0 – No hole-in-ones were posted at Turnberry in 2002. No hole-in-one has been posted at the RICOH Women’s British Open since Becky Brewerton in 2010 on the 12th at Royal Birkdale.
3 – Morgan Pressel is the only player in the field this week that has recorded a top-five finish in each of the season’s first three majors – 3rd at the ANA Inspiration, T5 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and T5 at the U.S.Women’s Open.
3 – Caddie Dean Herden, who is caddying for In Gee Chun and was on her bag at the U.S. Women’s Open, has now been on the bag for three different South Korean major champions – Jiyai Shin at the 2008 Women’s British Open, So Yeon Ryu at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open and In Gee Chun at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open. Notably, it was both Ryu’s and Chun’s first starts at the U.S. Women’s Open in their respective wins
6 – Since mid-April, In Gee Chun, the No. 9 ranked player in the world, has posted six professional wins – the U.S. Women’s Open, four wins on the KLPGA including last week, and a win on the JLPGA.
6 – Number of amateurs in the field this week.
6 – Only six players - Karen Stupples (2004), Jeong Jang (2005), Lorena Ochoa (2007), Jiyai Shin (2008), Catriona Matthew (2009) and Mo Martin (2014) – have had their first win at a major come here in the 14 years since this became a major championship.
11 – Players in the field this week that were also in the field in 2002 when the RICOH Women’s British was last held here. Seven of those 11 made the cut in 2002.
5 – Of the last 13 majors, Inbee Park has won five of them
14 – In Mo Martin’s 14th career start in a major, she broke through a year ago at the RICOH Women’s British Open for her first career LPGA win. Prior to Martin’s win, her best finish in a major was a tie for 17th.
15 – Amount under par that Karrie Webb posted in her win at Turnberry in 2002. Webb has career 5 top-10s at the RICOH Women’s British Open since becoming a major in 2001
15 – Cristie Kerr and Laura Davies are the only players in the field that have started every RICOH Women’s British Open since it became a major championship.
16 – Since Stacy Lewis’ 2013 win at the RICOH Women’s British Open, she has not finished outside the top-16 in nine major starts. That stretch included four top-three finishes but hasn’t broken through for her third major win. In 2015 alone, she’s already posted a second at the ANA Inspiration and a tie for third at the U.S. Women’s Open.
17 – Brooke Henderson, the 17-year-old Canadian sensation, has posted back-to-back top-five finishes in major
championships with a tie for fifth at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and a tie for fifth at the U.S. Women’s Open.
19 – Inbee Park tied Karen Stupples at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for a major championship record with her 19-under-par total. Stupples posted a 19-under-par total in her 2004 win at the RICOH Women’s British Open at Sunningdale.
20 – Jiyai Shin is the youngest ever winner of the RICOH Women’s British Open at 20 years, 3 months and 6 days old at her 2008 win.
28 – Lydia Ko has posted top-10s in 28 of her 42 non-major starts including seven wins. In 15 major championship starts, she’s posted three top-10s.
65 – Candie Kung, who is in the field this week, tied the lowest first round at the Women’s British with her first-round 65 here in 2002.
6,410 – Turnberry will play to 6,410 yards this week. In 2002, the course played at 6,407 yards.
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