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Fife, Scotland
Purse: $2,750,000
History: This event was added to the official LPGA Tour schedule in 1994 and became a major championship in 2001.
Format: 72 holes
In 2012, Jiyai Shin captured her second career major championship title in dominating fashion, shooting rounds of 71-73 in a 36-hole finale Sunday to take a record-breaking, nine-shot victory at the 2012 RICOH Women’s British Open. Shin, who won the 2008 RICOH Women’s British Open at Sunningdale, finished at 9-under-par 279 and was the only player in the field this week who managed to finish under par at the difficult Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
Fife, Scotland
Par: 72
Yardage:
Course Map and Hole Descriptions| Year | Player | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jiyai Shin | 71 - 64 - 71 - 73 = 279 (-9) |
| 2011 | Yani Tseng | 71 - 66 - 66 - 69 = 272 (-16) |
| 2010 | Yani Tseng | 68 - 68 - 68 - 73 = 277 (-11) |
| 2009 | Catriona Matthew | 74 - 67 - 71 - 73 = 285 (-3) |
| 2008 | Jiyai Shin | 66 - 68 - 70 - 66 = 270 (-18) |
| 2007 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 - 73 - 73 - 74 = 287 (-5) |
| 2006 | Sherri Steinhauer | 73 - 70 - 66 - 72 = 281 (-7) |
| 2005 | Jeong Jang | 68 - 66 - 69 - 69 = 272 (-16) |
| 2004 | Karen Stupples | 65 - 70 - 70 - 64 = 269 (-19) |
| 2003 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 - 72 - 68 - 70 = 278 (-10) |
| 2002 | Karrie Webb | 66 - 71 - 70 - 66 = 273 (-15) |
| 2001 | Se Ri Pak | 71 - 70 - 70 - 66 = 277 (-11) |
| 2000 | Sophie Gustafson | 70 - 66 - 71 - 75 = 282 (-10) |
| 1999 | Sherri Steinhauer | 71 - 71 - 68 - 73 = 283 (-9) |
| 1998 | Sherri Steinhauer | 81 - 72 - 70 - 69 = 292 (4) |
| 1997 | Karrie Webb | 65 - 70 - 63 - 71 = 269 (-19) |
| 1996 | Emilee Klein | 68 - 66 - 71 - 72 = 277 (-15) |
| 1995 | Karrie Webb | 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 0 (0) |
| 1994 | Liselotte Neumann | 71 - 67 - 70 - 72 = 280 (-12) |
England's Mel Reid launched the countdown to the 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open today when she teed off on the Old Course marking the Championship's return to St Andrews, Scotland, from 1st to 4th August.
Kingsbarns Golf Links has been selected to host the Final Qualifying for the 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open on Monday, 29th July 2013, ahead of the Championship proper which will be played for the second time over the Old Course, St Andrews, 1st - 4th August.
Rolex Rankings No. 10 Jiyai Shin captured her second career major championship title in dominating fashion, shooting rounds of 71-73 in a 36-hole finale Sunday.
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