2023 Women's British Open

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2023 AIG Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates10–13 August 2023
Location Surrey, England
51°16′41″N0°14′38″W / 51.278°N 0.244°W / 51.278; -0.244
Course(s) Walton Heath Golf Club
Organized by The R&A
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,881 yards (6,292 m)
Field144 players
Prize fund $9,000,000
Winner's share$1,350,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu
274 (–14)
Location map
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Walton Heath
Location in the United Kingdom
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Walton Heath
Location in England
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The 2023 AIG Women's Open was played from 10 to 13 August in England at Walton Heath Golf Club. It was the 47th Women's British Open, the 23rd as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fourth championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It was the first Women's British Open to be hosted at Walton Heath. [1]

Contents

Course

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 qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified. [2] [3]

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.

2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2022 Women's British Open.

3. The top 15 on the final 2022 LET Order of Merit.

4. The top 5 on the 2023 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 17 July 2023).

5. The top 35 on the final 2022 Race to the CME Globe points list.

6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 17 July 2023).

7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 3 July 2023).

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 3 July 2023).

10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2023 calendar year.

11. Winner of the 2022 JLPGA Money List.

12. Winners of the 2022 KLPGA Money List.

13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship.

14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship.

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 2023 Suntory Ladies Open.

18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open.

19. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur.

20. The 2022 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.

21. Winner of the 2022 and 2023 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific.

22. Winner of the 2022 Women's Amateur Latin America.

23. Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

24. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Championship.

25. The highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland as of week 26.

26. Winner of the 2023 European Ladies Amateur Championship.

27. 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 7 August at Hankley Common with 12 qualifying places available. [4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 10 August 2023

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing 68−4
T2 Flag of Thailand.svg Jaravee Boonchant 69−3
Flag of France.svg Perrine Delacour
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-eun
Flag of Denmark.svg Emily Kristine Pedersen
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang
T7 Flag of Japan.svg Lala Anai 70−2
Flag of South Korea.svg Chun In-gee
Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda
Flag of the United States.svg Allisen Corpuz
Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka
Flag of Japan.svg Minami Katsu
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Khang
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Liu
Flag of Mexico.svg Gaby López
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Morgane Métraux
Flag of Japan.svg Kokona Sakurai

Second round

Friday, 11 August 2023

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing 68-66=134−10
T2 Flag of England.svg Charley Hull 71-68=139−5
Flag of Japan.svg Minami Katsu 70-69=139
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee 71-68=139
T5 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-70=140−4
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Lee 71-69=140
Flag of Mexico.svg Gaby López 70-70=140
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu 72-68=140
T9 Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok 72-69=141−3
Flag of the United States.svg Allisen Corpuz 70-71=141
Flag of France.svg Perrine Delacour 69-72=141
Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart Shadoff 72-69=141
Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka 70-71=141
Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young 73-68=141
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee 72-69=141
Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul 74-67=141
Flag of the United States.svg Angel Yin 72-69=141

Third round

Saturday, 12 August 2023

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of England.svg Charley Hull 71-68-68=207−9
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu 72-68-67=207
T3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-70-68=208−8
Flag of the United States.svg Angel Yin 72-69-67=208
5 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing 68-66-75=209−7
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant 73-69-68=210−6
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee 71-68-72=211−5
Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin 73-69-69=211
T9 Flag of France.svg Perrine Delacour 69-72-71=212−4
Flag of Japan.svg Nasa Hataoka 70-71-71=212
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda 73-70-69=212
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Lee 71-69-72=212
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang 69-76-67=212

Final round

Sunday, 13 August 2023

PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu 72-68-67-67=274−141,350,000
2 Flag of England.svg Charley Hull 71-68-68-73=280−8828,414
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin 73-69-69-70=281−7600,106
T4 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyo-joo 70-70-68-74=282−6418,007
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang 69-76-67-70=282
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Allisen Corpuz 70-71-74-69=284−4260,191
Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing 68-66-75-75=284
Flag of the United States.svg Angel Yin 72-69-67-76=284
T9 Flag of Germany.svg Olivia Cowan 72-72-71-70=285−3190,387
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Lee 71-68-72-74=285

References

  1. "The 2023 AIG Women's Open Walton Heath". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. "AIG Women's Open Qualifying". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.