2024 Women's British Open
Lydia Ko won by two strokes over Nelly Korda, Jiyai Shin, Lilia Vu, and Yin Ruoning. It was her third major championship and came two weeks after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Course
The 18th hole at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland
Course layout
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burn | 375 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 341 | 4 | |
2 | Dyke | 400 | 4 | 11 | High (In) | 165 | 3 | |
3 | Cartgate (Out) | 366 | 4 | 12 | Heathery (In) | 351 | 4 | |
4 | Ginger Beer | 413 | 4 | 13 | Hole O'Cross (In) | 430 | 4 | |
5 | Hole O'Cross (Out) | 525 | 5 | 14 | Long | 577 | 5 | |
6 | Heathery (Out) | 370 | 4 | 15 | Cartgate (In) | 415 | 4 | |
7 | High (Out) | 361 | 4 | 16 | Corner of the Dyke | 380 | 4 | |
8 | Short | 173 | 3 | 17 | Road | 439 | 4 | |
9 | End | 349 | 4 | 18 | Tom Morris | 354 | 4 | |
Out | 3,332 | 36 | In | 3,452 | 36 | |||
Source: | Total | 6,784 | 72 |
Field
The field was made up of 144 players. As with previous tournaments, most players 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.
Exemptions
Players who were qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified.
1. Winners of the Women's British Open, aged 60 or younger at the scheduled end of the championship, provided they are still active members of a recognised tour.
- Ashleigh Buhai (5,7)
- Georgia Hall (5,7)
- Ariya Jutanugarn (5)
- In-Kyung Kim
- Stacy Lewis
- Catriona Matthew
- Anna Nordqvist
- Sophia Popov
- Hinako Shibuno (7)
- Jiyai Shin (2,7)
- Yani Tseng
- Lilia Vu (2,5,7,10,13)
- Karrie Webb
- Helen Alfredsson, Laura Davies, Sophie Gustafson, Jang Jeong, Emilee Klein, Karen Lunn, Mo Martin, Liselotte Neumann, Lorena Ochoa, Pak Se-ri, Inbee Park, Annika Sörenstam, and Karen Stupples did not play
2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2023 Women's British Open.
- Allisen Corpuz (5,7,15)
- Olivia Cowan
- Ally Ewing (5,7)
- Charley Hull (3,5,7)
- Kim Hyo-joo (5,7,10)
- Andrea Lee (7)
- Amy Yang (5,7,10,14)
- Angel Yin (5,7)
3. The top 15 on the final 2023 LET Order of Merit.
4. The top 5 on the 2024 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).
5. The top 35 on the final 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list.
- Carlota Ciganda (7)
- Ayaka Furue (7,10,16)
- Hannah Green (7,10)
- Nasa Hataoka (7)
- Brooke Henderson (7,16)
- Megan Khang (7)
- Grace Kim
- Kim A-lim (15)
- Cheyenne Knight
- Ko Jin-young (7,16)
- Nelly Korda (7,10,13,14)
- Jennifer Kupcho (13)
- Alison Lee (7)
- Minjee Lee (7,15,16)
- Lin Xiyu (7)
- Leona Maguire (7,10)
- Ryu Hae-ran (7)
- Yuka Saso (7,10,15)
- Jenny Shin
- Maja Stark (7)
- Atthaya Thitikul (7)
- Yin Ruoning (7,14)
- Rose Zhang (7,10)
6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 22 July 2024).
- Marina Alex
- An Na-rin
- Pajaree Anannarukarn
- Pei-Yun Chien
- Choi Hye-jin
- Lauren Coughlin (10)
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Esther Henseleit
- Auston Kim
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Lucy Li
- Gaby López
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Wichanee Meechai
- Hira Naveed
- Yuna Nishimura
- Yealimi Noh
- Ryann O'Toole
- Alexa Pano
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Paula Reto
- Mao Saigo
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Thidapa Suwannapura
- Albane Valenzuela
7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 8 July 2024).
- Im Jin-hee
- Akie Iwai
- Chisato Iwai (8)
- Kim Sei-young (14)
- Lydia Ko (10,18)
- Sakura Koiwai
- Gabriela Ruffels
- Madelene Sagström
- Rio Takeda (8)
- Patty Tavatanakit (10,13)
- Lexi Thompson
- Chanettee Wannasaen (10)
- Miyū Yamashita (8,11)
Addition players added at Championship Committee's discretion.
