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The 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 13–16 September at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England. It was the 36th Women's British Open , and the 12th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour .
The Women's British Open is an annual golf competition held at the end of July start of August, and is conducted by the R&A. Established in 1976, it has been recognised as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 1992, [ 1 ] became a recognised LPGA event in 1994, and became one of the LPGA's major championships in 2001.
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as a major. The reigning champion is Lydia Ko, who won at the 2024 tournament.
2 January — Yoshiro Hayashi (born 1922), two-time Japan Open winner; 24 January — Moira Milton (born 1923), British Ladies Amateur winner; 10 February — Geoffrey Cornish (born 1914), golf course architect; 8 March — Mike Fetchick (born 1922), three-time PGA Tour winner; 20 July — Dorothy Germain Porter (born 1924), 1949 U.S. Women's ...
Winner WWGR points Purse (€) Notes 5 Feb Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters: Australia: Christel Boeljon (2) 15.5 A$500,000 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour: 12 Feb ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open: Australia: Jessica Korda (n/a) 43 $1,100,000 Co-sanctioned by the ALPG Tour and the LPGA Tour: 19 Feb ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open ...
Jack Nicklaus, three-time Open Champion in 1966, 1970, and 1978 Seve Ballesteros, three-time Open Champion in 1979, 1984, and 1988 Nick Faldo, three-time Open Champion in 1987, 1990, and 1992 Tiger Woods, three-time Open Champion in 2000, 2005, and 2006. He is one of six champions to win wire-to-wire after 72-holes played with his victory in 2005.
It is one of the five women's major championships, alongside the Chevron Championship, the Women's PGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship. [3] The U.S. Women's Open has always been played in stroke play, with the exception of the first competition in 1946, [4] and is currently the third women's major of the year. [3]
Serena Williams is the winner of 23 major singles titles, most in the Open Era. Steffi Graf – winner of 22 major singles titles, and the only person to win the Golden Slam (1988). Helen Wills Moody – winner of 19 major titles, the first woman to win more than 10 titles.