Women's British Open

[bangkokbobby]

Considering Grace and Se Ri are my favorite players, and I am pulling so hard for Grace to make enough cash to protect her exemption for 2011, this is a terrible way to start the British Open...







...and I still think Shi Hyun Ahn is a fantastic player...she had a Top 20 at the US Open...if she could just have a weekend with a little magic...

[bangkokbobby]

Alexis Thompson and Ricoh Women's British Open and exemption and Curtis Cup - Shag Bag Golf Blog | Golf Channel

Seems Lexi's folks are upset about the qualifying fiasco. Understandable, but I guess the the event is sticking to the rules. Too bad she couldn't get an exemption in. Let her play! Let her play!

But I can't argue against the rules. Still, it would have been nice to see her play.

[bangkokbobby]

...apparently, there will be a 15 year old playing in the British Open after all...Julie Yang! She qualified on Monday...here is her page on HappyFan's Seoul Sister site, in case you'd like to know something about this precocious teenager...

Julie Yang Bio

[bangkokbobby]

Shin heads for "good memories"

RANDALL MELL, Senior Writer, GolfChannel.com Posted 07/26/2010, 2:18 PM EST

Jiyai Shin headed to the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale Sunday night filled with confidence after her victory at the Evian Masters vaulted her back to No. 1 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.

Shin made her first big splash internationally winning the Women’s British Open two years ago at Sunningdale. It counted as her first LPGA title and brought her more than a new level of respect and recognition. It brought her to the LPGA full time as a member the following season. In 2009, she claimed the LPGA exemption that came with the Women's British Open title.

“The victory probably changed my life,” Shin said by telephone after winning the Evian Masters. "I have good memories of the British Open."

Shin headed to Royal Birkdale Sunday without having set foot on the golf course before.

“But I have seen it,” Shin said. “When Jeong Jang won there in 2005, I watched on TV.”

...by the way...the British Open Ji Yai won was also Annika's final Major...here is a clip of Shin's win...

Ji Yai Shin Wins 2008 Women's British Open

[bangkokbobby]

BROOKY CLAIMS FOUR SHOT VICTORY AT RICOH WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN FINAL QUALIFYING

New Zealand’s Lynnette Brooky overcame difficult conditions to card a fine five under par 67 and claim top spot at the Final Qualifying for the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Hillside. The 42 year-old four-time Ladies European Tour winner from Wellington carded six birdies and dropped just one shot on the 498-yard par-5 5th hole to finish four shots ahead of France’s Melodie Bourdy, Korea’s Sarah Lee, England’s Henrietta Zuel and Ireland’s Martina Gillen.

Korea’s Julie Yang became one of the youngest ever qualifiers at the age of just 15 when she posted a one over par 73 to finish alongside a cosmopolitan group comprising Italy’s Matia Maffuletti, Paraguay’s Julieta Granada, Norway’s Marianne Skarpnord, Sweden’s Louise Freiberg, South Africa’s Stacy Bregman, Austria’s Stefanie Michl and Welsh amateur Amy Boulden while Denmark’s Karen Margrethe Juul, Scotland’s Lynn Kenny and France’s Sophie Giguel claimed the last three spots available on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off after registering rounds of 74.

The alternate places for the Championship which starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday went (in order) to Australia’s Rebecca Flood, Spain’s Mariana Macias, France’s Barbara Genuini and Sweden’s Louise Stahle. They will be added to the field should any exempt players drop out.

Brooky recovered from her bogey on the 5th with consecutive birdies at the 340-yard par-4 6th and 143-yard par-3 7th before getting up-and-down from sand to save par on the treacherous 405-yard par-4 9th.

The New Zealander admitted later that was the key shot in her round and she promptly fired three consecutive birdies from the 10th before finishing her round with her sixth birdie of the day on the 525-yard par-5 17th.15 year-old Yang shared first place on four under par 68 at the recent Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship Pre-Qualifying at The Berkshire and she will now get the chance to test her game against the best players in the world after a splendid 73 in which she fired one birdie, two bogeys and no less than 15 pars.Yang is a product of the renowned Loretto Golf Academy in Edinburgh and won the recent Welsh Women’s Open Amateur Championship at Southerndown. She becomes one of the youngest players ever to compete in the Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship.This year’s field included 27 of the world’s top-30 women golfers but there is no place for Spanish Solheim Cup player Tania Elosegui or last year’s leading qualifier Jill McGill who both dropped out after posting four over par rounds of 76.

Yang and Welsh international Amy Boulder were the only two of 17 amateurs to make it into the main draw. Valentine Deery from France and England’s Charley Hull and Holly Clyburn all lost out on alternative places after registering rounds of 75 while English international Hannah Barwood, France’s Lucie Andre and Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn posted four over par rounds of 76.Further down the list England’s Jess Wilcox recorded a 77 to be one shot ahead of compatriot Charlotte Dalton while Scottish Sally Watson, England’s Lucy Williams and Sian James and Tara Davies from Wales all carded 80s. Two other English girls, Rachel Jennings and Emma Sheffield recorded 82s while Hannah Burke finished on 85.

Qualifiers (* denotes amateur)

67 – Lynnette Brooky (NZ)

71 – Melodie Bourdy (Fr), Sarah Lee (Kor), Henrietta Zuel (Eng), Martina Gillen (Ire)

72 – R. Coakley (Ire)

73 – Julie Yang * (Kor), Amy Boulden* (Wal), Matia Maffuletti (It), Julieta Granada (Par), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Louise Freiberg (Swe), Stacy Bregman (RSA), Stefanie Michl (Austria)

74- Karen Margrethe Juul (Den), Lynn Kelly (Sco), Sophie Giquel (Fr), (Aus)

Failed to Qualify (after sudden-death play-off)

74 - Rebecca Flood (Aus), Mariana Marcias (Sp), Barbara Genuini (Fr)

[Putter]

Does anybody know where the Canucks can watch the WBO via the internet?

[bangkokbobby]

Originally Posted by Putter

Does anybody know where the Canucks can watch the WBO via the internet?

...I don't know...maybe tsn.ca? Anybody else know?

Speaking of Canadians, I was disappointed to see that Lorie Kane did not qualify...falling one shot short of a playoff in the qualifier...always been fond of Lorie...

[dangerbob]

Originally Posted by Putter

Does anybody know where the Canucks can watch the WBO via the internet?

If there is one...it will be on the upper right hand corner of the LPGA's live scoring page/board. Just like the Evian Masters.

[Putter]

Okey doke, thanks for the help, but I did find it on TSN - when I looked on Saturday they didn't have it listed, now they do. It's on TSN for Thurs & Fri and TSN2 for the weekend.
Yippeee!

[bangkokbobby]

Ai-chan Pre-Tourney Interview

Ai Miyazato