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.

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.
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
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 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 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.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 4 August 2022
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Second round

Friday, 5 August 2022
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Third round

Saturday, 6 August 2022
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Final round

Sunday, 7 August 2022
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T1

Playoff

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