- Hwang You-min, Lee Ye-won, Park Hyun-kyung, Park Ji-young, Park Min-ji did not play
8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.
9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 8 July 2024).
10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2024 calendar year.
- Mariajo Uribe did not play
11. Winner of the 2023 JLPGA Money List.
12. Winners of the 2023 KLPGA Money List.
13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship.
- Mirim Lee did not play
14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship.
- Chun In-gee did not play
15. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open.
16. Winners of the last five editions of The Evian Championship.
17. The leading two (not otherwise exempt) in the 2024 Suntory Ladies Open.
18. Gold medal winner at the 2024 Olympics.
19. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open.
20. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur.
- Rianne Malixi and Megan Schofill did not play
21. The 2023 and 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.
- Lottie Woad (24,a)
- Ingrid Lindblad turned professional thus forfeiting her exemption
22. Winner of the 2023 and 2024 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific
- Wu Chun-wei (a)
23. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Latin America.
- Ela Anacona (a)
24. Winner of the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
25. Winner of the 2024 Women's Amateur Championship.
- Melanie Green did not play
26. Winner of the 2024 European Ladies Amateur Championship.
- Louise Rydqvist (a)
27. Women's Amateur Series winner (If winner is already exempt, then the highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, not already exempt, as of week 30.).
28. Any player who did not compete in the previous year's Women's British Open due to maternity, who subsequently received an extension of membership for the maternity from the player's home tour in the previous year, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Women's British Open.
Final Qualifying
Final Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 19 August at the Crail Golfing Society with 12 qualifying places available.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Charley Hull | 67 | −5 |
T2 | Nelly Korda | 68 | −4 |
Yin Ruoning | |||
T4 | Andrea Lee | 69 | −3 |
Lee Mi-hyang | |||
Mao Saigo | |||
Jenny Shin | |||
Patty Tavatanakit | |||
Lilia Vu | |||
T10 | Kim Hyo-joo | 70 | −2 |
Momoko Osato |
Second round
Friday, 23 August 2024
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelly Korda | 68-68=136 | −8 |
T2 | Charley Hull | 67-72=139 | −5 |
Lilia Vu | 69-70=139 | ||
4 | Yin Ruoning | 68-72=140 | −4 |
T5 | Casandra Alexander | 73-68=141 | −3 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 72-69=141 | ||
Pei-Yun Chien | 72-69=141 | ||
Lydia Ko | 71-70=141 | ||
Louise Rydqvist (a) | 74-67=141 | ||
Mao Saigo | 69-72=141 |
Third round
Saturday, 24 August 2024
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jiyai Shin | 71-71-67=209 | −7 |
2 | Lilia Vu | 69-70-71=210 | −6 |
3 | Nelly Korda | 68-68-75=211 | −5 |
T4 | Lydia Ko | 71-70-71=212 | −4 |
Jenny Shin | 69-73-70=212 | ||
T6 | Im Jin-hee | 74-68-71=213 | −3 |
Alexa Pano | 75-69-69=213 | ||
