2022 Women's British Open

The 2022 AIG Women's Open was played from 4 to 7 August in Scotland at Muirfield. It was the 46th Women's British Open, the 22nd as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the third championship held under a sponsorship agreement with AIG. It was the first Women's British Open to be hosted at Muirfield.[2]

2022 AIG Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates4–7 August 2022
LocationGullane, East Lothian, Scotland
56.023°N 2.491°W / 56.023; -2.491
Course(s)Muirfield
Organized byThe R&A
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,649 yards (6,080 m)
Field144 players, 65 after cut
Cut145 (+3)
Prize fund$7,300,000[1]
Winner's share$1,095,000
Champion
Ashleigh Buhai
274 (−10), playoff
Location map
Muirfield
Location in the United Kingdom
Muirfield
Location in Scotland

Field

The field was made up of 144 players. As with previous tournaments, most players earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in the Women'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.

Exemptions

Players who qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified.[3][4]

1. Winners of the Women's British Open, aged 60 or younger at the scheduled end of the championship, provided they are still active members of a recognised tour.

2. The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2021 Women's British Open.

3. The top 15 on the final 2021 LET Order of Merit.

4. The top 5 on the 2022 LET Order of Merit not already exempt as of 11 July.

5. The top 35 on the final 2021 Race to the CME Globe points list.

6. The top 25 on the 2021 Race to the CME Globe points list not already exempt as of 11 July.

7. The top 50 in the Women's World Golf Rankings as of 27 June.

8. The top 3 on the JLPGA Money List not already exempt as of the Suntory Ladies Open (12 June)

9. The top 2 on the KLPGA Money List not already exempt as of 27 June

10. Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the 2022 calendar year.

11. Winners of the 2021 JLPGA Money List and KLPGA Money List.

12. Winners of the last five editions of the U.S. Women's Open

13. Winners of the last five editions of the Chevron Championship

14. Winners of the last five editions of the Women's PGA Championship

15. Winners of the last five editions of The Evian Championship

16. The leading two (not otherwise exempt) in the 2022 Suntory Ladies Open

17. The 2021 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific champion, 2021 Women's Amateur Latin America champion, 2022 Womens Amateur Championship champions, 2022 European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion, the 2021 Mark H. McCormack Medal winner, and the highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland as of week 25, and provided they are still amateurs at the time of the championship.

18. Any player who did not compete in the previous year's Women's British Open due to maternity, who subsequently received an extension of membership for the maternity from the player's home tour in the previous year, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Women's British Open.

19. The leading three players (not otherwise exempt) in the 2022 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open

Final Qualifying

Final Qualifying event was played over 18 holes on 1 August at North Berwick. 12 qualifying places were available for the championship.[5]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 4 August 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Hinako Shibuno65−6
2 Jessica Korda66−5
T3 Louise Duncan67−4
Gaby López
T5 Céline Boutier68−3
Chun In-gee
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
Minjee Lee
Maja Stark
T10 Choi Hye-jin69−2
Inbee Park
Miyū Yamashita

Second round

Friday, 5 August 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Chun In-gee68-66=134−8
T2 Ashleigh Buhai70-65=135−7
Madelene Sagström70-65=135
4 Inbee Park69-67=136−6
T5 Hannah Green71-66=137−5
Miyū Yamashita69-68=137
T7 Céline Boutier68-70=138−4
Stephanie Kyriacou70-68=138
Minjee Lee68-70=138
Hinako Shibuno65-73=138

Third round

Saturday, 6 August 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Ashleigh Buhai70-65-64=199−14
T2 Chun In-gee68-66-70=204−9
Hinako Shibuno65-73-66=204
T4 Inbee Park69-67-70=206−7
Madelene Sagström70-65-71=206
T6 Stephanie Kyriacou70-68-70=208−5
Minjee Lee68-70-70=208
Miyū Yamashita69-68-71=208
T9 Choi Hye-jin69-70-70=209−4
Brooke Henderson70-70-69=209
Kim Hyo-joo73-66-70=209
Park Sung-hyun72-69-68=209
Maja Stark68-71-70=209
Atthaya Thitikul71-69-69=209

Final round

Sunday, 7 August 2022

PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money (US$)
T1 Ashleigh Buhai70-65-64-75=274−10Playoff
Chun In-gee68-66-70-70=274
3 Hinako Shibuno65-73-66-71=275−9488,285
T4 Minjee Lee68-70-70-69=277−7309,546
Leona Maguire71-69-71-66=277
Madelene Sagström70-65-71-71=277
T7 Céline Boutier68-70-74-67=279−5160,700
Nasa Hataoka71-69-71-68=279
Brooke Henderson70-70-69-70=279
Lydia Ko71-70-70-68=279
Stephanie Kyriacou70-68-70-71=279
Atthaya Thitikul71-69-69-70=279

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff was held over the 18th hole until there was a winner.

PlacePlayerScoresPrize money (US$)
1 Ashleigh Buhai4-5-4-4=171,095,000
2 Chun In-gee4-5-4-5=18673,743

References
  1. "Prize money increased again for 2022 AIG Women's Open". AIG Women's Open. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Muirfield 2022". AIG Women's Open. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. "Entry conditions" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "AIG Women's Open – Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. "Field Set For AIG Women's Open". LPGA. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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