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 in 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
Ariya Jutanugarn
272 (−16)
Woburn
G&CC
Location in England
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]

Nationalities in the field
North America (42)South America (1)Europe (48)Oceania (7)Asia (42)Africa (4)
 Canada (3) Colombia (1) England (11) Australia (6) China (3) Morocco (1)
 Mexico (1) Scotland (3) New Zealand (1) India (1) South Africa (3)
 United States (38) Wales (3) Israel (1)
 Belgium (1) Japan (8)
 Denmark (3) Malaysia (1)
 Finland (1) South Korea (20)
 France (3) Taiwan (4)
 Germany (2) Thailand (4)
 Ireland (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (2)
 Spain (7)
 Sweden (9)

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Mo Martin United States201468686970275−13T2
Stacy Lewis United States201367707070277−114
Catriona Matthew Scotland200970657173279−9T5
Karrie Webb Australia200269697071279−9T5
Yani Tseng Taiwan2010, 201169727272285−3T31
Jiyai Shin South Korea2008, 201272717475292+4T60

Note: All past champions made the cut.

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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mirim Lee South Korea62−10
2Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65−7
3Shanshan Feng China66−6
T4Lee Mi-hyang South Korea67−5
Stacy Lewis United States
T6Jang Ha-na South Korea68−4
Mo Martin United States
Azahara Muñoz Spain
Alena Sharp Canada
Sarah Jane Smith Australia

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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mirim Lee South Korea62-71=133−11
T2Shanshan Feng China66-68=134−10
Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65-69=134
T4Jang Ha-na South Korea68-67=135−9
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65=135
6Mo Martin United States68-68=136−8
7Stacy Lewis United States67-70=137−7
T8Kim Sei-young South Korea69-69=138−6
Karrie Webb Australia69-69=138
T10Charley Hull England69-70=139−5
Azahara Muñoz Spain68-71=139
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-70=139
Ashleigh Simon South Africa71-68=139
Lexi Thompson United States72-67=139

Third round

Saturday, 30 July 2016

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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65-69-66=200−16
2Mirim Lee South Korea62-71-69=202−14
3Mo Martin United States68-68-69=205−11
4Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65-71=206−10
5Stacy Lewis United States67-70-70=207−9
T6Shanshan Feng China66-68-74=208−8
Jang Ha-na South Korea68-67-73=208
Lexi Thompson United States72-67-69=208
Karrie Webb Australia69-69-70=208
10Leona Maguire (a) Ireland71-70-68=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65-69-66-72=272−16412,047
T2Mirim Lee South Korea62-71-69-73=275−13213,144
Mo Martin United States68-68-69-70=275
4Stacy Lewis United States67-70-70-70=277−11138,645
T5Jang Ha-na South Korea68-67-73-71=279−993,108
Catriona Matthew Scotland70-65-71-73=279
Karrie Webb Australia69-69-70-71=279
T8Chun In-gee South Korea72-71-67-70=280−860,644
Ryu So-yeon South Korea69-70-71-70=280
Lexi Thompson United States72-67-69-72=280

Source:[10][11]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454443534454435434
Jutanugarn−16−17−17−17−17−18−18−18−17−17−17−17−15−15−15−15−16−16
Lee−14−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−14−14−14−14−14−13
Martin−11−11−12−11−11−11−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13−13
Lewis−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−10−11
Jang−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−9
Matthew−10−11−11−12−12−11−11−10−10−10−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−9
Webb−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−10−10−10−9−9
Chun−5−6−6−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8
Ryu−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−10−9−7−8−8−8−8
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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Preceded by
2016 U.S. Women's Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2016 Evian Championship

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