Atthaya Thitikul | 72-71-70=213 | ||
Yin Ruoning | 68-72-73=213 | ||
T10 | Casandra Alexander | 73-68-73=214 | −2 |
Esther Henseleit | 77-71-66=214 | ||
Charley Hull | 67-72-75=214 | ||
Mao Saigo | 69-72-73=214 | ||
Albane Valenzuela | 74-74-66=214 | ||
Lottie Woad (a) | 72-70-72=214 |
Final round
Sunday, 25 August 2024
Champion |
Smyth Salver winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lydia Ko | 71-70-71-69=281 | −7 | 1,425,000 |
T2 | Nelly Korda | 68-68-75-72=283 | −5 | 594,759 |
Jiyai Shin (c) | 71-71-67-74=283 | |||
Lilia Vu (c) | 69-70-71-73=283 | |||
Yin Ruoning | 68-72-73-70=283 | |||
6 | Ariya Jutanugarn (c) | 72-72-71-70=285 | −3 | 319,336 |
T7 | Casandra Alexander | 73-68-73-72=286 | −2 | 236,366 |
Akie Iwai | 74-70-73-69=286 | |||
Mao Saigo | 69-72-73-72=286 | |||
T10 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 75-73-68-71=287 | −1 | 160,250 |
Linn Grant | 77-71-68-71=287 | |||
Im Jin-hee | 74-68-71-74=287 | |||
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 73-73-70-71=287 | |||
Alexa Pano | 75-69-69-74=287 | |||
Lottie Woad (a) | 72-70-72-73=287 | 0 | ||
Angel Yin | 78-70-69-70=287 | 160,250 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
T17 | Jenny Shin | 69-73-70-76=288 | E | 121,000 | |
Atthaya Thitikul | 72-71-70-75=288 | ||||
Anne van Dam | 73-74-73-68=288 | ||||
T20 | Charley Hull | 67-72-75-75=289 | +1 | 108,235 | |
Albane Valenzuela | 74-74-66-75=289 | ||||
T22 | Céline Boutier | 77-69-71-73=290 | +2 | 91,414 | |
Ashleigh Buhai (c) | 72-69-78-71=290 | ||||
Georgia Hall (c) | 71-72-76-71=290 | ||||
Andrea Lee | 69-73-75-73=290 | ||||
Lee So-mi | 74-73-69-74=290 | ||||
Momoko Osato | 70-76-77-67=290 | ||||
Linnea Ström | 71-73-74-72=290 | ||||
T29 | Minami Katsu | 75-71-74-71=291 | +3 | 68,572 | |
Yui Kawamoto | 73-72-73-73=291 | ||||
Kim Hyo-joo | 70-74-71-76=291 | ||||
Alison Lee | 75-69-72-75=291 | ||||
Julia López Ramirez (a) | 72-74-74-71=291 | 0 | |||
Paula Reto | 77-69-76-69=291 | 68,572 | |||
Sarah Schmelzel | 73-73-73-72=291 | ||||
Rose Zhang | 72-76-69-74=291 | ||||
T37 | Nicole Broch Estrup | 76-70-73-73=292 | +4 | 45,568 | |
Choi Hye-jin | 74-74-71-73=292 | ||||
Carlota Ciganda | 75-73-70-74=292 | ||||
Ally Ewing | 73-69-76-74=292 | ||||
Ayaka Furue | 75-73-73-71=292 | ||||
Nasa Hataoka | 75-73-71-73=292 | ||||
Esther Henseleit | 77-71-66-78=292 | ||||
Grace Kim | 77-71-73-71=292 | ||||
Kim Sei-young | 76-72-71-73=292 | ||||
Leona Maguire | 73-72-71-76=292 | ||||
Wichanee Meechai | 73-72-77-70=292 | ||||
Amy Yang | 74-73-70-75=292 | ||||
T49 | Kristen Gillman | 77-71-71-74=293 | +5 | 30,688 | |
Caroline Inglis | 78-66-74-75=293 | ||||
Gaby López | 72-75-69-77=293 | ||||
Ryu Hae-ran | 78-69-72-74=293 | ||||
Arpichaya Yubol | 75-73-72-73=293 | ||||
Zhang Weiwei | 72-75-73-73=293 | ||||
T55 | Haruka Kawasaki | 71-74-76-73=294 | +6 | 24,943 | |
Lee Mi-hyang | 69-74-75-76=294 | ||||
Lin Xiyu | 78-70-72-74=294 | ||||
Lee-Anne Pace | 74-73-73-74=294 | ||||
Lexi Thompson | 76-71-71-76=294 | ||||
T60 | An Na-rin | 74-74-72-75=295 | +7 | 19,105 | |
Gabriella Cowley | 77-70-73-75=295 | ||||
Alexandra Försterling | 76-72-71-76=295 | ||||
Lily May Humphreys | 74-72-77-72=295 | ||||
Nuria Iturrioz | 75-70-73-77=295 | ||||
