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2015 Women's British Open

August 24, 2023

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
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)
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Turnberry
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Location in Scotland
Turnberry
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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 Edit

Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Ailsa Craig 350 4 10 Dinna Fouter 407 4
2 Mak Siccar 379 4 11 Maidens 175 3
3 Blaw Wearie 462   5^ 12 Monument 382 4
4 Woe-Be-Tide 165 3 13 Tickly Tap 380 4
5 Fin Me Oot 413 4 14 Risk-An-Hope 449   5^
6 Tappie Toorie 195 3 15 Ca' Canny 170 3
7 Roon The Ben 469 5 16 Wee Burn 372 4
8 Goat Fell 395 4 17 Lang Whang 457 5
9 Bruce's Castle 412 4 18 Duel in the Sun 378 4
Out 3,240 36 In 3,170 36
Source: Total 6,410 72

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

Field Edit

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

Round summaries Edit

First round Edit

Thursday, 30 July 2015

Second round Edit

Friday, 31 July 2015

Place Player Score To par
1   Suzann Pettersen 68-69=137 −7
T2   Ko Jin-young 68-71=139 −5
  Lydia Ko 66-73=139
  Teresa Lu 68-71=139
  So Yeon Ryu 67-72=139
6   Mika Miyazato 68-72=140 −4
T7   Minjee Lee 69-72=141 −3
  Anna Nordqvist 69-72=141
9   Inbee Park 69-73=142 −2
10   Cristie Kerr 66-77=143 −1
  Christina Kim 71-72=143
  Kim Hyo-joo 65-78=143
  Nicole Broch Larsen 69-74=143
  Melissa Reid 73-70=143

Third round Edit

Saturday, 1 August 2015

Place Player Score To par
T1   Ko Jin-young 68-71-69=208 −8
  Teresa Lu 68-71-69=208
3   Suzann Pettersen 68-69-72=209 −7
4   Mika Miyazato 68-72-70=210 −6
T5   Lydia Ko 66-73-72=211 −5
  Minjee Lee 69-72-70=211
  Inbee Park 69-73-69=211
T8   Melissa Reid 73-70-69=212 −4
  So Yeon Ryu 67-72-73=212
T10   Amy Boulden 71-74-68=213 −3
  Nicole Broch Larsen 69-74-70=213

Final round Edit

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Inbee Park 69-73-69-65=276 −12 464,817
2   Ko Jin-young 68-71-69-71=279 −9 302,589
T3   Lydia Ko 66-73-72-69=280 −8 194,656
  So Yeon Ryu 67-72-73-68=280
5   Suzann Pettersen 68-69-72-72=281 −7 136,675
6   Teresa Lu 68-71-69-74=282 −6 111,824
T7   Mika Miyazato 68-72-70-73=283 −5 87,803
  Anna Nordqvist 69-72-73-69=283
T9   Amy Boulden 71-74-68-71=284 −4 67,646
  Minjee Lee 69-72-70-73=284
  Melissa Reid 73-70-69-72=284

Scorecard Edit

Final round

Hole   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10   11    12   13   14   15   16   17   18 
Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4
  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 Edit

  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. ^ . 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.

