2014 Women's British Open

2014 Ricoh Women's British Open
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Merseyside, north of Liverpool
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport
Tournament information
Dates 10–13 July 2014
Location Southport, England
Course(s) Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Organized by Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,458 yards (5,905 m)[1]
Field 144 players, 70 after cut
Cut 150 (+6)
Prize fund $3,000,000
€2,204,591
£1,756,647
Winner's share $474,575
€348,748
£277,887
Champion
United States Mo Martin
287 (−1)

The 2014 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 10–13 July at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 38th Women's British Open, and the 14th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the sixth Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale, the most recent was four years earlier in 2010. ESPN and BBC Sport televised the event from Royal Birkdale.

Mo Martin won her first major, one shot ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen. Martin led after 36 holes at 138 (−6) after consecutive rounds of 69, but fell three shots back with a 77 (+5) on Saturday, tied with six others for seventh place. An hour ahead of the final pair on a clear and breezy Sunday, she shot even par, capped by an eagle at the final hole. Her second shot from the fairway on the par 5 nearly holed out for an albatross (double eagle); it rolled onto the green and struck the flagstick, stopping six feet (1.8 m) away. She sank the putt and waited for the others to finish, preparing for a potential playoff. It was Martin's first win on the LPGA Tour,[2][3] and moved her from 99 to 26 in the women's world rankings.[4]

Field

The field for the tournament was set at 144, 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 were 16 exemption categories for the 2014 Women's British Open.[5][6]

  1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2013 Women's British Open.
  2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
  3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
  4. The top 25 on the current LET money list not already exempt under category 1 or 2.
  5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list not already exempt under category 1 or 3.
  6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) money list not already exempt under category 1, 2, 3 or 11.
    • Ahn Sun-ju, Haruna Erina Hara, Misuzu Narita, Onnarin Sattayabanphot, Ayaka Watanabe
  7. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2014.
  8. Winners of the 2013 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.
  9. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
  10. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open, Kraft Nabisco Championship, and LPGA Championship.
  11. Winner of the 2013 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
  12. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2014 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
  13. The leading three LET members in the 2014 ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
    • Amy Boulden (a), Hannah Jun Medlock, Sally Watson
  14. The 2014 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, winner or next available player in the 2013 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.
  15. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.
  16. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members

Qualifiers:[7]

Nationalities in the field

North America (35)South America (3)Europe (49)Oceania (11)Asia (43)Africa (3)
 Canada (1) Chile (1) England (13) Australia (9) China (2) South Africa (3)
 United States (34) Colombia (1) Scotland (4) New Zealand (2) Israel (1)
 Paraguay (1) Wales (2) Japan (11)
 Northern Ireland (1) South Korea (21)
 Czech Republic (1) Taiwan (2)
 Denmark (3) Thailand (6)
 France (6)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (2)
 Norway (2)
 Russia (1)
 Spain (4)
 Sweden (6)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Stacy Lewis United States201371747078293+5T12
Jiyai Shin South Korea2008, 201272757179297+9T29
Jeong Jang South Korea200573747479300+12T45

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Karrie Webb Australia20027279151+7
Yani Tseng Taiwan2010, 20118272154+10
Catriona Matthew Scotland20097483157+13
Karen Stupples England20047781158+14
Se Ri Pak South Korea200179WD79+7

Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4304103731753384781454133973,1593603521494301634993585164723,2996,458
Par444345344354434354553772

Source:[1]

Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001):

  • 2010: 6,458 yards (5,905 m), par 72
  • 2005: 6,463 yards (5,910 m), par 72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 10 July 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ayako Uehara Japan68−4
2Mo Martin United States69−3
T3Mina Harigae United States70−2
Sarah Kemp Australia
Morgan Pressel United States
T6Holly Clyburn England71−1
Stacy Lewis United States
So Yeon Ryu South Korea
Amy Yang South Korea
T10Marina Alex United States72E
Julieta Granada Paraguay
Lydia Ko New Zealand
Jessica Korda United States
Amelia Lewis United States
Ai Miyazato Japan
Azahara Muñoz Spain
Anna Nordqvist Sweden
Inbee Park South Korea
Suzann Pettersen Norway
Jiyai Shin South Korea
Emma Talley (a) United States
Lexi Thompson United States
Karrie Webb Australia

Second round

Friday, 11 July 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mo Martin United States69-69=138−6
T2Beatriz Recari Spain74-67=141−3
So Yeon Ryu South Korea71-70=141
T4Sun-Ju Ahn South Korea75-67=142−2
Julieta Granada Paraguay72-70=142
T6Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand75-68=143−1
Amelia Lewis United States72-71=143
Gwladys Nocera France73-70=143
Amy Yang South Korea71-72=143
T10Shanshan Feng China73-71=144E
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea74-70=144
Jessica Korda United States72-72=144
Azahara Muñoz Spain72-72=144
Inbee Park South Korea72-72=144
Morgan Pressel United States70-74=144

Third round

Saturday, 12 July 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Inbee Park South Korea72-72-68=212−4
T2Sun-Ju Ahn South Korea75-67-71=213−3
Shanshan Feng China73-71-69=213
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-73-68=213
T5Julieta Granada Paraguay72-70-72=214−2
Amelia Lewis United States72-71-71=214
T7Charley Hull England73-76-66=215−1
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea74-70-71=215
Stacy Lewis United States71-74-70=215
Mo Martin United States69-69-77=215
Beatriz Recari Spain74-67-74=215
So-Yeon Ryu South Korea71-70-74=215
Amy Yang South Korea71-72-72=215

Final round

Sunday, 13 July 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Mo Martin United States69-69-77-72=287−1474,575
T2Shanshan Feng China73-71-69-75=288E235,204
Suzann Pettersen Norway72-73-68-75=288
4Inbee Park South Korea72-72-68-77=289+1151,532
T5Julieta Granada Paraguay72-70-72-77=291+3104,425
Eun-Hee Ji South Korea74-70-71-76=291
Jessica Korda United States72-72-73-74=291
Angela Stanford United States74-72-70-75=291
T9Sun-Ju Ahn South Korea75-67-71-79=292+472,911
Marina Alex United States72-76-68-76=292
Laura Davies England75-72-72-73=292

Source:[9][10]

Amateurs: Talley (+6), Hall (+9).

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444345344443435455
United States MartinEEEE+1EEEEEEE+1+1+1+1+1−1
China Feng−3−2−1E−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EEE
Norway Pettersen−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−1−1EEE+2+2+2+2+1E
South Korea Park−4−3−3−2−2−3−3−2−3−1EE−1EEEE+1
South Korea Ahn−1+1+1+1+1EEEE+1+2+4+4+4+4+5+4+4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ricoh Women's British Open: Course Statistics". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mo Martin wins British Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mo Martin wins Women's British Open to cap a Cinderella story". Guardian. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rolex Rankings Move of the Week: Mo Martin". LPGA. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Details". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ricoh Women's British Open – Tournament Entry List". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ricoh Women's British Open Final-Qualifying". Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Edwards, Michael (10 July 2014). "Williams gets late call up to Women's British Open". The Herts Advertiser.
  9. 1 2 "Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Leaderboard: RICOH Women's British Open". Yahoo! Sports. 13 July 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
Preceded by
2014 U.S. Women's Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2014 LPGA Championship

Coordinates: 53°37′19″N 3°01′59″W / 53.622°N 3.033°W / 53.622; -3.033

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