Stephanie Kyriacou | 76-68-72-79=295 | ||||
Marta Martín | 74-73-72-76=295 | ||||
Louise Rydqvist (a) | 74-67-78-76=295 | 0 | |||
Shuri Sakuma | 72-73-74-76=295 | 19,105 | |||
Shannon Tan | 75-69-76-75=295 | ||||
Patty Tavatanakit | 69-73-73-80=295 | ||||
T71 | Pei-Yun Chien | 72-69-76-79=296 | +8 | 13,988 | |
Manon De Roey | 72-75-76-73=296 | ||||
Johanna Gustavsson | 73-74-75-74=296 | ||||
Emma Spitz | 76-72-74-74=296 | ||||
Maja Stark | 73-73-73-77=296 | ||||
T76 | Emma Grechi | 73-74-74-76=297 | +9 | 10,661 | |
Morgane Métraux | 76-72-73-76=297 | ||||
T78 | Ela Anacona (a) | 72-76-72-78=298 | +10 | 0 | |
Auston Kim | 73-75-70-80=298 | 10,127 | |||
Bailey Tardy | 76-72-72-78=298 | ||||
81 | Kim In-Kyung (c) | 73-73-78-75=299 | +11 | 9,726 | |
82 | Ursula Wikström | 77-71-71-81=300 | +12 | 9,459 | |
CUT | Perrine Delacour | 74-75=149 | +5 | ||
Megan Khang | 74-75=149 | ||||
Sakura Koiwai | 71-78=149 | ||||
Bronte Law | 73-76=149 | ||||
Stephanie Meadow | 77-72=149 | ||||
Madelene Sagström | 78-71=149 | ||||
Thidapa Suwannapura | 77-72=149 | ||||
Hikaru Yoshimoto | 72-77=149 | ||||
Trichat Cheenglab | 77-73=150 | +6 | |||
Lauren Coughlin | 76-74=150 | ||||
Noora Komulainen | 76-74=150 | ||||
Jennifer Kupcho | 73-77=150 | ||||
Lucy Li | 74-76=150 | ||||
Yuna Nishimura | 78-72=150 | ||||
Yealimi Noh | 78-72=150 | ||||
Lisa Pettersson | 76-74=150 | ||||
Sophia Popov (c) | 76-74=150 | ||||
Rio Takeda | 77-73=150 | ||||
Yani Tseng (c) | 73-77=150 | ||||
Allisen Corpuz | 78-73=151 | +7 | |||
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 78-73=151 | ||||
Annabell Fuller | 75-76=151 | ||||
Hannah Green | 77-74=151 | ||||
María Hernández | 75-76=151 | ||||
Alice Hewson | 77-74=151 | ||||
Chisato Iwai | 76-75=151 | ||||
Haeji Kang | 80-71=151 | ||||
Catriona Matthew (c) | 77-74=151 | ||||
Yuka Saso | 75-76=151 | ||||
Aditi Ashok | 76-76=152 | +8 | |||
Lauren Hartlage | 76-76=152 | ||||
Kim A-lim | 77-75=152 | ||||
Sara Kjellker | 75-77=152 | ||||
Ryann O'Toole | 77-75=152 | ||||
Lauren Walsh | 75-77=152 | ||||
Chanettee Wannasaen | 79-73=152 | ||||
Marina Alex | 80-73=153 | +9 | |||
Diksha Dagar | 77-76=153 | ||||
Brooke Henderson | 77-76=153 | ||||
Cheyenne Knight | 78-75=153 | ||||
Minjee Lee | 78-75=153 | ||||
Patricia Isabel Schmidt | 76-77=153 | ||||
Klára Spilková | 76-77=153 | ||||
Wu Chun-wei (a) | 75-78=153 | ||||
Miyū Yamashita | 76-77=153 | ||||
Gemma Dryburgh | 79-75=154 | +10 | |||
Ko Jin-young | 76-78=154 | ||||
Jana Melichová | 81-73=154 | ||||
Amy Taylor | 83-71=154 | ||||
Anna Nordqvist (c) | 79-76=155 | +11 | |||
Emily Kristine Pedersen | 74-81=155 | ||||
Ai Suzuki | 76-79=155 | ||||
Olivia Cowan | 78-78=156 | +12 | |||
Stacy Lewis (c) | 80-76=156 | ||||
Hira Naveed | 80-76=156 | ||||
Chiara Tamburlini | 81-75=156 | ||||
Gabriela Ruffels | 81-76=157 | +13 | |||
Moriya Jutanugarn | 79-79=158 | +14 | |||
Hinako Shibuno (c) | 80-78=158 | ||||
Karrie Webb (c) | 82-77=159 | +15 | |||
Kokona Sakurai | 82-78=160 | +16 | |||
DQ | Ana Peláez | 72-74=146 | +2 |
Scorecard
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:
Notes
- ^ Peláez was disqualified following her second round due to her caddie using a distance-measuring device.
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