By Carey Van Lue
This Week on the LPGA Tour
AIG Women’s Open
Walton Heath Golf Club | Surrey, England | August 10-13, 2023
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Competition Format: 144 players; 72-hole stroke play, cut to top 65 and ties after 36 holes
AON Risk Reward Challenge Hole: No. 16, par 5
Purse: $7,300,000 (winner’s portion $1,095,000 million)
Whiteline Par and Yardage: 35-37–72, 6,881 yards
(par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
Past Champions and Runners-Up:
2022 – Ashleigh Buhai, 274 (-10); defeated In Gee Chun in a four-hole playoff
2021 – Anna Nordqvist, 276 (-12); Georgia Hall, Madelene Sagstrom & Lizette Salas, 277 (-11)
2020 – Sophia Popov, 277 (-7); Jasmine Suwannapura, 279 (-5)
2019 – Hinako Shibuno, 270 (-18); Lizette Salas, 271 (-17)
2018 – Georgia Hall, 271 (-17); Pornanong Phatlum, 273 (-15)
TOURNAMENT SCORING RECORDS (since becoming a major in 2001)
18 holes – 62, Minea Blomqvist, third round, 2004; Mirim Lee, first round, 2016
36 holes – 133, Caroline Masson, 2011; Mirim Lee, 2016; In-Kyung Kim, 2017
54 holes – 199, In-Kyung Kim, 2017; Ashleigh Buhai, 2022
72 holes – 269, Karen Stupples, 2004
WHO’S IN THE FIELD
Past Champions (10):
Ashleigh Buhai (2022), Anna Nordqvist (2021), Hinako Shibuno (2019), Georgia Hall (2018), In-Kyung Kim (2017), Ariya Jutanugarn (2016), Stacy Lewis (2013), Jiya Shin (2012, 2008), Catriona Matthew (2009), Laura Davies (1986)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (14 of 15):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards), Celine Boutier (LPGA Drive On Championship, The Amundi Evian Championship, FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Cognizant Founders Cup), Leona Maguire (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA CHampionship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (12 of 32):
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Manon De Roey, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Yan Liu, Yuna Nishimura, Hae Ran Ryu, Magdalena Simmermacher, Bailey Tardy, Arpichaya Yubol, Rose Zhang
England Connections:
Laura Davies, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Cara Gainer, Georgia Hall, Charlotte Heath, Alice Hewson, Charley Hull, Lily May Humphreys, Meghan MacLaren, Mel Reid, Liz Young
Monday Qualifiers:
https://www.aigwomensopen.com/final-qualifying-hankley-common
SOCIAL MEDIA: #DRIVEON
Tournament – @AIGWomensOpen (Twitter, Instagram)
LPGA Tour – @LPGA and @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV/STREAMING TIMES
(all times EDT)
Thursday, August 10
Round 1
6:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. – USA/International
Friday, August 11
Round 2
6:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. – USA/International
Saturday, August 12
Round 3
7:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. – USA/International
Sunday, August 13
Final Round
7:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. – USA/International/NBC Digital
12:00- 2:00 p.m. – NBC/Peacock/International
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