The 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 13–16 September at
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
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in
Merseyside
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,
England
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. It was the 36th
Women's British Open
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, and the 12th as a
major championship on the
LPGA Tour
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. It was scheduled later in the year due to the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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.
Jiyai Shin
Jiyai Shin (Korean: 신지애 ''Shin Ji-ae'', ; born 28 April 1988) is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour as of the 2020 golf season. She previously played primarily on the ...
won her second Women's British Open, nine strokes ahead of runner-up
Inbee Park
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.
Weather was a factor, as the second round on Friday was halted before 8:30 a.m. due to high winds. The scores were thrown out and the round was restarted on Saturday, with the final two rounds played on Sunday.
Exemptions and qualifying events
The field for the tournament was 144, and golfers gained a place in three ways. Most players earn exemptions based on good past performances on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour and in previous major championships and top-ranked players in the
Women's World Golf Rankings
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. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any professional female golfer or amateur with a low handicap. The final qualifying tournament was held at Caldy Golf Club just up the road from the famous links.
There were 15 exemption categories for the 2012 Women's British Open. These are:
*The top 30 finishers (and ties) from the 2011 Women's British Open.
*The top 10
Ladies European Tour
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members in the Women's World Golf Rankings who did not finish in the top 30 of the 2011 Women's British Open.
*The top 30
LPGA Tour
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members in the Women's World Golf Rankings who did not finish in the top 30 of the 2011 Women's British Open.
*The top 25 on the current LET money list not already exempt from the 2011 Women's British Open or the world rankings.
*The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list not already exempt from the 2011 Women's British Open or the world rankings.
*The top five on the current
LPGA of Japan Tour
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money list not already exempt from the 2011 Women's British Open or through the world rankings if they are also members of the LET or LPGA. (Note that these six categories will account for approximately 125 entries — or 5/6ths of the players in the final field.)
*Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2012.
*Winners of the 2011 LET, LPGA,
JLPGA
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and
KLPGA
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Based o ...
money lists.
*Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
*Winners of the last five editions of one of the other three
LPGA majors.
*Winner of the 2011
Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup
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.
*The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2012
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
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who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
*The leading 3 LET members in the 2012
ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters
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, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
*The 2012
British Ladies Amateur
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champion, 2011 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play champion, 2011
U.S. Women's Amateur champion and 2011 European Ladies' Amateur champion, 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.
*Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Missed the cut
Course
*
The Open Championship
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in
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was also set as a par 72, but at , longer.
*Both layouts started on club hole #17 (Royal) and ended at the par-5 #16 (Dun).
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Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, 13 September 2012''
Source:
Second round
''Saturday, 15 September 2012''
Second round play began on Friday morning in adverse wind conditions, which worsened with gusts of . Play was stopped at 8:25 a.m. and did not resume; all scores for the day were declared null and void and were scrapped. The second round was restarted on Saturday morning, with the third and fourth rounds both scheduled for Sunday off of split tees, as the Monday forecast was for weather similar to Friday's. In order to complete the final 36 holes on Sunday in the reduced daylight of mid-September, the cut was reduced by fifteen players, to the top fifty and ties. Professionals within the top 65 and ties earned official prize money.
Source:
Amateurs: '' Ko (−1), Clyburn (+1), Law (+2), Yan (+5),'' Hull (+7), Taylor (+7), Peters (+9), Boulden (+10), Maguire
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(+13), Thompson (+14).
Third round
''Sunday, 16 September 2012 (morning)''
Source:
Final round
''Sunday, 16 September 2012 (afternoon)''
Source:
Amateurs: Ko (+9), Clyburn (+11), Law (+12), Yan (+16).
Scorecard
''Final round''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
:
References
External links
*
LPGA.com
- Women's British Open - microsite
Ladies Golf Union: Women's British Open
Ladies European Tour: 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open
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Women's British Open
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British Open
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Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a women's major golf championships, major championship in Professional golf tours#Women's tours, women's professional go ...
Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a women's major golf championships, major championship in Professional golf tours#Women's tours, women's professional go ...
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