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2012 Women's British Open

Golf tournament

Field	Value
name	2012 Ricoh Women's British Open
location	Merseyside, England
course	Royal Liverpool Golf Club
dates	13–16 September 2012
org	Ladies' Golf Union
tour	Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
par	72
yardage	6657 yd
field	144 players, 57 after cut
cut	149 (+5)
purse	$2,750,000
€2,129,532
£1,707,437
winners_share	$428,650
€331,936
£266,143
champion	KOR Jiyai Shin
score	279 (−9)
previous	[2011](2011-women-s-british-open)
next	[2013](2013-women-s-british-open)

LPGA Tour €2,129,532 £1,707,437 €331,936 £266,143 |UK England The 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 13–16 September at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England. It was the 36th Women's British Open, and the 12th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was scheduled later in the year due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jiyai Shin won her second Women's British Open, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Inbee Park.

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. 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 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 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 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 and KLPGA 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.
The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2012 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
The leading 3 LET members in the 2012 ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
The 2012 British Ladies Amateur 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.

Course

Main article: Royal Liverpool Golf Club

Hole	Name	Yards	Par	Hole	Name	Yards	Par
1	17 - Royal	392	4		10	8 - Far	493
2	18 - Stand	377	4	11	9 - Punch Bowl	382	4
3	1 - Course	405	4	12	10 - Dee	397	4
4	2 - Road	358	4	13	11 - Alps	151	3
5	3 - Long	528	5	14	12 - Hilbre	400	4
6	4 - New	157	3	15	13 - Rushes	161	3
7	5 - Telegraph	380	4	16	14 - Field	519	5
8	6 - Briars	382	4	17	15 - Lake	457	4
9	7 - Dowie	178	3	18	16 - Dun	540	5
Out	3,157	35	In	3,500	37
Source:	Total	6,657	72

The Open Championship in 2006 was also set as a par 72, but at 7258 yd, 601 yd longer.
Both layouts started on club hole #17 (Royal) and ended at the par-5 #16 (Dun).

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	KOR Haeji Kang	70	−2
KOR So Yeon Ryu
T3	USA Katie Futcher	71	−1
WAL Lydia Hall
ENG Charley Hull (a)
USA Vicky Hurst
AUS Stacey Keating
JPN Ai Miyazato
JPN Mika Miyazato
KOR Jiyai Shin
AUS Karrie Webb

Source:

Second round

Saturday, 15 September 2012

Second round play began on Friday morning in adverse wind conditions, which worsened with gusts of 60 mph. 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.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	KOR Jiyai Shin	71-64=135	−9
2	KOR Inbee Park	72-68=140	−4
T3	JPN Mika Miyazato	71-70=141	−3
AUS Karrie Webb	71-70=141
5	USA Katie Futcher	71-71=142	−2
T6	USA Vicky Hurst	71-72=143	−1
NZL Lydia Ko (a)	72-71=143
SWE Carin Koch	72-71=143
JPN Ai Miyazato	71-72=143
KOR Jenny Shin	75-68=143

Source:

Amateurs: Ko (−1), Clyburn (+1), Law (+2), Yan (+5), Hull (+7), Taylor (+7), Peters (+9), Boulden (+10), Maguire (+13), Thompson (+14).

Third round

Sunday, 16 September 2012 (morning)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	KOR Jiyai Shin	71-64-71=206	−10
2	AUS Karrie Webb	71-70-68=209	−7
3	KOR Inbee Park	72-68-72=212	−4
4	JPN Mika Miyazato	71-70-72=213	−3
5	KOR Jenny Shin	75-68-71=214	−2
T6	USA Katie Futcher	71-71-73=215	−1
KOR So Yeon Ryu	70-74-71=215
T8	JAP Yuki Ichinose	72-72-72=216	E
JPN Ai Miyazato	71-72-73=216
T10	KOR Chella Choi	72-73-72=217	+1
USA Paula Creamer	73-72-72=217
USA Michelle Wie	75-70-72=217

Source:

Final round

Sunday, 16 September 2012 (afternoon)

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	KOR Jiyai Shin	71-64-71-73=279	−9	428,650
2	KOR Inbee Park	72-68-72-76=288	E	249,668
3	USA Paula Creamer	73-72-72-72=289	+1	174,768
4	JPN Mika Miyazato	71-70-72-77=290	+2	136,724
T5	KOR So Yeon Ryu	70-74-71-76=291	+3	104,623
AUS Karrie Webb	71-70-68-82=291
7	PAR Julieta Granada	74-71-74-74=293	+5	87,979
T8	USA Katie Futcher	71-71-73-79=294	+6	76,090
USA Stacy Lewis	74-70-76-74=294
T10	KOR Chella Choi	72-73-72-78=295	+7	59,841
KOR I.K. Kim	75-72-73-75=295
SCO Catriona Matthew	76-73-71-75=295

Source:

Amateurs: Ko (+9), Clyburn (+11), Law (+12), Yan (+16).

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	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	5
KOR Shin	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−9	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−10	−9	−9
KOR Park	−3	−3	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	E	E	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	E
USA Creamer	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+3	+4	+4	+4	+5	+4	+2	+2	+1
JPN Miyazato	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	E	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+2	+2
KOR Ryu	+2	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+3	+3	+3	+3	+3	+2	+2	+2	+1	+2	+3	+3
AUS Webb	−5	−4	−3	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	+1	E	+1	+3	+3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

:{|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |Eagle |Birdie |Bogey |Double bogey |Triple bogey+ |} Source:

References

"2012 Ricoh Women's British Open – Course Details". [[Ladies' Golf Union]].
"2012 Ricoh Women's British Open – Competition Entry Conditions". [[Ladies' Golf Union]].
"2012 Ricoh Women's British Open". Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
(13 September 2012). "First round leaderboard, 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA.
(14 September 2012). "Second-round at the RICOH Women's British Open suspended". LPGA.
(14 September 2012). "Women's British Open: Wind cancels round two & scores wiped". BBC Sport.
(14 September 2012). "Championship Committee statement". Ricoh Women's British Open.
(15 September 2012). "Second round leaderboard, 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA.
(16 September 2012). "Third round leaderboard, 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA.
(16 September 2012). "Fourth round leaderboard, 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open". LPGA.
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