2013 Women's British Open


The 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 1–4 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the 37th Women's British Open, and the 13th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the second Women's British Open at St Andrews, the first was six years earlier in 2007. ESPN televised the tournament in the United States and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United Kingdom.
Stacy Lewis won her second major, two shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park. High winds on Saturday caused a suspension of play at mid-day until Sunday morning; the leaders played 36 holes on Sunday under clear skies and breezy conditions. It was Lewis' first win at the Women's British Open.
The win snapped at ten the longest streak in history without an American winning a women's major title. Lewis was the last American to win, at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in April 2011, 28 months earlier. In between, the ten majors had all been won by Asian-born competitors.
Five years earlier, Lewis was a member of the winning Curtis Cup team in 2008, played at St Andrews. She won all five of her matches at the Old Course in her final amateur competition.
Inbee Park's pursuit of a fourth straight major came up short as she faded in the final two rounds to
finish at 294, fourteen strokes back, in a tie for 42nd place.

Field

The field for the tournament was set at 144, and most earned 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 earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap.
There were 15 exemption categories for the 2013 Women's British Open.
  1. The top 15 finishers from the 2012 Women's British Open.
  2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
  3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
  4. The top 25 on the current LET money list not already exempt under category 1 or 2.
  5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list not already exempt under category 1 or 3.
  6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour money list not already exempt under category 1, 2, 3 or 11.
  7. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2013.
  8. Winners of the 2012 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.
  9. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
  10. Winners of the last five editions of one of the other three LPGA majors.
  11. Winner of the 2012 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
  12. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
  13. The leading three LET members in the 2013 ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
  14. The 2013 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2012 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play champion, 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2012 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, 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.
  15. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.

    Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Course

Previous length of the course for the Women's British Open:

First round

Thursday, 1 August 2013
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Camilla Lennarth66−6
T1Morgan Pressel66−6
T3Nicole Castrale67−5
T3Na Yeon Choi67−5
T3Eun-Hee Ji67−5
T3Mi-Jeong Jeon67−5
T3Stacy Lewis67−5
T3Sydnee Michaels67−5
T3Ryann O'Toole67−5
T10Dori Carter68−4
T10Paula Creamer68−4
T10Georgia Hall 68−4
T10Danielle Kang68−4
T10Pernilla Lindberg68−4
T10Catriona Matthew68−4
T10Lizette Salas68−4
T10Liz Young68−4

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Second round

Friday, 2 August 2013
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Na Yeon Choi67-67=134−10
2Miki Saiki69-66=135−9
3Morgan Pressel66-70=136−8
T4Nicole Castrale67-70=137−7
T4Jee Young Lee70-67=137−7
T4Suzann Pettersen70-67=137−7
7Mikaela Parmlid69-69=138−6
T8Mamiko Higa70-69=139−5
T8Stacy Lewis67-72=139−5
T8Hee Young Park70-69=139−5
T8So Yeon Ryu69-70=139−5
T8Angela Stanford69-70=139−5

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Third round

Saturday, 3 August 2013
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Sunny skies for Saturday, but very high winds caused suspension of play just after noon, with those on the first page of the leaderboard yet to tee off. Play was not restarted, and the third round resumed early Sunday morning.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Morgan Pressel66-70-71=207−9
2Stacy Lewis67-72-69=208−8
T3Na Yeon Choi67-67-75=209−7
T3Hee Young Park70-69-70=209−7
T3Suzann Pettersen70-67-72=209−7
T3Miki Saiki69-66-74=209−7
T7Meena Lee71-69-70=210−6
T7Catriona Matthew68-74-68=210−6
9Mamiko Higa70-69-72=211−5
T10Dori Carter68-72-72=212−4
T10Paula Creamer68-72-72=212−4
T10So Yeon Ryu69-70-73=212−4
T10Lizette Salas68-72-72=212−4

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Final round

Sunday, 4 August 2013
The competitors kept their same pairing from the third round to expedite play, as the leaders had to complete 36 holes on Sunday. Lewis birdied the final two holes and waited for nearly an hour for the final pairing to finish. Her five-iron approach shot at the #17 Road Hole rolled to at the most difficult hole on the Old Course. On the final hole, Lewis used a putter for her approach from and then sank the birdie putt from.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Stacy Lewis67-72-69-72=280−8402,584
T2Na Yeon Choi67-67-75-73=282−6198,296
T2Hee Young Park70-69-70-73=282−6198,296
T4Suzann Pettersen70-67-72-74=283−5116,089
T4Morgan Pressel66-70-71-76=283−5116,089
6Lizette Salas68-72-72-73=285−391,094
T7Mamiko Higa70-69-72-75=286−278,318
T7Miki Saiki69-66-74-77=286−278,318
T9Nicole Castrale67-70-76-74=287−164,432
T9Natalie Gulbis71-72-74-70=287−164,432

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Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444454434434454444
Lewis−8−7−7−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−7−6−6−7−6−6−7−8
Choi−7−7−8−7−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−8−7−7−7−6−6
Park−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−7−6−5−5−6−6−6
Pettersen−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−5−6−5−5−4−5
Pressel−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−8−6−6−6−6−6−5−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
BirdieBogeyDouble bogey

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