2015 Women's British Open

2015 Ricoh Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates 30 July – 2 August 2015
Location South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s) Trump Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Organized by Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,410 yards (5,861 m)
Field 144 players, 73 after cut
Cut 149 (+5)
Prize fund $3,000,000
€2,651,424
£1,919,429
Winner's share $464,817
€410,809
£298,534
Champion
South Korea Inbee Park
276 (−12)
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Trump Turnberry
Location in the United Kingdom
Trump Turnberry
Location in Scotland

The 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 30 July – 2 August at the Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 40th Women's British Open, and the 15th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the second Women's British Open at Turnberry, which previously hosted 13 years earlier in 2002. As was the case in 2002, the 3rd and 14th holes, usually par-4 holes, are played as par-5 holes during this event. ESPN2 and BBC Sport televised the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Inbee Park shot a final found 65 (−7) to win her first Women's British Open, three strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young, the 54-hole co-leader.[1] It was Park's seventh major title and second of the season.

Course layout

Turnberry, Ailsa Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3503794621654131954693954123,2404071753823804491703724573783,1706,410
Par445343544364344534543672

Field

The field for the tournament was 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 were 17 exemption categories for the 2015 Women's British Open.[2]

1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2014 Women's British Open.

2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 30 June not exempt under (1).

3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 30 June not exempt under (1).

4. The top 25 on the current LET money as of 30 June not exempt under (1) or (2).

5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 30 June not exempt under (1) or (3).

6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) money list as of 14 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 30 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (6).

8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2015.

9. Winners of the 2014 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.

10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 30 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 and 2014.

13. Winner of the 2014 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.

14. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2015 Marathon Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.

15. The leading three LET members in the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.

16. The 2015 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2014 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, winner or next available player in the 2014 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: Maria Balikoeva, Minea Blomqvist, Carly Booth, Charlotte Ellis, Georgia Hall, Nina Holleder, Rebecca Hudson, Vikki Laing, Chiara Mertens (a), Ashleigh Simon, Linnea Strom (a), Sophie Walker[3]

Alternates: Stephanie Meadow – replaced Mirim Lee

Nationalities in the field

North America (37)South America (2)Europe (52)Oceania (7)Asia (42)Africa (4)
 Canada (2)  Colombia (1)  England (11)  Australia (6)  China (2)  South Africa (4)
 United States (35)  Paraguay (1)  Northern Ireland (1)  New Zealand (1)  Japan (9)
 Scotland (7)  South Korea (21)
 Wales (1)  Taiwan (5)
 Czech Republic (1)  Thailand (5)
 Denmark (3)
 Finland (2)
 France (8)
 Germany (4)
 Netherlands (1)
 Norway (2)
 Russia (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (6)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Yani Tseng  Taiwan 2010, 2011 72 72 72 71 287 −1 T13
Stacy Lewis  United States 2013 70 75 72 71 288 E T17
Catriona Matthew  Scotland 2009 71 77 77 72 297 +9 T50

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Mo Martin  United States 2014 70 80 150 +6
Karrie Webb  Australia 2002 80 75 155 +11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 30 July 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 65 −7
T2 Cristie Kerr  United States 66 −6
Lydia Ko  New Zealand
T4 Baek Kyu-jung  South Korea 67 −5
Ryu So-yeon  South Korea
T6 Katie Burnett  United States 68 −4
Ko Jin-young  South Korea
Teresa Lu  Taiwan
Mika Miyazato  Japan
Azahara Muñoz  Spain
Shiho Oyama  Japan
Florentyna Parker  England
Suzann Pettersen  Norway

Second round

Friday, 31 July 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 68-69=137 −7
T2 Ko Jin-young  South Korea 68-71=139 −5
Lydia Ko  New Zealand 66-73=139
Teresa Lu  Taiwan 68-71=139
So Yeon Ryu  South Korea 67-72=139
6 Mika Miyazato  Japan 68-72=140 −4
T7 Minjee Lee  Australia 69-72=141 −3
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 69-72=141
9 Inbee Park  South Korea 69-73=142 −2
10 Cristie Kerr  United States 66-77=143 −1
Christina Kim  United States 71-72=143
Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 65-78=143
Nicole Broch Larsen  Denmark 69-74=143
Melissa Reid  England 73-70=143

Third round

Saturday, 1 August 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Ko Jin-young  South Korea 68-71-69=208 −8
Teresa Lu  Taiwan 68-71-69=208
3 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 68-69-72=209 −7
4 Mika Miyazato  Japan 68-72-70=210 −6
T5 Lydia Ko  New Zealand 66-73-72=211 −5
Minjee Lee  Australia 69-72-70=211
Inbee Park  South Korea 69-73-69=211
T8 Melissa Reid  England 73-70-69=212 −4
So Yeon Ryu  South Korea 67-72-73=212
T10 Amy Boulden  Wales 71-74-68=213 −3
Nicole Broch Larsen  Denmark 69-74-70=213

Final round

Sunday, 2 August 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Inbee Park  South Korea 69-73-69-65=276 −12 464,817
2 Ko Jin-young  South Korea 68-71-69-71=279 −9 302,589
T3 Lydia Ko  New Zealand 66-73-72-69=280 −8 194,656
So Yeon Ryu  South Korea 67-72-73-68=280
5 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 68-69-72-72=281 −7 136,675
6 Teresa Lu  Taiwan 68-71-69-74=282 −6 111,824
T7 Mika Miyazato  Japan 68-72-70-73=283 −5 87,803
Anna Nordqvist  Sweden 69-72-73-69=283
T9 Amy Boulden  Wales 71-74-68-71=284 −4 67,646
Minjee Lee  Australia 69-72-70-73=284
Melissa Reid  England 73-70-69-72=284

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11   12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par445343544434453454
South Korea Park −5−6−7−6−5−5−6−7−8−9−9−9−9−11−11−12−12−12
South Korea J. Ko −8−8−8−8−8−8−10−11−11−12−12−12−11−11−11−9−9−9
New Zealand L. Ko −5−5−6−6−6−5−6−7−7−8−8−6−6−8−7−7−8−8
South Korea Ryu −4−4−4−4−3−2−3−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−8
Norway Pettersen −7−7−8−7−7−7−8−8−9−8−7−7−7−8−7−6−7−7
Taiwan Lu −6−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−6−6−6−6
Japan Miyazato −7−7−7−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−8−7−7−6−5
Sweden Nordqvist −1−1−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−5−5
Wales Boulden −3−3−4−3−2−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4
Australia Lee −6−5−6−6−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−6−5−4−4−4
England Reid −4−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−3−2−3−3−3−4−4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Inbee Park wins Women's British Open, captures 4th different major title". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Details". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ellis Tops the Qualifiers at Irvine". Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

External links

Preceded by
2015 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2015 Evian Championship

Coordinates: 55°18′58″N 4°49′59″W / 55.316°N 4.833°W / 55.316; -4.833

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