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2007 Women's British Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2007 Women's British Open |
| image | Mhairi McKay.JPG |
| caption | Mhairi McKay during practice round |
| location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| course | Old Course at St Andrews |
| dates | 2–5 August 2007 |
| org | Ladies' Golf Union |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| Ladies European Tour | |
| par | 73 |
| yardage | 6638 yd |
| field | 149 players, 69 after cut |
| cut | 151 (+5) |
| purse | $2,000,000 |
| €1,478,135 | |
| winners_share | $320,512 |
| €236,880 | |
| champion | MEX Lorena Ochoa |
| score | 287 (−5) |
| previous | [2006](2006-women-s-british-open) |
| next | [2008](2008-women-s-british-open) |
Ladies European Tour €1,478,135 €236,880 |UK Scotland The 2007 Women's British Open was the 31st Women's British Open, held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It was the seventh as a major championship on the LPGA Tour and the first-ever women's professional event at the Old Course.
Lorena Ochoa shot a bunker-free and bogey-free 67 (−6) in the opening round and led wire-to-wire to win the first of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runners-up Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee.
Prior to Ochoa, the last to win a first major at the Old Course was Tony Lema, 43 years earlier in 1964. This was the first Women's British Open sponsored by Ricoh, the previous twenty were by Weetabix.
Course
Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn | 376 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 340 | |
| 2 | Dyke | 400 | 4 | 11 | High (In) | 160 | 3 |
| 3 | Cartgate (Out) | 370 | 4 | 12 | Heathery (In) | 314 | 4 |
| 4 | Ginger Beer | 406 | 4 | 13 | Hole O'Cross (In) | 407 | 4 |
| 5 | Hole O'Cross (Out) | 514 | 5 | 14 | Long | 523 | 5 |
| 6 | Heathery (Out) | 369 | 4 | 15 | Cartgate (In) | 414 | 4 |
| 7 | High (Out) | 353 | 4 | 16 | Corner of the Dyke | 381 | 4 |
| 8 | Short | 154 | 3 | 17 | Road | 453 | 5 |
| 9 | End | 347 | 4 | 18 | Tom Morris | 357 | 4 |
| **Out** | **3,289** | **36** | **In** | **3,349** | **37** | ||
| **Total** | **6,638** | **73** |
Source:
- The Road Hole, No. 17, was played as a par 5 for this championship, and was the easiest hole relative to par.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 2 August 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEX Lorena Ochoa | 67 | −6 |
| T2 | SWE Louise Friberg | 69 | −4 |
| KOR Inbee Park | |||
| T4 | ENG Rebecca Hudson | 70 | −3 |
| JPN Ai Miyazato | |||
| T6 | AUS Joanne Mills | 71 | −2 |
| KOR Meena Lee | |||
| USA Brittany Lincicome | |||
| USA Wendy Ward | |||
| T10 | ITA Tullia Calzavara | 72 | −1 |
| FRA Karine Icher | |||
| KOR In-Kyung Kim | |||
| TWN Candie Kung | |||
| FRA Virginie Lagoutte-Clément | |||
| KOR Lee Jee-young | |||
| KOR Sarah Lee | |||
| KOR Min Na-on | |||
| SWE Catrin Nilsmark | |||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | |||
| USA Sherri Steinhauer |
Second round
Friday, 3 August 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEX Lorena Ochoa | 67-73=140 | −6 |
| T2 | SCO Catriona Matthew | 73-68=141 | −5 |
| USA Wendy Ward | 71-70=141 | ||
| T4 | JPN Yuri Fudoh | 74-69=143 | −3 |
| ENG Rebecca Hudson | 70-73=143 | ||
| FRA Karine Icher | 72-71=143 | ||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | 72-71=143 | ||
| USA Sherri Steinhauer | 72-71=143 | ||
| 9 | KOR Ji Eun-hee | 73-71=144 | −2 |
| T10 | SWE Louise Friberg | 69-76=145 | −1 |
| SWE Sophie Gustafson | 73-72=145 | ||
| FRA Virginie Lagoutte-Clément | 72-73=145 | ||
| KOR Lee Jee-young | 72-73=145 |
Amateurs: Mozo (+1), Reid (+2), Choi (+4), Bell (+5), Edwards (+5), Nordqvist (+5), Smith (+5), Watson (+5), Ciganda (+7), McVeigh (+8)
Third round
Saturday, 4 August 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEX Lorena Ochoa | 67-73-73=213 | −6 |
| 2 | SWE Linda Wessberg | 74-73-72=219 | E |
| T3 | SWE Maria Hjorth | 75-73-72=220 | +1 |
| FRA Karine Icher | 72-71-77=220 | ||
| KOR Lee Jee-young | 72-73-75=220 | ||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | 72-71-77=220 | ||
| T7 | KOR Ji Eun-hee | 73-71-77=221 | +2 |
| SCO Catriona Matthew | 73-68-80=221 | ||
| KOR Se-ri Pak | 73-73-75=221 | ||
| USA Reilley Rankin | 73-74-74=221 | ||
| USA Wendy Ward | 71-70-80=221 |
Final round
Sunday, 5 August 2007
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEX **Lorena Ochoa** | 67-73-73-74=287 | −5 | ||
| T2 | SWE Maria Hjorth | 75-73-72-71=291 | −1 | ||
| KOR Lee Jee-young | 72-73-75-71=291 | ||||
| 4 | USA Reilley Rankin | 73-74-74-71=292 | E | ||
| T5 | KOR Ji Eun-hee | 73-71-77-72=293 | +1 | ||
| KOR Se-ri Pak | 73-73-75-72=293 | ||||
| T7 | USA Paula Creamer | 73-75-74-72=294 | +2 | ||
| SCO Catriona Matthew | 73-68-80-73=294 | ||||
| JPN Miki Saiki | 76-70-81-67=294 | ||||
| SWE Linda Wessberg | 74-73-72-75=294 |
Amateurs: Reid (+4), Smith (+9), Choi (+11), Bell (+12), Watson (+12), Mozo (+13), Nordqvist (+14), Edwards (+20)
Source:
Scorecard
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 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| MEX Ochoa | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 |
| SWE Hjorth | +1 | E | E | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| KOR Lee | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| USA Rankin | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | E | E |
| KOR Ji | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 |
| KOR Pak | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| SWE Wessberg | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
:{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |Birdie |Bogey |Double bogey |} Source:{{cite web |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/ricohwomensbritishopen/results?filters=2007&archive= |title= RICOH WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN |accessdate=October 20, 2018}}
References
References
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- (5 August 2007). "Leaderboard: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open". Yahoo! Sports.
- (5 August 2007). "Ricoh Women's British Open: 2007 Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour.
- Millward, Robert. (6 August 2007). "Major relief". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Anderson, Kelli. (13 August 2007). "Long Time Coming".
- (3 August 2007). "Ochoa opens with 67 at British". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (5 August 2007). "Lorena Ochoa: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour.
- (5 August 2007). "2007 Ricoh Women's British Open: Course Statistics". Ladies Golf Union.
- (3 August 2007). "Ochoa early leader at St. Andrews; Wie shoots 73". ESPN.
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