Women’s British Open
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 United Kingdom
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| Established | 1976, 42 years ago |
| Course(s) | varies - in 2017: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (1984, 1994–) LET (1979–) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund |
$3,250,000 €2,775,905 £2,497,889 |
| Month played | August |
| Aggregate | 269 Karrie Webb (1997) 269 Karen Stupples (2004) |
| To par | −19 Karrie Webb (1997) −19 Karen Stupples (2004) |
 In-Kyung Kim
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 2017 Women's British Open
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The Women's British Open is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognized by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as a major. The reigning champion is In-Kyung Kim, who won by two shots at Kingsbarns in 2017 to earn her first major title.
Usually played in late July, the 2012 edition was scheduled for mid-September, due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The 2013 event was played in early August and the 2014 event in mid-July, the week prior to the Open Championship.
Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons. The previous twenty editions (1987–2006) were sponsored by Weetabix, a breakfast cereal.
The Women's British Open was established by the Ladies' Golf Union in 1976 and was intended to serve as the women's equivalent of The Open Championship. At first, it was difficult for the organisers to get the most prestigious courses to agree to host the event, with the exception of Royal Birkdale, which hosted it twice during its early days — in 1982 and 1986. After nearly folding in 1983, the tournament was held at the best of the "second-tier" courses, including Woburn Golf and Country Club for seven straight years, 1990 through 1996, as well as in 1984 and 1999.
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