The 2014 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 10–13 July at the

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. It was the 38th

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, and the 14th as a major championship on the

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. It was the sixth Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale, the most recent was four years earlier in 2010.

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televised the event from Royal Birkdale.

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won her first major, one shot ahead of runners-up

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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

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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, and moved her from 99 to 26 in the women's world rankings.

Field

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

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. 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. #The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2013 Women's British Open. #*

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, Haeji Kang, Cristie Kerr (10),

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(7),

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(7,8,10),

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(9,10),

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(7),

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, Austin Ernst,

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. #*

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who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt. #*

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, Stephanie Meadow,

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* Lucy Williams replaced

Nationalities in the field

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Course

Source: Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001): * 2010: , par 72 * 2005: , par 72

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 10 July 2014''

Second round

''Friday, 11 July 2014''

Third round

''Saturday, 12 July 2014''

Final round

''Sunday, 13 July 2014'' Source: Amateurs:

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(+6), Hall (+9).

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

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LPGA.com
- Women's British Open - microsite
Ladies European Tour: Women's British OpenLadies' Golf Union: Women's British Open
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