| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 July 2014 |
| Location | Southport,England |
| Course | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,458 yards (5,905 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $3,000,000 €2,204,591 £1,756,647 |
| Winner's share | $474,575 €348,748 £277,887 |
| Champion | |
 Mo Martin | |
| 287 (−1) | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Birkdale Golf Club Location in England Show map of England | |
The2014 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 10–13 July at theRoyal Birkdale Golf Club inSouthport,England. It was the 38thWomen's British Open, and the 14th as amajor championship on theLPGA Tour. It was the sixth Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale, the most recent was four years earlier in2010.ESPN andBBC Sport televised the event from Royal Birkdale.
Mo Martin won her first major, one shot ahead of runners-upShanshan Feng andSuzann Pettersen. Martin led after 36 holes at 138 (−6) after consecutive rounds of 69, but fell three shots back with a 77 (+5) on Saturday, tied with six others for seventh place. An hour ahead of the final pair on a clear and breezy Sunday, she shot even par, capped by aneagle at the final hole. Her second shot from the fairway on the par 5 nearly holed out for analbatross (double eagle); it rolled onto the green and struck the flagstick, stopping six feet (1.8 m) away. She sank the putt and waited for the others to finish, preparing for a potential playoff. It was Martin's first win on the LPGA Tour,[2][3] and moved her from 99 to 26 in the women'sworld rankings.[4]
The field for the tournament was set at 144, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in theWomen'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.
There were 16 exemption categories for the 2014 Women's British Open.[5][6]
Qualifiers:[7]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 430 | 410 | 373 | 175 | 338 | 478 | 145 | 413 | 397 | 3,159 | 360 | 352 | 149 | 430 | 163 | 499 | 358 | 516 | 472 | 3,299 | 6,458 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Source:[1]
Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001):
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Friday, 11 July 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Martin | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T2 |  Beatriz Recari | 74-67=141 | −3 |
 So Yeon Ryu | 71-70=141 | ||
| T4 | Sun-Ju Ahn | 75-67=142 | −2 |
 Julieta Granada | 72-70=142 | ||
| T6 |  Ariya Jutanugarn | 75-68=143 | −1 |
| Amelia Lewis | 72-71=143 | ||
 Gwladys Nocera | 73-70=143 | ||
| Amy Yang | 71-72=143 | ||
| T10 |  Shanshan Feng | 73-71=144 | E |
| Eun-Hee Ji | 74-70=144 | ||
| Jessica Korda | 72-72=144 | ||
| Azahara Muñoz | 72-72=144 | ||
| Inbee Park | 72-72=144 | ||
| Morgan Pressel | 70-74=144 |
Saturday, 12 July 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | 72-72-68=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Sun-Ju Ahn | 75-67-71=213 | −3 |
| Shanshan Feng | 73-71-69=213 | ||
 Suzann Pettersen | 72-73-68=213 | ||
| T5 | Julieta Granada | 72-70-72=214 | −2 |
| Amelia Lewis | 72-71-71=214 | ||
| T7 |  Charley Hull | 73-76-66=215 | −1 |
| Eun-Hee Ji | 74-70-71=215 | ||
| Stacy Lewis | 71-74-70=215 | ||
| Mo Martin | 69-69-77=215 | ||
| Beatriz Recari | 74-67-74=215 | ||
| So-Yeon Ryu | 71-70-74=215 | ||
| Amy Yang | 71-72-72=215 |
Sunday, 13 July 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Martin | 69-69-77-72=287 | −1 | 474,575 |
| T2 | Shanshan Feng | 73-71-69-75=288 | E | 235,204 |
| Suzann Pettersen | 72-73-68-75=288 | |||
| 4 | Inbee Park | 72-72-68-77=289 | +1 | 151,532 |
| T5 | Julieta Granada | 72-70-72-77=291 | +3 | 104,425 |
| Eun-Hee Ji | 74-70-71-76=291 | |||
| Jessica Korda | 72-72-73-74=291 | |||
| Angela Stanford | 74-72-70-75=291 | |||
| T9 | Sun-Ju Ahn | 75-67-71-79=292 | +4 | 72,911 |
| Marina Alex | 72-76-68-76=292 | |||
| Laura Davies | 75-72-72-73=292 |
Amateurs:Talley (+6), Hall (+9).
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 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Martin | E | E | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | −1 |
| Feng | −3 | −2 | −1 | E | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E |
| Pettersen | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | E |
| Park | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −1 | E | E | −1 | E | E | E | E | +1 |
| Ahn | −1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | +1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Source:[9]
