2007 Women's British Open
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Dates2–5 August 2007
LocationSt Andrews, Fife, Scotland
CourseOld Course at St Andrews
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
 Mhairi McKay during practice round | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 August 2007 |
| Location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Course | Old Course at St Andrews |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 6,638 yards (6,070 m)[1] |
| Field | 149 players, 69 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 151 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $2,000,000 €1,478,135 |
| Winner's share | $320,512 €236,880[3] |
| Champion | |
 Lorena Ochoa | |
| 287 (−5) | |
St Andrews
Location in Scotland
The 2007 Women's British Open was the 31st Women's British Open, held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It was the seventh as a major championship on the LPGA Tour and the first-ever women's professional event at the Old Course.[4][5]
Lorena Ochoa shot a bunker-free and bogey-free 67 (−6) in the opening round and led wire-to-wire to win the first of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runners-up Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee.[4][5][6][7]
Prior to Ochoa, the last to win a first major at the Old Course was Tony Lema, 43 years earlier in 1964.[4] This was the first Women's British Open sponsored by Ricoh, the previous twenty were by Weetabix.
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn | 376 | 4 | 10 | Bobby Jones | 340 | 4 | |
| 2 | Dyke | 400 | 4 | 11 | High (In) | 160 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cartgate (Out) | 370 | 4 | 12 | Heathery (In) | 314 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ginger Beer | 406 | 4 | 13 | Hole O'Cross (In) | 407 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hole O'Cross (Out) | 514 | 5 | 14 | Long | 523 | 5 | |
| 6 | Heathery (Out) | 369 | 4 | 15 | Cartgate (In) | 414 | 4 | |
| 7 | High (Out) | 353 | 4 | 16 | Corner of the Dyke | 381 | 4 | |
| 8 | Short | 154 | 3 | 17 | Road | 453 | 5 | |
| 9 | End | 347 | 4 | 18 | Tom Morris | 357 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,289 | 36 | In | 3,349 | 37 | |||
| Total | 6,638 | 73 | ||||||