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • LPGA.com - Women's British Open - microsite
  • Ladies European Tour: Women's British Open
  • Ladies Golf Union: Women's British Open 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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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 OpenTurnberry Point LighthouseTournament informationDates30 July 2 August 2015LocationSouth Ayrshire ScotlandCourse s Trump TurnberryAilsa CourseOrganized byLadies Golf UnionTour s Ladies European TourLPGA TourStatisticsPar72Length6 410 yards 5 861 m Field144 players 73 after cutCut149 5 Prize fund 3 000 000 2 651 424 1 919 429Winner s share 464 817 410 809 298 534ChampionInbee Park276 12 20142016 Turnberryclass notpageimage Location in Scotland Turnberryclass notpageimage 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 Contents 1 Course 2 Field 3 Round summaries 3 1 First round 3 2 Second round 3 3 Third round 3 4 Final round 3 4 1 Scorecard 4 References 5 External linksCourse EditMain article Turnberry golf course Ailsa CourseHole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par1 Ailsa Craig 350 4 10 Dinna Fouter 407 42 Mak Siccar 379 4 11 Maidens 175 33 Blaw Wearie 462 5 12 Monument 382 44 Woe Be Tide 165 3 13 Tickly Tap 380 45 Fin Me Oot 413 4 14 Risk An Hope 449 5 6 Tappie Toorie 195 3 15 Ca Canny 170 37 Roon The Ben 469 5 16 Wee Burn 372 48 Goat Fell 395 4 17 Lang Whang 457 59 Bruce s Castle 412 4 18 Duel in the Sun 378 4Out 3 240 36 In 3 170 36Source Total 6 410 72 These par 4 holes 3 14 are played as par 5 during this tournament Women s British Open in 2002 6 407 yards 5 859 m par 72 The Open Championship in 2009 7 204 yards 6 587 m par 70Field EditThe 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 Marina Alex Laura Davies Shanshan Feng 12 Julieta Granada Charley Hull 9 Eun Hee Ji Jessica Korda Stacy Lewis 9 11 12 Mo Martin 11 Azahara Munoz Gwladys Nocera 8 Anna Nordqvist 8 Inbee Park 8 12 Suzann Pettersen 12 Angela Stanford Sun Ju Ahn 9 did not play2 The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women s World Golf Rankings as of 30 June not exempt under 1 Carlota Ciganda 3 Sandra Gal 3 Caroline Hedwall Karine Icher Ariya Jutanugarn 3 Caroline Masson Catriona Matthew 3 11 Lee Anne Pace Beatriz Recari Christel Boeljon 8 did not play3 The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women s World Golf Rankings as of 30 June not exempt under 1 Baek Kyu jung Chella Choi Choi Na yeon 8 12 Paula Creamer Jang Ha na Cristie Kerr 8 Kim Hyo joo 8 9 12 Kim Sei young 8 Lydia Ko 8 Brittany Lang Alison Lee Ilhee Lee Mi Hyang Lee Minjee Lee 8 Brittany Lincicome 8 12 Pornanong Phatlum Gerina Piller Morgan Pressel Ryu So yeon 8 12 Lizette Salas Jenny Shin Lexi Thompson 12 Karrie Webb Michelle Wie 12 Amy Yang 8 Mirim Lee did not play4 The top 25 on the current LET money as of 30 June not exempt under 1 or 2 Beth Allen Lucie Andre Rebecca Artis Isabelle Boineau Amy Boulden Anne Lise Caudal Ssu Chia Cheng Holly Clyburn Nicole Garcia Felicity Johnson Stacey Keating Nicole Broch Larsen Camilla Lennarth Xi Yu Lin Nanna Koerstz Madsen Florentyna Parker Emily Kristine Pedersen Titiya Plucksataporn Pamela Pretswell Melissa Reid 8 Marion Ricordeau Marianne Skarpnord Kylie Walker Sally Watson Ursula Wikstrom5 The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 30 June not exempt under 1 or 3 Jacqui Concolino Austin Ernst Mina Harigae Wei Ling Hsu Mi Jung Hur Juli Inkster Tiffany Joh Moriya Jutanugarn Danielle Kang Kim Kaufman Christina Kim P K Kongkraphan Candie Kung Min Seo Kwak Sydnee Michaels Ai Miyazato Mika Miyazato Meena Lee Pernilla Lindberg Maria McBride Haru Nomura Park Hee young Jane Park Paula Reto Kelly Shon Jennifer Song Kelly Tan Yani Tseng 11 12 Mariajo Uribe Alison Walshe Sakura Yokomine Sun Young Yoo 12 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 Misuzu