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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 August 2023 |
| Location | Surrey, England 51°16′41″N 0°14′38″W / 51.278°N 0.244°W |
| Course(s) | Walton Heath Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,881 yards (6,292 m) |
| Field | 144 players |
| Prize fund | $9,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 |
| Champion | |
 Lilia Vu | |
| 274 (–14) | |
| Location map | |
  Walton Heath Location in the United Kingdom  Walton Heath Location in England | |
Course
editField
editThe 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
editPlayers 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.
- Ashleigh Buhai (2,5,7,10)
- Laura Davies
- Georgia Hall (3,5,7)
- Ariya Jutanugarn
- Kim In-Kyung
- Stacy Lewis
- Catriona Matthew
- Anna Nordqvist (7)
- Hinako Shibuno (2)
- Jiyai Shin (7)
- Helen Alfredsson, Sophie Gustafson, Jang Jeong, Emilee Klein, Karen Lunn, Mo Martin, Liselotte Neumann, Lorena Ochoa, Pak Se-ri, Inbee Park, Sophia Popov, Annika Sörenstam, Sherri Steinhauer, Karen Stupples, Yani Tseng, and Karrie Webb did not play
2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2022 Women's British Open.
- Céline Boutier (5,7,10,16)
- Chun In-gee (5,7,14)
- Nasa Hataoka (5,7)
- Brooke Henderson (5,7,10,16)
- Lydia Ko (5,7,10)
- Stephanie Kyriacou
- Minjee Lee (5,7,15,16)
- Leona Maguire (5,7,10)
- Madelene Sagström (5,7)
- Atthaya Thitikul (5,7)
3. The top 15 on the final 2022 LET Order of Merit.
- Whitney Hillier did not play
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.
- Marina Alex
- Choi Hye-jin (7)
- Allisen Corpuz (7,10,15)
- Gemma Dryburgh
- Jodi Ewart Shadoff
- Ayaka Furue (7)
- Hannah Green (7,10,14)
- Charley Hull (7)
- Danielle Kang (7)
- Megan Khang (7)
- Kim Hyo-joo
- Ko Jin-young (7,10,13,16)
- Nelly Korda (7,10,14)
- Jennifer Kupcho (7,13)
- Andrea Lee (7)
- Lin Xiyu (7)
- Gaby López
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen
- Paula Reto
- Yuka Saso (7,15)
- Lexi Thompson (7)
- Lilia Vu (7,10,13)
- Jessica Korda (7) and Lizette Salas did not play
6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 17 July 2023).
- An Na-rin
- Jaravee Boonchant
- Matilda Castren
- Pei-Yun Chien
- Lauren Coughlin
- Perrine Delacour
- Lindy Duncan
- María Fassi
- Mina Harigae
- Esther Henseleit
- Moriya Jutanugarn
- Minami Katsu
- Alison Lee
- Liu Yan
- Stephanie Meadow
- Ryann O'Toole
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Mel Reid
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Jenny Shin
- Linnea Ström
- Bailey Tardy
- Albane Valenzuela
- Lindsey Weaver-Wright
- Yu Liu
- Celine Borge did not play
7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 3 July 2023).
- Kim Su-ji, Lee Ye-won, and Park Min-ji (12) did not play
8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.
- Fumika Kawagishi did not play
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.
- Patty Tavatanakit
- Mirim Lee did not play
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.
- Ayako Kimura
- Shina Kanazawa did not play
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.
- Saki Baba (a)
20. The 2022 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.
- Rose Zhang forfeited exemption by turning professional, qualified under category 7.
21. Winner of the 2022 and 2023 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific.
- Elia Galitsky (a)
- Huang Ting-hsuan (a)
22. Winner of the 2022 Women's Amateur Latin America.
- Valentina Rossi (a)
23. Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
- Rose Zhang forfeited exemption by turning professional, qualified under category 7.
24. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Championship.
- Chiara Horder (a)
25. The highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland as of week 26.
- Charlotte Heath (a)
26. Winner of the 2023 European Ladies Amateur Championship.
- Julia López (a)
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
editFinal Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 7 August at Hankley Common with 12 qualifying places available.[4]
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, 10 August 2023
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Ewing |
68 | −4 |
| T2 |  Jaravee Boonchant |
69 | −3 |
 Perrine Delacour
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 Lee Jeong-eun
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 Emily Kristine Pedersen
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| Amy Yang
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| T7 |  Lala Anai |
70 | −2 |
| Chun In-gee
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 Carlota Ciganda
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| Allisen Corpuz
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| Nasa Hataoka
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| Minami Katsu
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| Megan Khang
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| Kim Hyo-joo
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 Yu Liu
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 Gaby López
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 Morgane Métraux
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| Kokona Sakurai
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Second round
editFriday, 11 August 2023
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ally Ewing |
68-66=134 | −10 |
| T2 |  Charley Hull |
71-68=139 | −5 |
| Minami Katsu |
70-69=139 | ||
| Andrea Lee |
71-68=139 | ||
| T5 | Kim Hyo-joo |
70-70=140 | −4 |
| Alison Lee |
71-69=140 | ||
| Gaby López |
70-70=140 | ||
| Lilia Vu |
72-68=140 | ||
| T9 |  Aditi Ashok |
72-69=141 | −3 |
| Allisen Corpuz |
70-71=141 | ||
| Perrine Delacour |
69-72=141 | ||
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff |
72-69=141 | ||
| Nasa Hataoka |
70-71=141 | ||
| Ko Jin-young |
73-68=141 | ||
 Minjee Lee |
72-69=141 | ||
| Atthaya Thitikul |
74-67=141 | ||
| Angel Yin |
72-69=141 |
Third round
editSaturday, 12 August 2023
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Charley Hull |
71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| Lilia Vu |
72-68-67=207 | ||
| T3 | Kim Hyo-joo |
70-70-68=208 | −8 |
| Angel Yin |
72-69-67=208 | ||
| 5 | Ally Ewing |
68-66-75=209 | −7 |
| 6 |  Linn Grant |
73-69-68=210 | −6 |
| T7 | Andrea Lee |
71-68-72=211 | −5 |
| Jiyai Shin |
73-69-69=211 | ||
| T9 | Perrine Delacour |
69-72-71=212 | −4 |
| Nasa Hataoka |
70-71-71=212 | ||
| Nelly Korda |
73-70-69=212 | ||
| Alison Lee |
71-69-72=212 | ||
| Amy Yang |
69-76-67=212 |
Final round
editSunday, 13 August 2023
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilia Vu |
72-68-67-67=274 | −14 | 1,350,000 |
| 2 | Charley Hull |
71-68-68-73=280 | −8 | 828,414 |
| 3 | Jiyai Shin |
73-69-69-70=281 | −7 | 600,106 |
| T4 | Kim Hyo-joo |
70-70-68-74=282 | −6 | 418,007 |
| Amy Yang |
69-76-67-70=282 | |||
| T6 | Allisen Corpuz |
70-71-74-69=284 | −4 | 260,191 |
| Ally Ewing |
68-66-75-75=284 | |||
| Angel Yin |
72-69-67-76=284 | |||
| T9 |  Olivia Cowan |
72-72-71-70=285 | −3 | 190,387 |
| Andrea Lee |
71-68-72-74=285 |
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 AIG Women's Open Walton Heath". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "AIG Women's Open Qualifying". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.