2013 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.

2013 Ricoh Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates1–4 August 2013
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,672 yards (6,101 m)[1]
Field144 players, 69 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$2,750,000
2,069,631
£1,803,275
Winner's share$402,584
€302,982
£263,989
Champion
United States Stacy Lewis
280 (−8)
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St Andrews is located in Scotland
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St Andrews  is located in Fife
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St Andrews 
Location in Fife, Scotland

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.[2]

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.[2][3]

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

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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.[4]

  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

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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:[1] 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

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First round

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Thursday, 1 August 2013

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

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Second round

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Friday, 2 August 2013

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

Source:[6]

Third round

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

Source:[7]

Final round

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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.[8] 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).[2]

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

Source:[9]

Scorecard

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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
  Lewis −8 −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −8
  Choi −7 −7 −8 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −8 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6
  Park −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −7 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6
  Pettersen −7 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −5 −6 −5 −5 −4 −5
  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

Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2013 Women's British Open, Scorecard: Inbee Park". Ladies European Tour. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Second round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Third round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (4 August 2013). "Perfect shot propels Stacy Lewis". ESPNW. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Final round leaderboard, 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
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