, Hee Young Park, Jane Park, Alena Sharp, Karin Sjödin, Kris Tamulis, Wendy Ward, Sun Young Yoo, Heather Young

6. Top 5 players from the Japan LPGA Tour in 2008.
Yukari Baba, Ji-Hee Lee, Eun-A Lim, Sakura Yokomine

7. Winners of LPGA and Ladies European Tour tournaments in 2008 who have not been specified yet.
Trish Johnson

8. Winners of the 2007 LPGA, Korean LPGA Tour, Japan LPGA Tour, and Ladies European Tour money lists who have not been specified yet.
Jiyai Shin

9. Past ten winners of the Women's British Open.
None not already specified.

10. Past five winners of the U.S. Women's Open.
None not already specified.

11. Past five winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Grace Park

12. Past five winners of the LPGA Championship.
None not already specified.

13. Winner of the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
None not already specified.

14. Top 5 finishers from the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic who are not otherwise exempt.
Moira Dunn, Shanshan Feng, Katie Futcher, Paige Mackenzie, Gloria Park

15. The 2008 Ladies British Amateur champ, the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur champ, the 2007 European Ladies Amateur champ (if all have not turned pro before championship).
Caroline Hedwall (a), Anna Nordqvist (a), Maria José Uribe (a)

16. Players successful in Final Qualifying (28 July)
Elizabeth Bennett (a), Erica Blasberg, Krystle Caithness (a), Rebecca Coakley, Claire Coughlan-Ryan, Stefani Croce, Naomi Edwards (a), Tanya Elosegui Mayor, Lora Fairclough, Martina Gillen, Lydia Hall (a), Leah Hart, Samantha Head, Kiran Matharu, Anja Monke, Lee-Ann Pace, Margherita Rigon, Iben Tinning, Marjet van der Graff.

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Lorena Ochoa Mexico200769687169277−11T7
Karrie Webb Australia200272696968278−10T9
Annika Sörenstam   Sweden200372727068282−6T24
Karen Stupples England200467737270282−6T24
Sherri Steinhauer United States200667757672290+2T64

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Se Ri Pak South Korea20017476150+6
Jeong Jang   South Korea200570WD

Course layout

Old Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4854893181524003863931682733,0644593224161825032104154254123,3446,408
Par554344434365443534443672

Source:[1]

Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001):

  • 2004: 6,392 yards (5,845 m), par 72
  • 2001: 6,255 yards (5,720 m), par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 31 July 2008

The first round lead belonged to 48-year-old Juli Inkster at 65 (−7),[3] as 64 players broke par. One stroke back were seven players at 66 (−6): Momoko Ueda, Laura Diaz, Johanna Head, Yuri Fudoh, Ji Young Oh, Jiyai Shin, and Stacy Prammanasudh. Four players were tied at two shots off the pace, including the 2004 champion at Sunningdale; Karen Stupples. Many well-known players stood at 69 (−3), including number-one ranked player Lorena Ochoa, Natalie Gulbis, and last week's Evian Masters winner Helen Alfredsson. However, many other top-ranked or well-known players struggled with their rounds, including Cristie Kerr at 71 and Paula Creamer, Karrie Webb, and Annika Sörenstam at even-par 72.[4]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Juli Inkster United States65−7
T2Momoko Ueda Japan66−6
Laura Diaz United States
Ji Young Oh South Korea
Yuri Fudoh Japan
Johanna Head England
Stacy Prammanasudh United States
Jiyai Shin South Korea
T9Kristy McPherson United States67−5
Karen Stupples England
Rebecca Hudson England
Sherri Steinhauer United States

Source:[4]

Second round

Friday, 1 August 2008

Friday's low round of 65 (−7) belonged to Kerr, who jumped into a tie for fourth at 136 (−8). First-round leader Inkster shot a 70 for 135 (−9) and in sole possession of third place. The co-leaders after 36 holes were Fudoh and Shin; each shot 68 to improve to 134 (−10).

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Yuri Fudoh Japan66-68=134−10
Jiyai Shin South Korea66-68=134
3Juli Inkster United States65-70=135−9
T4Cristie Kerr United States71-65=136−8
Bo Bae Song South Korea68-68=136
T6Natalie Gulbis United States69-68=137−7
Ai Miyazato Japan73-69=137
Lorena Ochoa Mexico69-68=137
T9Laura Diaz United States66-72=138−6
Momoko Ueda Japan66-72=138
Sophie Gustafson Sweden69-69=138
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea68-70=138

Amateurs: Nordqvist (−1), Uribe (+1), Bennett (+2), Edwards (+4), Hall (+8), Caithness (+11), Hedwall (+11).

Third round

Saturday, 2 August 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Yuri Fudoh Japan66-68-69=203−13
2Jiyai Shin South Korea66-68-70=204−12
3Ai Miyazato Japan68-69-68=205−11
T4Juli Inkster United States65-70-71=206−10
Cristie Kerr United States71-65-70=206
T6Natalie Gulbis United States69-68-70=207−9
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea68-70-69=207
Mi Hyun Kim South Korea70-70-67=207
Yani Tseng Taiwan70-69-68=207
T10Na Yeon Choi South Korea69-71-68=207−8
Lorena Ochoa Mexico69-68-71=207
Momoko Ueda Japan66-72-70=207

Final round

Sunday, 3 August 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Jiyai Shin South Korea66-68-70-66=270−18314,464
2Yani Tseng Taiwan70-69-68-66=273−15196,540
T3Yuri Fudoh Japan66-68-69-71=274−14122,838
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea68-70-69-67=274
5Ai Miyazato Japan68-69-68-70=275−1388,443
6Cristie Kerr United States71-65-70-70=276−1276,651
T7Lorena Ochoa Mexico69-68-71-69=277−1165,841
Momoko Ueda Japan66-72-70-69=277
T9Paula Creamer United States72-69-70-67=278−1047,563
Natalie Gulbis United States69-68-70-71=278
Hee-Won Han South Korea71-69-71-67=278
In-Kyung Kim South Korea71-68-72-67=278
Karrie Webb Australia72-69-69-68=278

Amateurs: Nordqvist (−3), Uribe (+6).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par554344434544353444
Shin−13−13−13−13−14−14−14−14−15−16−16−16−17−18−18−18−18−18
Tseng−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−14−15
Fudoh−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−14−13−14−14−14−14−14−15−14−14−14
Ji−10−12−12−11−11−11−11−11−12−13−14−13−13−13−13−13−13−14
Miyazato−12−13−13−13−13−13−12−13−13−14−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−13
Kerr−10−11−11−12−12−12−11−10−11−12−13−12−12−12−12−12−12−12
Ochoa−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−10−10−10−10−11
Ueda−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−10−11−11−11−11−11

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[5]

References

  1. "Course Statistics: 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies Golf Union. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "Shin wins first major by 3 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. "Not finished yet: Inkster leads British". Reading Eagle. 1 August 2008. p. D-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "Scoreboard: LPGA". Reading Eagle. 1 August 2008. p. D-6. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. "RICOH Women's British Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
Preceded by
2008 U.S. Women's Open
Major Championships Succeeded by
2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship

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