Inbee Park wins Ricoh Women's British Open

The South Korean won her 7th Major tournament at Turnberry

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The South Korean claimed her seventh major at Turnberry.

Inbee Park won the Ricoh Women's British Open by three shots at Turnberry yesterday.

The South Korean won her seventh major thanks to a final round 65, edging out compatriot Jin-Young Ko with a score of -12.

Park, world no. 1, now has four titles this year, including the KPMG PGA Women's Championship in June.

She said: "I've set only one goal this year, one and only, and that's winning the British Open. And being the only goal I've set it, feels great.

"There's so much that I had to overcome in the Women's British Open, and it always felt so hard before I've finally done it."

Park shot two bogeys in her final round, including on the par 3 4th, but eagled the par 5 14th before making her seventh birdie on 16.

 

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So Yeon Ryu finished T3 with 18-year-old Lydia Ko, ensuring three South Koreans finished in the top five.

Suzann Pettersen was Europe's highest placed player,  carding 72 on Sunday to finish on -7.

Great Britain's Amy Boulden and Melissa Reid finished on -4 and T9 with Australia's Minjee Lee.

Luna Subron was the most successful amateur as she T13 on -1, with an impressive 69 in the final round for the Spaniard one of the lowest scores of the day.

Charley Hull, who will be at the British Par 3 Championship on August 11th, also shot 69 in Sunday to finish T31 and +4 for the tournament.

American Michelle Wie failed to make the weekend after she pulled out on hole 13 of the second round.

 

 

Inbee Park                    -12            276          69     73    69    65

Jin-Young Ko               -9              279          68     71    69   71

So Yeon Ryu                -9               279         67     72    73    68

Lydia Ko                      -8               280         66     73    72    69

Suzann Pettersen         -7               281         68      69   72    72

Teresa Lu                     -6              282          68     71   69    74

Anna Nordqvist           -5              283          69     72   73    69

Mika Miyazato            -5              283          68     72   70     73

Amy Boulden              -4              284          71     74   68     71

Melissa Reid               -4              284           73     70   69     72

Minjee Lee                  -4             284           69     72   70     73

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Will Medlock
Will Medlock graduated from UEA with a degree in Film and Television before completing a Masters in Sports Journalism at St Mary's in London. Will has had work published by The Independent and the Rugby Paper.