Tournament information | |
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Dates | 28-31 July |
Location | Angus, Scotland |
Course(s) | Carnoustie Golf Links |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,490 yards (5,930 m) |
Field | 144 players, 68 after cut |
Cut | 145 (+1) |
Prize fund | $2,500,000 €1,736,432 |
Winner's share | $ 392,133 € 272,365 |
Champion | |
Yani Tseng | |
272 (-16) |
The 2011 Women's British Open was contested from 28 July through 31 July 2011 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the 36th edition of the Women's British Open, and the 11th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. This was the first time the Women's British Open was held at Carnoustie, which has hosted seven Open Championships, most recently in 2007.
This event was won by Yani Tseng by four strokes over American Brittany Lang. The win marked the first-time as a major championship that the Women's British Open was won by a repeat champion. Additionally, this win marked the first-time that the event was won consecutively as a major. It also made Yani Tseng the youngest player, male or female, to win five major championships.[1][2]
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The field for the tournament was 144, and golfers gained a place in three ways. Most players earned exemptions based on good past performances on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA 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.
There were 14 exemption categories for the 2011 Women's British Open. These included:
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 2010 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 272 | -16 | 1 |
Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 2009 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 279 | -9 | T5 |
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 2001 | 72 | 64 | 73 | 74 | 283 | -5 | T14 |
Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 2008 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 284 | -4 | 21 |
Karen Stupples | England | 2004 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 285 | -3 | T22 |
Karrie Webb | Australia | 2002 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 285 | -3 | T22 |
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Sherri Steinhauer | United States | 2006 | 78 | 73 | 151 | +7 |
Front Nine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
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Yardage | 394 | 396 | 320 | 369 | 358 | 490 | 381 | 156 | 406 | 3,270 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
Back Nine | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yardage | 403 | 347 | 405 | 141 | 467 | 425 | 213 | 433 | 386 | 3,220 | 6,490 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
The par-72 course was set by the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) at 6,490 yards (5,930 m),[3] 931 yards (851 m) shorter than the par-71 set-up for the 2007 Open Championship.
The short set-up of the course was criticized by several notable golfers and golf commentators. ESPN golf commentator and former LPGA pro Jane Crafter called the LGU "out of touch" with how current women players can play.[4] Defending champion Yani Tseng commented that the famous hole number 18 was set-up so that it "put all of the bunkers out of play, put all of the burns out of play." The course groundskeeper agreed that the women had been given "a watered-down version" of Carnoustie and that he did that intentionally after receiving too much criticism for a difficult set-up for the Open Championship in 1999.[5]
Played on Thursday, 28 July 2011
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Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Meena Lee | South Korea | 65 | −7 |
2 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 68 | −4 |
Caroline Masson | Germany | |||
Angela Stanford | United States | |||
Amy Yang | South Korea | |||
T7 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 69 | −3 |
Paula Creamer | United States | |||
Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | |||
Amy Hung | Taiwan | |||
Lorie Kane | Canada | |||
Song-Hee Kim | South Korea | |||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | |||
Momoko Ueda | Japan |
Played on Friday, 29 July 2011
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Place | Player | Country | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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1 | Caroline Masson | Germany | 68 | 65 | 133 | −11 |
T2 | Meena Lee | South Korea | 65 | 69 | 134 | −10 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 70 | 64 | |||
T4 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 69 | 67 | 136 | −8 |
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 72 | 64 | |||
Dewi Claire Schreefel | Netherlands | 70 | 66 | |||
7 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 71 | 66 | 137 | −7 |
T8 | Caroline Hedwall | Sweden | 69 | 69 | 138 | −6 |
Brittany Lincicome | United States | 67 | 71 | |||
Mika Miyazato | Japan | 69 | 69 | |||
Amy Yang | South Korea | 68 | 70 |
Played on Saturday, 30 July 2011
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Place | Player | Country | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To par |
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1 | Caroline Masson | Germany | 68 | 65 | 68 | 201 | −15 |
2 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 71 | 66 | 66 | 203 | −13 |
T3 | Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 70 | 69 | 68 | 207 | −9 |
Inbee Park | South Korea | 70 | 64 | 73 | |||
5 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 69 | 67 | 72 | 208 | −8 |
T6 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 68 | 71 | 70 | 209 | −7 |
Brittany Lang | United States | 70 | 70 | 69 | |||
Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 72 | 64 | 73 | |||
T9 | Paula Creamer | United States | 69 | 70 | 71 | 210 | −6 |
Mika Miyazato | Japan | 69 | 69 | 72 | |||
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 70 | 71 | 69 | |||
Dewi Claire Schreefel | Netherlands | 70 | 66 | 74 | |||
Sun Young Yoo | South Korea | 71 | 70 | 69 |
Played on Sunday, 31 July 2011
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Place | Player | Country | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 71 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 272 | −16 | 392,133 |
2 | Brittany Lang | United States | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 276 | −12 | 231,065 |
3 | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 68 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 277 | −11 | 161,746 |
4 | Amy Yang | South Korea | 68 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 278 | −10 | 126,536 |
T5 | Caroline Masson | Germany | 68 | 65 | 68 | 78 | 279 | −9 | 96,828 |
Catriona Matthew | Scotland | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | ||||
T7 | Na Yeon Choi | South Korea | 69 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 280 | −8 | 70,695 |
Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 70 | 71 | 69 | 70 | ||||
Inbee Park | South Korea | 70 | 64 | 73 | 73 | ||||
Sun Young Yoo | South Korea | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 |
Preceded by 2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship |
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