Narita Shiho Oyama Ritsuko Ryu Ayaka Watanabe Yumiko Yoshida7 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 Chun In gee 12 Ko Jin young8 Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2015 Su Hyun Oh9 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 Lee Jung min Teresa Lu 13 11 Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women s British Open Jeong Jang Lorena Ochoa Jiyai Shin Sherri Steinhauer did not play12 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 Dewi Claire Schreefel Sarah Kemp Alena Sharp Jenny Suh Jaye Marie Green Chie Arimura Victoria Elizabeth did not play15 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 Hannah Burke Jade Schaeffer Klara Spilkova16 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 Celine Boutier a Kristen Gillman a Connie Jaffrey a Luna Sobron Galmes a Annabel Dimmock did not play Minjee Lee Mark H McCormack Medal winner turned pro in September 2014 forfeiting this exemption She later qualified under categories 3 and 8 17 Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee Natalie Gulbis Brooke Henderson18 Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members Katie BurnettQualifiers 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 LeeRound summaries EditFirst round Edit Thursday 30 July 2015 Place Player Score To par1 Kim Hyo joo 65 7T2 Cristie Kerr 66 6 Lydia KoT4 Baek Kyu jung 67 5 Ryu So yeonT6 Katie Burnett 68 4 Ko Jin young Teresa Lu Mika Miyazato Azahara Munoz Shiho Oyama Florentyna Parker Suzann PettersenSecond round Edit Friday 31 July 2015 Place Player Score To par1 Suzann Pettersen 68 69 137 7T2 Ko Jin young 68 71 139 5 Lydia Ko 66 73 139 Teresa Lu 68 71 139 So Yeon Ryu 67 72 1396 Mika Miyazato 68 72 140 4T7 Minjee Lee 69 72 141 3 Anna Nordqvist 69 72 1419 Inbee Park 69 73 142 210 Cristie Kerr 66 77 143 1 Christina Kim 71 72 143 Kim Hyo joo 65 78 143 Nicole Broch Larsen 69 74 143 Melissa Reid 73 70 143Third round Edit Saturday 1 August 2015 Place Player Score To parT1 Ko Jin young 68 71 69 208 8 Teresa Lu 68 71 69 2083 Suzann Pettersen 68 69 72 209 74 Mika Miyazato 68 72 70 210 6T5 Lydia Ko 66 73 72 211 5 Minjee Lee 69 72 70 211 Inbee Park 69 73 69 211T8 Melissa Reid 73 70 69 212 4 So Yeon Ryu 67 72 73 212T10 Amy Boulden 71 74 68 213 3 Nicole Broch Larsen 69 74 70 213Final round Edit Sunday 2 August 2015 Place Player Score To par Money 1 Inbee Park 69 73 69 65 276 12 464 8172 Ko Jin young 68 71 69 71 279 9 302 589T3 Lydia Ko 66 73 72 69 280 8 194 656 So Yeon Ryu 67 72 73 68 2805 Suzann Pettersen 68 69 72 72 281 7 136 6756 Teresa Lu 68 71 69 74 282 6 111 824T7 Mika Miyazato 68 72 70 73 283 5 87 803 Anna Nordqvist 69 72 73 69 283T9 Amy Boulden 71 74 68 71 284 4 67 646 Minjee Lee 69 72 70 73 284 Melissa Reid 73 70 69 72 284Scorecard Edit Final round Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Par 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 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 4Cumulative tournament scores relative to par Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey Source 4 References Edit Inbee Park wins Women s British Open captures 4th different major title ESPN Associated Press 2 August 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2015 2015 Ricoh Women s British Open Competition Entry Details Ladies Golf Union Retrieved 6 February 2015 Ellis Tops the Qualifiers at Irvine Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 31 July 2015 Women s British Open Ladies European Tour 2 August 2015 Retrieved 3 August 2015 External links EditOfficial website LPGA com Women s British Open microsite Ladies European Tour Women s British Open Ladies Golf Union Women s British Open Archived 10 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine 55 18 58 N 4 49 59 W 55 316 N 4 833 W 55 316 4 833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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