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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards380475418383359159507166420326734451429940718052938515038831966463
Par454443534364544354343672

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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.
1. The top 15 finishers 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.
3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under.
4. The top 25 on the current LET money list as of 28 June not exempt under or.
5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under or.
6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under,,, or.
7. The top two on the current LPGA of Korea Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under,,, or.
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.
10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June, not exempt above.
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.
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:
Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Cydney Clanton, Charlotte Ellis, Maha Haddioui, Lydia Hall, Mina Harigae, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Bronte Law, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Amelia Lewis, Annie Park, Marta Sanz, Ashleigh Simon, Anne van Dam

Past champions in the field

Note: All past champions made the cut.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 28 July 2016
Mirim Lee tied the Women's British Open single-round record by shooting a 62. She led by three strokes over Ariya Jutanugarn.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mirim Lee62−10
2Ariya Jutanugarn65−7
3Shanshan Feng66−6
T4Lee Mi-hyang67−5
T4Stacy Lewis67−5
T6Jang Ha-na68−4
T6Mo Martin68−4
T6Azahara Muñoz68−4
T6Alena Sharp68−4
T6Sarah Jane Smith68−4

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mirim Lee62-71=133−11
T2Shanshan Feng66-68=134−10
T2Ariya Jutanugarn65-69=134−10
T4Jang Ha-na68-67=135−9
T4Catriona Matthew70-65=135−9
6Mo Martin68-68=136−8
7Stacy Lewis67-70=137−7
T8Kim Sei-young69-69=138−6
T8Karrie Webb69-69=138−6
T10Charley Hull69-70=139−5
T10Azahara Muñoz68-71=139−5
T10Ryu So-yeon69-70=139−5
T10Ashleigh Simon71-68=139−5
T10Lexi Thompson72-67=139−5

Third round

Saturday, 30 July 2016
Ariya Jutanugarn shot a third round 66 to take a two-stroke lead over Mirim Lee.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ariya Jutanugarn65-69-66=200−16
2Mirim Lee62-71-69=202−14
3Mo Martin68-68-69=205−11
4Catriona Matthew70-65-71=206−10
5Stacy Lewis67-70-70=207−9
T6Shanshan Feng66-68-74=208−8
T6Jang Ha-na68-67-73=208−8
T6Lexi Thompson72-67-69=208−8
T6Karrie Webb69-69-70=208−8
10Leona Maguire 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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Ariya Jutanugarn65-69-66-72=272−16412,047
T2Mirim Lee62-71-69-73=275−13213,144
T2Mo Martin68-68-69-70=275−13213,144
4Stacy Lewis67-70-70-70=277−11138,645
T5Jang Ha-na68-67-73-71=279−993,108
T5Catriona Matthew70-65-71-73=279−993,108
T5Karrie Webb69-69-70-71=279−993,108
T8Chun In-gee72-71-67-70=280−860,644
T8Ryu So-yeon69-70-71-70=280−860,644
T8Lexi Thompson72-67-69-72=280−860,644

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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
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