2023 Women's British Open

2023 AIG Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates	10–13 August 2023
Location	Surrey, England; 51°16′41″N 0°14′38″W / 51.278°N 0.244°W
Course(s)	Walton Heath Golf Club
Organized by	The R&A
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour; LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,881 yards (6,292 m)
Field	144 players
Prize fund	$9,000,000
Winner's share	$1,350,000
Champion
	Lilia Vu
	274 (–14)
Location map
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The 2023 AIG Women's Open was played from 10 to 13 August in England at Walton Heath Golf Club. It was the 47th Women's British Open, the 23rd as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fourth championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It was the first Women's British Open to be hosted at Walton Heath.^[1]

Course

Field

The field was made up of 144 players. As with previous tournaments, most players earned 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 earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap.

Exemptions

Players who qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified.^[2]^[3]

1. Winners of the Women's British Open, aged 60 or younger at the scheduled end of the championship, provided they are still active members of a recognised tour.

Helen Alfredsson, Sophie Gustafson, Jang Jeong, Emilee Klein, Karen Lunn, Mo Martin, Liselotte Neumann, Lorena Ochoa, Pak Se-ri, Inbee Park, Sophia Popov, Annika Sörenstam, Sherri Steinhauer, Karen Stupples, Yani Tseng, and Karrie Webb did not play

2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2022 Women's British Open.

Céline Boutier (5,7,10,16)
Chun In-gee (5,7,14)
Nasa Hataoka (5,7)
Brooke Henderson (5,7,10,16)
Lydia Ko (5,7,10)
Stephanie Kyriacou
Minjee Lee (5,7,15,16)
Leona Maguire (5,7,10)
Madelene Sagström (5,7)
Atthaya Thitikul (5,7)

3. The top 15 on the final 2022 LET Order of Merit.

Whitney Hillier did not play

4. The top 5 on the 2023 LET Order of Merit not already exempt (as of 17 July 2023).

5. The top 35 on the final 2022 Race to the CME Globe points list.

Jessica Korda (7) and Lizette Salas did not play

6. The top 25 on the 2023 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt (as of 17 July 2023).

Celine Borge did not play

7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings (as of 3 July 2023).

Kim Su-ji, Lee Ye-won, and Park Min-ji (12) did not play

8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open.

Fumika Kawagishi did not play

9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt (as of 3 July 2023).

10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2023 calendar year.

11. Winner of the 2022 JLPGA Money List.

12. Winners of the 2022 KLPGA Money List.

13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship.

Patty Tavatanakit
Mirim Lee did not play

14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship.

15. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open.

Lee Jeong-eun

16. Winners of the last five editions of The Evian Championship.

Angela Stanford

17. The leading two (not otherwise exempt) in the 2023 Suntory Ladies Open.

Ayako Kimura
Shina Kanazawa did not play

18. A minimum of leading three golfers, not otherwise exempt, from the FreeD Group Women's Scottish Open.

19. Winner of the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur.

Saki Baba (a)

20. The 2022 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner.

Rose Zhang forfeited exemption by turning professional, qualified under category 7.

21. Winner of the 2022 and 2023 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific.

Elia Galitsky (a)
Huang Ting-hsuan (a)

22. Winner of the 2022 Women's Amateur Latin America.

Valentina Rossi (a)

23. Winner of the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Rose Zhang forfeited exemption by turning professional, qualified under category 7.

24. Winner of the 2023 Women's Amateur Championship.

Chiara Horder (a)

25. The highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland as of week 26.

Charlotte Heath (a)

26. Winner of the 2023 European Ladies Amateur Championship.

Julia López (a)

27. Any player who did not compete in the previous year's Women's British Open due to maternity, who subsequently received an extension of membership for the maternity from the player's home tour in the previous year, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Women's British Open.

Final Qualifying

Final Qualifying was played over 18 holes on 7 August at Hankley Common with 12 qualifying places available.^[4]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 10 August 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Ally Ewing	68	−4
T2	Jaravee Boonchant	69	−3
	Perrine Delacour
	Lee Jeong-eun
	Emily Kristine Pedersen
	Amy Yang
T7	Lala Anai	70	−2
	Chun In-gee
	Carlota Ciganda
	Allisen Corpuz
	Nasa Hataoka
	Minami Katsu
	Megan Khang
	Kim Hyo-joo
	Yu Liu
	Gaby López
	Morgane Métraux
	Kokona Sakurai

Second round

Friday, 11 August 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Ally Ewing	68-66=134	−10
T2	Charley Hull	71-68=139	−5
	Minami Katsu	70-69=139
	Andrea Lee	71-68=139
T5	Kim Hyo-joo	70-70=140	−4
	Alison Lee	71-69=140
	Gaby López	70-70=140
	Lilia Vu	72-68=140
T9	Aditi Ashok	72-69=141	−3
	Allisen Corpuz	70-71=141
	Perrine Delacour	69-72=141
	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	72-69=141
	Nasa Hataoka	70-71=141
	Ko Jin-young	73-68=141
	Minjee Lee	72-69=141
	Atthaya Thitikul	74-67=141
	Angel Yin	72-69=141

Third round

Saturday, 12 August 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Charley Hull	71-68-68=207	−9
T1	Lilia Vu	72-68-67=207	−9
T3	Kim Hyo-joo	70-70-68=208	−8
T3	Angel Yin	72-69-67=208	−8
5	Ally Ewing	68-66-75=209	−7
6	Linn Grant	73-69-68=210	−6
T7	Andrea Lee	71-68-72=211	−5
T7	Jiyai Shin	73-69-69=211	−5
T9	Perrine Delacour	69-72-71=212	−4
	Nasa Hataoka	70-71-71=212
	Nelly Korda	73-70-69=212
	Alison Lee	71-69-72=212
	Amy Yang	69-76-67=212

Final round

Sunday, 13 August 2023

Place	Player	Score	To par	Prize money (US$)
1	Lilia Vu	72-68-67-67=274	−14	1,350,000
2	Charley Hull	71-68-68-73=280	−8	828,414
3	Jiyai Shin	73-69-69-70=281	−7	600,106
T4	Kim Hyo-joo	70-70-68-74=282	−6	418,007
T4	Amy Yang	69-76-67-70=282	−6	418,007
T6	Allisen Corpuz	70-71-74-69=284	−4	260,191
	Ally Ewing	68-66-75-75=284
	Angel Yin	72-69-67-76=284
T9	Olivia Cowan	72-72-71-70=285	−3	190,387
T9	Andrea Lee	71-68-72-74=285	−3	190,387

References

^ "The 2023 AIG Women's Open Walton Heath". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "AIG Women's Open Qualifying". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

[1] "The 2023 AIG Women's Open Walton Heath". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[2] "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[3] "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[4] "AIG Women's Open Qualifying". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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