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2013 Ricoh Women's British Open

The 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 1–4 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the 37th Women's British Open, and the 13th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the second Women's British Open at St Andrews, the first was six years earlier in 2007. ESPN televised the tournament in the United States and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United Kingdom.

Stacy Lewis won her second major, two shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park. High winds on Saturday caused a suspension of play at mid-day until Sunday morning; the leaders played 36 holes on Sunday under clear skies and breezy conditions. It was Lewis' first win at the Women's British Open.

The win snapped at ten the longest streak in history without an American winning a women's major title. Lewis was the last American to win, at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in April 2011, 28 months earlier. In between, the ten majors had all been won by Asian-born competitors.

Five years earlier, Lewis was a member of the winning Curtis Cup team in 2008, played at St Andrews. She won all five of her matches at the Old Course in her final amateur competition.

Inbee Park's pursuit of a fourth straight major came up short as she faded in the final two rounds to finish at 294 (+6), fourteen strokes back, in a tie for 42nd place.

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 15 exemption categories for the 2013 Women's British Open.

  1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2012 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.
  7. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2013.
  8. Winners of the 2012 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 one of the other three LPGA majors.
  11. Winner of the 2012 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
  12. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
  13. The leading three LET members in the 2013 ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
  14. The 2013 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2012 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play champion, 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2012 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, 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.

Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 376 4 10 Bobby Jones 340 4
2 Dyke 400 4 11 High (In) 160 3
3 Cartgate (Out) 370 4 12 Heathery (In) 314 4
4 Ginger Beer 406 4 13 Hole O'Cross (In) 407 4
5 Hole O'Cross (Out) 561 5 14 Long 520 5
6 Heathery (Out) 369 4 15 Cartgate (In) 414 4
7 High (Out) 353 4 16 Corner of the Dyke 381 4
8 Short 154 3 17 Road 443 4
9 End 347 4 18 Tom Morris 357 4
Out 3,336 36 In 3,336 36
Source: Total 6,672 72

Previous length of the course for the Women's British Open:

  • 2007: 6,638 yards (6,070 m), par 73   (#17 Road was played as a par 5)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 1 August 2013

Place Player Score To par
T1 Sweden Camilla Lennarth 66 −6
United States Morgan Pressel
T3 United States Nicole Castrale 67 −5
South Korea Na Yeon Choi
South Korea Eun-Hee Ji
South Korea Jeon Mi-jeong
United States Stacy Lewis
United States Sydnee Michaels
United States Ryann O'Toole
T10 United States Dori Carter 68 −4
United States Paula Creamer
England Georgia Hall (a)
United States Danielle Kang
Sweden Pernilla Lindberg
Scotland Catriona Matthew
United States Lizette Salas
England Liz Young

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Second round

Friday, 2 August 2013

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Na Yeon Choi 67-67=134 −10
2 Japan Miki Saiki 69-66=135 −9
3 United States Morgan Pressel 66-70=136 −8
T4 United States Nicole Castrale 67-70=137 −7
South Korea Jee Young Lee 70-67=137
Norway Suzann Pettersen 70-67=137
7 Sweden Mikaela Parmlid 69-69=138 −6
T8 Japan Mamiko Higa 70-69=139 −5
United States Stacy Lewis 67-72=139
South Korea Hee Young Park 70-69=139
South Korea So Yeon Ryu 69-70=139
United States Angela Stanford 69-70=139

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Third round

Saturday, 3 August 2013
Sunday, 4 August 2013

Sunny skies for Saturday, but very high winds caused suspension of play just after noon, with those on the first page of the leaderboard yet to tee off. Play was not restarted, and the third round resumed early Sunday morning.

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Morgan Pressel 66-70-71=207 −9
2 United States Stacy Lewis 67-72-69=208 −8
T3 South Korea Na Yeon Choi 67-67-75=209 −7
South Korea Hee Young Park 70-69-70=209
Norway Suzann Pettersen 70-67-72=209
Japan Miki Saiki 69-66-74=209
T7 South Korea Meena Lee 71-69-70=210 −6
Scotland Catriona Matthew 68-74-68=210
9 Japan Mamiko Higa 70-69-72=211 −5
T10 United States Dori Carter 68-72-72=212 −4
United States Paula Creamer 68-72-72=212
South Korea So Yeon Ryu 69-70-73=212
United States Lizette Salas 68-72-72=212

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Final round

Sunday, 4 August 2013

The competitors kept their same pairing from the third round to expedite play, as the leaders had to complete 36 holes on Sunday. Lewis birdied the final two holes and waited for nearly an hour for the final pairing to finish. Her five-iron approach shot at the #17 Road Hole rolled to 3 feet (0.9 m) at the most difficult hole on the Old Course. On the final hole, Lewis used a putter for her approach from 40 yards (37 m) and then sank the birdie putt from 25 feet (8 m).

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Stacy Lewis 67-72-69-72=280 −8 402,584
T2 South Korea Na Yeon Choi 67-67-75-73=282 −6 198,296
South Korea Hee Young Park 70-69-70-73=282
T4 Norway Suzann Pettersen 70-67-72-74=283 −5 116,089
United States Morgan Pressel 66-70-71-76=283
6 United States Lizette Salas 68-72-72-73=285 −3 91,094
T7 Japan Mamiko Higa 70-69-72-75=286 −2 78,318
Japan Miki Saiki 69-66-74-77=286
T9 United States Nicole Castrale 67-70-76-74=287 −1 64,432
United States Natalie Gulbis 71-72-74-70=287

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Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
United States Lewis −8 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8
South Korea Choi −7 −7 −8 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −8 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6
South Korea Park −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −7 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6
Norway Pettersen −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −5 −6 −5 −5 −4 −5
United States Pressel −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −8 −8 −8 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

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References

  1. ^ "2013 Women's British Open, Scorecard: Inbee Park". Ladies European Tour. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Doug (4 August 2013). "Lewis wins Women's British Open at St. Andrews". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S. wins sixth consecutive Curtis Cup with 13-7 victory on The Old Course at St. Andrews". USGA. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Conditions". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ^ "First round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Second round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Third round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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  9. ^ "Final round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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