2015 Women's British Open

The 2015 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 30 July – 2 August at the Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 39th Women's British Open, and the 15th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

2015 Ricoh Women's British Open
Turnberry Point Lighthouse
Tournament information
Dates30 July – 2 August 2015
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Trump Turnberry
Ailsa Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,410 yards (5,861 m)
Field144 players, 73 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$3,000,000
€2,651,424
£1,919,429
Winner's share$464,817
€410,809
£298,534
Champion
Inbee Park
276 (−12)
Turnberry
Location in Scotland
Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland

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.

This was the second Women's British Open at Turnberry, which previously hosted 13 years earlier in 2002. As in 2002, it was played at par 72, with two par fours (3, 14) as par fives. ESPN2 and BBC Sport televised the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Course
Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Ailsa Craig350410Dinna Fouter4074
2Mak Siccar379411Maidens1753
3Blaw Wearie462  5^12Monument3824
4Woe-Be-Tide165313Tickly Tap3804
5Fin Me Oot413414Risk-An-Hope449  5^
6Tappie Toorie195315Ca' Canny1703
7Roon The Ben469516Wee Burn3724
8Goat Fell395417Lang Whang4575
9Bruce's Castle412418Duel in the Sun3784
Out3,24036In3,17036
Source:Total6,41072

^ These par-4 holes (3, 14) are played as par-5 during this tournament.

Field

The field is 144 players, 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 Ström (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)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Yani Tseng Taiwan2010, 201172727271287−1T13
Stacy Lewis United States201370757271288ET17
Catriona Matthew Scotland200971777772297+9T50

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Mo Martin United States20147080150+6
Karrie Webb Australia20028075155+11

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 30 July 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Kim Hyo-joo South Korea65−7
T2Cristie Kerr United States66−6
Lydia Ko New Zealand
T4Baek Kyu-jung South Korea67−5
Ryu So-yeon South Korea
T6Katie Burnett United States68−4
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
1Suzann Pettersen Norway68-69=137−7
T2Ko Jin-young South Korea68-71=139−5
Lydia Ko New Zealand66-73=139
Teresa Lu Taiwan68-71=139
So Yeon Ryu South Korea67-72=139
6Mika Miyazato Japan68-72=140−4
T7Minjee Lee Australia69-72=141−3
Anna Nordqvist Sweden69-72=141
9Inbee Park South Korea69-73=142−2
10Cristie Kerr United States66-77=143−1
Christina Kim United States71-72=143
Kim Hyo-joo South Korea65-78=143
Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark69-74=143
Melissa Reid England73-70=143

Third round

Saturday, 1 August 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ko Jin-young South Korea68-71-69=208−8
Teresa Lu Taiwan68-71-69=208
3Suzann Pettersen Norway68-69-72=209−7
4Mika Miyazato Japan68-72-70=210−6
T5Lydia Ko New Zealand66-73-72=211−5
Minjee Lee Australia69-72-70=211
Inbee Park South Korea69-73-69=211
T8Melissa Reid England73-70-69=212−4
So Yeon Ryu South Korea67-72-73=212
T10Amy Boulden Wales71-74-68=213−3
Nicole Broch Larsen Denmark69-74-70=213

Final round

Sunday, 2 August 2015

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Inbee Park South Korea69-73-69-65=276−12464,817
2Ko Jin-young South Korea68-71-69-71=279−9302,589
T3Lydia Ko New Zealand66-73-72-69=280−8194,656
So Yeon Ryu South Korea67-72-73-68=280
5Suzann Pettersen Norway68-69-72-72=281−7136,675
6Teresa Lu Taiwan68-71-69-74=282−6111,824
T7Mika Miyazato Japan68-72-70-73=283−587,803
Anna Nordqvist Sweden69-72-73-69=283
T9Amy Boulden Wales71-74-68-71=284−467,646
Minjee Lee Australia69-72-70-73=284
Melissa Reid England73-70-69-72=284

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11   12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par445343544434453454
Park−5−6−7−6−5−5−6−7−8−9−9−9−9−11−11−12−12−12
J. Ko−8−8−8−8−8−8−10−11−11−12−12−12−11−11−11−9−9−9
L. Ko−5−5−6−6−6−5−6−7−7−8−8−6−6−8−7−7−8−8
Ryu−4−4−4−4−3−2−3−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−7−8
Pettersen−7−7−8−7−7−7−8−8−9−8−7−7−7−8−7−6−7−7
Lu−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−6−6−6−6
Miyazato−7−7−7−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−8−7−7−6−5
Nordqvist−1−1−2−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−4−5−5
Boulden−3−3−4−3−2−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4
Lee−6−5−6−6−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−6−5−4−4−4
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

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

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". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. "Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
Preceded by
2015 U.S. Women's Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2015 Evian Championship

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