2017 Women's British Open


The 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 3–6 August in Scotland at Kingsbarns Golf Links in Fife. It was the 41st Women's British Open, the 17th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the first at Kingsbarns, southeast of nearby St Andrews.
This was the first WBO organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in late 2016.
The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

Field

The field was 144 players, 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 are 19 exemption categories for the 2017 Women's British Open.
1. The top 15 finishers from the 2016 Women's British Open.
Beth Allen, Bae Hee-kyung, Chun In-gee, Jang Ha-na, Ariya Jutanugarn, Megan Khang, Lee Mi-hyang, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Mo Martin, Catriona Matthew, Ryu So-yeon, Lexi Thompson, Karrie Webb
2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not exempt under.
Carlota Ciganda, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Shanshan Feng, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, In-Kyung Kim, Caroline Masson, Anna Nordqvist, Su-Hyun Oh, Suzann Pettersen
3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not exempt under as of 4 July.
Chella Choi, Austin Ernst, Brooke Henderson, M. J. Hur, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Cristie Kerr, Kim Hyo-joo, Kim Sei-young, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Brittany Lang, Minjee Lee, Brittany Lincicome, Haru Nomura, Inbee Park, Park Sung-hyun, Gerina Piller, Lizette Salas, Jenny Shin, Michelle Wie, Amy Yang
4. The top 25 on the current LET money list not exempt under or as of 4 July.
Carly Booth, Hannah Burke, Holly Clyburn, Olivia Cowan, Tonje Daffinrud, Annabel Dimmock, Sandra Gal, Jenny Haglund, Georgia Hall, Kylie Henry, Whitney Hillier, Nuria Iturrioz, Felicity Johnson, Karolin Lampert, Camilla Lennarth, Florentyna Parker, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Pamela Pretswell, Leticia Ras-Anderica, Melissa Reid, Marianne Skarpnord, Klára Spilková, Noora Tamminen, Anne van Dam, Angel Yin
5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list not exempt under or as of 4 July.
Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, Wei-Ling Hsu, Ji Eun-hee, Kim Kaufman, Katherine Kirk, Nelly Korda, Candie Kung, Alison Lee, Lee Jeong-eun, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Azahara Muñoz, Ryann O'Toole, Lee-Anne Pace, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Madelene Sagström, Alena Sharp, Kelly Shon, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Yoo Sun-young
6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour money list not exempt under,,, or as of 4 July.
Kotone Hori, Fumika Kawagishi, Lee Min-young, Yukari Nishiyama, Ai Suzuki
7. The top two on the current LPGA of Korea Tour money list not exempt under,,, or as of 4 July.
8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2017.
Atthaya Thitikul
9. Winners of the 2016 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.
10. The top 30 in the Women's World Golf Rankings, not exempt above as of 4 July.
11. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
Yani Tseng
12. Winner of the Gold Medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
13. 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 2016.
14. Winner of the 2016 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
15. The leading five LPGA Tour members in the 2017 Marathon Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
Aditi Ashok, Pei-Yun Chien, Laura Diaz, Thidapa Suwannapura, Prima Thammaraks
16. The leading three LET members in the 2017 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
Lina Boqvist, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Becky Morgan
17. The 2017 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2016 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2016 European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, winner or next available player in the 2016 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.
Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Seong Eun-jeong
Bronte Law forfeited her exemption for winning the European Ladies Amateur by turning professional.
18. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.
Ai Miyazato
19. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members.
Simin Feng, Jaye Marie Green, Joanna Klatten, Morgan Pressel
Qualifiers:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 3 August 2017
One of the early starters, Michelle Wie led by a stroke after a course-record round of 64 which included 9 birdies. Play was twice suspended during the afternoon because of lightning in the area.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Michelle Wie64−8
2In-Kyung Kim65−7
3Lindy Duncan66−6
T4Chella Choi67−5
T4Jodi Ewart Shadoff67−5
T4Melissa Reid67−5
T4Marissa Steen67−5
T4Lexi Thompson67−5
T4Anne van Dam67−5
T10Laura Davies68−4
T10Jaye Marie Green68−4
T10Georgia Hall68−4
T10Charley Hull68−4
T10Ally McDonald68−4
T10Anna Nordqvist68−4
T10Morgan Pressel68−4

Second round

Friday, 4 August 2017
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1In-Kyung Kim65-68=133−11
T2Georgia Hall68-67=135−9
T2Lexi Thompson67-68=135−9
4Ally McDonald68-68=136−8
T5Chella Choi67-70=137−7
T5Jodi Ewart Shadoff67-70=137−7
T5Jang Ha-na69-68=137−7
T5Mo Martin70-67=137−7
T9Shanshan Feng71-67=138−6
T9Moriya Jutanugarn70-68=138−6
T9Megan Khang69-69=138−6
T9Anna Nordqvist68-70=138−6
T9Thidapa Suwannapura71-67=138−6

Third round

Saturday, 5 August 2017
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1In-Kyung Kim65-68-66=199−17
T2Georgia Hall68-67-70=205−11
T2Moriya Jutanugarn70-68-67=205−11
T4Ally McDonald68-68-70=206−10
T4Inbee Park72-70-64=206−10
6Stacy Lewis70-72-65=207−9
T7Jodi Ewart Shadoff67-70-71=208−8
T7Jaye Marie Green68-73-67=208−8
T7Lee Mi-hyang70-71-67=208−8
T7Caroline Masson69-72-67=208−8
T7Melissa Reid67-72-69=208−8
T7Angel Yin72-67-69=208−8

Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2017
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1In-Kyung Kim65-68-66-71=270−18504,821
2Jodi Ewart Shadoff67-70-71-64=272−16302,899
T3Georgia Hall68-67-70-70=275−13175,509
T3Caroline Masson69-72-67-67=275−13175,509
T3Michelle Wie64-76-69-66=275−13175,509
6Jenny Shin70-69-70-67=276−12111,939
T7Shanshan Feng71-67-72-67=277−1179,187
T7Kim Hyo-joo70-71-68-68=277−1179,187
T7Stacy Lewis70-72-65-70=277−1179,187
T7Anna Nordqvist68-70-72-67=277−1179,187

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Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par354444354453435444
Kim I.K.−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−19−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−18−18
Ewart Shadoff−8−9−9−9−9−10−11−12−13−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−16−16
Hall−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−12−11−11−12−13−13−13−13−13−13−13
Masson−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−13
Wie−7−8−8−9−10−11−12−12−13−13−13−14−14−14−14−14−13−13
Shin−7−8−8−8−9−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−11−12
Feng−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−11−11
Kim H.J.−7−8−8−8−9−10−10−11−11−10−10−10−11−11−12−11−11−11
Lewis−9−11−10−11−11−11−11−12−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11
Nordqvist−6−7−6−6−7−7−8−9−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−10−11
Park−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−10−10−10−11−11−11−10−10−10
Jutanugarn−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−9−9−10−8−8
McDonald−10−11−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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