2007 Women's British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 August 2007 |
| Location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,638 yards (6,070 m)[1] |
| Field | 149 players, 69 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 151 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $2,000,000 €1,478,135 |
| Winner's share | $320,512 €236,880[3] |
| Champion | |
 Lorena Ochoa | |
| 287 (−5) | |
St Andrews
Location in Scotland
The 2007 Women's British Open was the 32nd 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.[4][5]
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.[4][5][6][7]
Prior to Ochoa, the last to win a first major at the Old Course was Tony Lema, 43 years earlier in 1964.[4] This was the first Women's British Open sponsored by Ricoh, the previous twenty were by Weetabix.
Field
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Se Ri Pak |  South Korea |
2001 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 293 | +1 | T5 |
| Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
2003 | 72 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 296 | +4 | T16 |
| Sherri Steinhauer |  United States |
2006 | 72 | 71 | 80 | 74 | 297 | +5 | T23 |
| Karrie Webb |  Australia |
2002 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 299 | +7 | T28 |
| Karen Stupples |  England |
2004 | 75 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 301 | +9 | T42 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeong Jang | South Korea |
2005 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +7 |
Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn | 376 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 340 | 4 | |
| 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 | ||||||
- The Road Hole, No. 17, was played as a par 5 for this championship, and was the easiest hole relative to par.[8][9]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, 5 August 2007
| Place | Player | Nation | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico |
67-73-73-74=287 | −5 | 320,512 |
| T2 | Maria Hjorth | Sweden |
75-73-72-71=291 | −1 | 170,272 |
| Jee Young Lee | South Korea |
72-73-75-71=291 | |||
| 4 | Reilley Rankin | United States |
73-74-74-71=292 | E | 110,176 |
| T5 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea |
73-71-77-72=293 | +1 | 84,135 |
| Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
73-73-75-72=293 | |||
| T7 | Paula Creamer | United States |
73-75-74-72=294 | +2 | 61,098 |
| Catriona Matthew |  Scotland |
73-68-80-73=294 | |||
| Miki Saiki |  Japan |
76-70-81-67=294 | |||
| Linda Wessberg | South Korea |
74-73-72-75=294 |
References
- ^ a b "Golf: Women's British Open". Spokesman-Review. 6 August 2007. p. C4. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Leaderboard: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open". Yahoo! Sports. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Ricoh Women's British Open: 2007 Leaderboard". Ladies European Tour. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d Millward, Robert (6 August 2007). "Major relief". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. D-9. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b Anderson, Kelli (13 August 2007). "Long Time Coming". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Ochoa opens with 67 at British". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 3 August 2007. p. D-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Lorena Ochoa: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ a b "2007 Ricoh Women's British Open: Course Statistics". Ladies Golf Union. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Ochoa early leader at St. Andrews; Wie shoots 73". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
External links
- Ladies European Tour: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open results
- LPGA: 2007 Ricoh Women's British Open results