After a thrilling weekend that saw Frenchwoman Celine Boutier capture The Amundi Evian Championship, the LPGA Tour heads to Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland for the FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf. The field is loaded with superstars looking for a taste of links golf ahead of next week’s AIG Women’s Open, including defending champion Ayaka Furue, all four 2023 major championship winners and six of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. Take a look at who else will be teeing it up in this week’s FREED Group Women’s Scottish Open.
Past Champions Since 2017 (4):
Ayaka Furue (2022), Ryann O’Toole (2021), Ariya Jutanugarn (2018), Mi Hyang Lee (2017)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (7 of 15):
Celine Boutier (LPGA Drive On Championship, The Amundi Evian Championship), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship)
2023 Ladies European Tour Winners:
Aditi Ashok (Magical Kenya Ladies Open), Maja Stark (Lalla Meryem Cup), Lily May Humphreys (Joburg Ladies Open), Ashleigh Buhai (Investec South African Women’s Open), Pauline Roussin (Aramco Team Series – Singapore), Linn Grant (Jabra Ladies Open), Patricia Isabel Schmidt (Belgian Ladies Open), Lisa Pettersson (Helsingborg Open), Kristyna Napoleaova (Amundi German Masters), Diksha Dagar (Tipsport Czech Ladies Open), Carmen Alonso (Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort), Celine Boutier (The Amundi Evian Championship)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (10 of 32):
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Manon de Roey, Soo Bin Joo, Minami Katsu, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yuna Nishimura, Bailey Tardy, Arpichaya Yubol
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (6 of 10):
Celine Boutier (No. 4), Ruoning Yin (No. 5), Lilia Vu (No. 6), Allisen Corpuz (No. 7), Minjee Lee (No. 9), Atthaya Thitikul (No. 10)
Scottish Connections:
Lauren Beveridge, Gemma Dryburgh, Louise Duncan, Kylie Henry, Heather Macrae, Pamela Pretswell Asher, Michele Thomson