2014 Women's British Open

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2014 Ricoh Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates10–13 July 2014
LocationSouthport, England
Course(s)Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,458 yards (5,905 m)[1]
Field144 players, 70 after cut
Cut150 (+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)
Location Map
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is located in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is located in Merseyside
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Merseyside, north of Liverpool
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is located in Southport
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Location in Southport
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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[edit]

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.
  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.
  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]

Course[edit]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 430 410 373 175 338 478 145 413 397 3,159 360 352 149 430 163 499 358 516 472 3,299 6,458
Par 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 35 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 37 72

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[edit]

First round[edit]

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Place Player Score To par
1 Japan Ayako Uehara 68 −4
2 United States Mo Martin 69 −3
T3 United States Mina Harigae 70 −2
Australia Sarah Kemp
United States Morgan Pressel
T6 England Holly Clyburn 71 −1
United States Stacy Lewis
South Korea So Yeon Ryu
South Korea Amy Yang
T10 United States Marina Alex 72 E
Paraguay Julieta Granada
New Zealand Lydia Ko
United States Jessica Korda
United States Amelia Lewis
Japan Ai Miyazato
Spain Azahara Muñoz
Sweden Anna Nordqvist
South Korea Inbee Park
Norway Suzann Pettersen
South Korea Jiyai Shin
United States Emma Talley (a)
United States Lexi Thompson
Australia Karrie Webb

Second round[edit]

Friday, 11 July 2014

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Mo Martin 69-69=138 −6
T2 Spain Beatriz Recari 74-67=141 −3
South Korea So Yeon Ryu 71-70=141
T4 South Korea Sun-Ju Ahn 75-67=142 −2
Paraguay Julieta Granada 72-70=142
T6 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 75-68=143 −1
United States Amelia Lewis 72-71=143
France Gwladys Nocera 73-70=143
South Korea Amy Yang 71-72=143
T10 China Shanshan Feng 73-71=144 E
South Korea Eun-Hee Ji 74-70=144
United States Jessica Korda 72-72=144
Spain Azahara Muñoz 72-72=144
South Korea Inbee Park 72-72=144
United States Morgan Pressel 70-74=144

Third round[edit]

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Place Player Score To par
1 South Korea Inbee Park 72-72-68=212 −4
T2 South Korea Sun-Ju Ahn 75-67-71=213 −3
China Shanshan Feng 73-71-69=213
Norway Suzann Pettersen 72-73-68=213
T5 Paraguay Julieta Granada 72-70-72=214 −2
United States Amelia Lewis 72-71-71=214
T7 England Charley Hull 73-76-66=215 −1
South Korea Eun-Hee Ji 74-70-71=215
United States Stacy Lewis 71-74-70=215
United States Mo Martin 69-69-77=215
Spain Beatriz Recari 74-67-74=215
South Korea So-Yeon Ryu 71-70-74=215
South Korea Amy Yang 71-72-72=215

Final round[edit]

Sunday, 13 July 2014

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Mo Martin 69-69-77-72=287 −1 474,575
T2 China Shanshan Feng 73-71-69-75=288 E 235,204
Norway Suzann Pettersen 72-73-68-75=288
4 South Korea Inbee Park 72-72-68-77=289 +1 151,532
T5 Paraguay Julieta Granada 72-70-72-77=291 +3 104,425
South Korea Eun-Hee Ji 74-70-71-76=291
United States Jessica Korda 72-72-73-74=291
United States Angela Stanford 74-72-70-75=291
T9 South Korea Sun-Ju Ahn 75-67-71-79=292 +4 72,911
United States Marina Alex 72-76-68-76=292
England Laura Davies 75-72-72-73=292

Source:[9][10]

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

Scorecard[edit]

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 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5
United States Martin E E E E +1 E E E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 −1
China Feng −3 −2 −1 E −1 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E
Norway Pettersen −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 E E E +2 +2 +2 +2 +1 E
South Korea Park −4 −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −3 −1 E E −1 E E E E +1
South Korea Ahn −1 +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E E +1 +2 +4 +4 +4 +4 +5 +4 +4

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ricoh Women's British Open: Course Statistics". Ladies' Golf Union. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Ricoh Women's British Open Final-Qualifying". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ Edwards, Michael (10 July 2014). "Williams gets late call up to Women's British Open". The Herts Advertiser.
  9. ^ a b "Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Leaderboard: RICOH Women's British Open". Yahoo! Sports. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

External links[edit]

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