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The 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 28–31 July in
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at the Woburn Golf and Country Club near
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, northwest of
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. It was the 40th
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, and the 16th as a major championship on the
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. It was the tenth Women's British Open at Woburn; the most recent was in 1999, prior to it becoming a major on the LPGA Tour. For the first time, it was held on the Marquess' Course, which opened in 2000. Ariya Jutanugarn won her first major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up
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and, Mo Martin, the
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champion.
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televised the event in the United States for the first time, while
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handled the coverage in the UK, for the last time.


Course layout

Woburn Golf and Country Club Source:


Field

The field for the tournament is set at 144, and most earn 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 earn entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap. There are 17 exemption categories for the 2016 Women's British Open. 1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2015 Women's British Open. * Amy Boulden,
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Kim Hyo-joo Kim Hyo-joo (; ; born 14 July 1995), also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 6 ...
(8,12),
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(8,9-LPGA,12), Minjee Lee (8), Teresa Lu, Maria McBride, Mika Miyazato,
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(8), Suzann Pettersen (12),
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members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under (1). * Chella Choi, Choi Na-yeon (12), Chun In-gee (9-KLPGA,12), Brooke Henderson (8,12), Jang Ha-na (8), Ji Eun-hee, Ariya Jutanugarn (8), Kim Sei-young (8), Jessica Korda,
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, Brittany Lang (12), Alison Lee,
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, Stacy Lewis (11), Brittany Lincicome (12), Mo Martin (11), Haru Nomura (8), Park Hee-young, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Jenny Shin (8), Lexi Thompson (8,12) 4. The top 25 on the current LET money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (2). *
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, Rebecca Artis, Isabelle Boineau (8), Lina Boqvist, Nicole Broch Larsen, Katie Burnett (5), Holly Clyburn (5), Georgia Hall, Nuria Iturrioz (8), Felicity Johnson, Stacey Keating, Camilla Lennarth, Chloe Leurquin, Nanna Koerstz Madsen (8), Caroline Masson (5), Becky Morgan, Florentyna Parker, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Pamela Pretswell, Marianne Skarpnord, Noora Tamminen, Kylie Walker,
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, Angel Yin, Liz Young 5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (3). * Marina Alex, Baek Kyu-jung, Jacqui Concolino, Paula Creamer, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, M. J. Hur, Tiffany Joh, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Megan Khang, Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim, Lee Mi-hyang, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López,
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, Ryann O'Toole, Beatriz Recari, Paula Reto, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Jennifer Song, Nontaya Srisawang, Angela Stanford, Kelly Tan,
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, Jing Yan,
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, Yoo Sun-young (12) 6. The top five on the current
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(JLPGA) money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (13). * Bae Hee-kyung, Asuka Kashiwabara, Yukari Nishiyama, Ai Suzuki, Momoko Ueda 7. The top two on the current
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(KLPGA) money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (6). * Park Sung-hyun *'' Jang Su-yeon did not play'' 8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2016. * Lee Jung-min, Jiyai Shin (11,13) 9. Winners of the 2015 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists. *''all already exempt'' 10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June, not exempt above. *''all already exempt'' 11. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open. *''
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and
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did not play'' 12. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open,
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, and the Evian Championship winners from 2013 to 2015. *
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13. Winner of the 2015 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup. *''already exempt'' 14. The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2016 Cambia Portland Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt. * Brianna Do, Lee Lopez, Kelly Shon, Mariajo Uribe, Cheyenne Woods 15. The leading three LET members in the 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt. *
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, Gwladys Nocera, Isabella Ramsay 16. The 2016 British Ladies Amateur champion, 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur champion, 2015 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, winner or next available player in the 2015 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. * Julia Engström, Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Hannah O'Sullivan, María Parra 17. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee. * Laura Davies 18. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members *
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, Ilhee Lee, Sarah Jane Smith Qualifiers: Aditi Ashok, Laetitia Beck, Cydney Clanton, Charlotte Ellis, Maha Haddioui, Lydia Hall, Mina Harigae, Wei-Ling Hsu, Vicky Hurst, Bronte Law (a), Maude-Aimee Leblanc, Amelia Lewis, Annie Park, Marta Sanz, Ashleigh Simon, Anne van Dam *'' Isabel Gabsa did not play due to a back injury''


Round summaries


First round

''Thursday, 28 July 2016''
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tied the Women's British Open (and women's major) single-round record by shooting a 62 (10 under par). She led by three strokes over Ariya Jutanugarn.


Second round

''Friday, 29 July 2016''
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followed her record 62 in the first round with a 1-under-par 71 in the second round but still led by one stroke over Shanshan Feng and Ariya Jutanugarn. Catriona Matthew shot the low round of the day, 65, to move into a tie for fourth place.


Third round

''Saturday, 30 July 2016'' Ariya Jutanugarn shot a third round 66 to take a two-stroke lead over
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.


Final round

''Sunday, 31 July 2016'' The day's low score was 67 by Caroline Masson, who played early and climbed up to tie for 25th place. Among those on the leaderboard, the best score was 70; Jutanugarn carded 72 and won by three strokes. The lead was four strokes over Mo Martin at the turn, but after a double bogey at 13, it was down to one over
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, who birdied the first three holes of the back nine. Jutanugarn birdied 17 to extend the lead to two strokes, then Lee bogeyed the final hole to drop into a tie for second with Martin. Source:


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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