2016 Women's British Open

2016 Ricoh Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates	28–31 July 2016
Location	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Course(s)	Woburn Golf & Country Club; Duke's Course
Organized by	Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour; LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,976 yards (6,379 m)
Field	144 players
Prize fund	$3,000,000
Winner's share	$466,653
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Woburn
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Location in the United Kingdom

Woburn
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Location in England

The 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open will be played 28–31 July at the Woburn Golf and Country Club in Milton Keynes, England. It is the 41st Women's British Open, and the 16th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It is the tenth Women's British Open at Woburn, with the most recent being in 1999. Golf Channel and NBC will televise the event in the United States while Sky Sports will handle the coverage in the UK, both for the first time.

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]

1. The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2015 Women's British Open.

Amy Boulden, Cristie Kerr, Kim Hyo-joo (8,12), Ko Jin-young, Lydia Ko (8,9,12), Minjee Lee (8), Teresa Lu, Maria McBride, Mika Miyazato, Anna Nordqvist, Inbee Park (11,12), Suzann Pettersen (12), Melissa Reid, Ryu So-yeon, Luna Sobrón Galmés, Yani Tseng (11)

2. The top 10 Ladies European Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under (1).

28 June

3. The top 30 LPGA Tour members in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June not exempt under (1).

28 June

4. The top 25 on the current LET money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (2).

28 June

5. The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1) or (3).

28 June

6. The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour (JLPGA) money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (13).

28 June

7. The top two on the current LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) money list as of 28 June not exempt under (1), (2), (3), or (6).

28 June

8. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2016.

Jang Ha-na, Lee Jung-min, Haru Nomura, Jenny Shin, Jiyai Shin (11,13), Lexi Thompson (12), 28 June

9. Winners of the 2015 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.

Chun In-gee (12), Shanshan Feng (12), Lee Bo-mee

10. Players ranked in the top 30 of the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 28 June, not exempt above.

28 June

11. Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.

Stacy Lewis, Mo Martin, Catriona Matthew, Lorena Ochoa, Sherri Steinhauer

12. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open, ANA Inspiration, and Women's PGA Championship, and the Evian Championship winners from 2013 to 2015.

Choi Na-yeon, Brittany Lincicome, Michelle Wie, Yoo Sun-young, 12 June, 10 July

13. Winner of the 2015 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.

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.

1 July

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.

24 July

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.

Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey, Hannah O'Sullivan, María Parra Luque, 25 June

17. Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.

18. Balance of the 90 LPGA Tour members

Qualifiers:

Past champions expected in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won
Inbee Park	South Korea	2015
Mo Martin	United States	2014
Stacy Lewis	United States	2013
Jiyai Shin	South Korea	2008, 2012
Yani Tseng	Taiwan	2010, 2011
Catriona Matthew	Scotland	2009
Jeong Jang	South Korea	2005
Karrie Webb	Australia	2002