August 01-04
Marquessโ course, Woburn Golf Club, Buckinghamshire
$4,500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Hinako Shibuno, the player known as the โSmiling Cinderellaโ, provided a fairytale finish to the 2019 AIG Womenโs British Open to claim her maiden Major title in her first tournament outside her native Japan.
The 20-year-old closed with a four-under-par 68 at Woburn for an 18-under total, one clear of American Lizette Salas, who earlier had equalled the lowest round of the week with a seven-under-par 65.
Shibuno was tied with Salas on 17 under coming up the last, and hit her approach to 20 feet. A player so inexperienced would have been forgiven for feeling the nerves as she walked up to the green, but she smiled and waved to the cheering crowds before calmly rolling in the putt for a remarkable victory.
Salas was left to rue a missed putt from five feet after a sublime approach to the par-four 18th, her effort lipping out to ultimately leave her in second place, one ahead of Korean Jin Young Ko, who closed with a 66.
Check out the final round highlights from the thrilling @AIGWBO where Hinako Shibuno came out of nowhere to win our fifth and final major of the season!
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The back nine produced fantastic drama on the final day, with two eagles, 21 birdies and only two dropped shots among the top seven players vying for the title.
Shibuno was two clear at the start of the day but gave the rest hope when she double-bogeyed the third on her way to a one-over-par front nine. For the second day running, however, she upped the ante on the way back, and five birdies meant she played the back nine in a combined 11 under par for the final two rounds.
โI can't really describe with words right now what I'm feeling,โ she said. โLast night, I knew I was going to be nervous, but then also I was thinking that I was going to cope in these situations, and when I was thinking about how nervous I was going to be, starting today, I didn't really feel that nervous.
โI don't think not many people, including me, like to be in a situation where you're leading. I feel like it's better to be behind than leading. That was true today and I was able to play easier when I was in that position.
โI was looking at the board all the time, and knew my position, where I stood in the tournament. That was also true before the putt on the 18th and I was also thinking about if I were to make this putt, how I was going to celebrate.
โEvery time I would make a birdie putt or a par save, a lot of people got up their hands to high-five me, and that was a very happy feeling.โ
Salas said: โI take away a lot of positives. We had a game plan at the beginning of the week and we stuck with it. We fought, every single day, and to play alongside the No. 1 player in the world (Jin Young Ko) and to play the way I did, I'm really happy.
โObviously I could have finished a little better, and it stings a little bit. You can't control what other players do. I gave it my all and you know, to still come up short, it sucks, but we'll be back.โ
Asked what was going through her head as she prepared to hit the putt on the 18th, Salas replied: โI told myself, "You got this. You're made for this." I put a good stroke on it. I'm not going to lie; I was nervous. You know, I haven't been in that position in a long time. Gave it a good stroke. I controlled all my thoughts. It just didn't drop. So congrats to our winner.
Local hopes for a British winner faded early in the day, with Charley Hull and Bronte Law both closing with over-par rounds to finish tied 24th and tied 35th respectively. Defending champion Georgia Hall also had to settle for a share of 35th place after being in contention at the halfway stage.
Thailandโs Atthaya Thitikul won the Smith Salver as the leading amateur for the second year running.
Pos. |
Player | Scores |
Total |
To Par |
Prize Money |
1 |
Hinako Shibuno | 66 - 69 - 67 - 68 |
270 |
-18 |
$675,000 |
2 |
Lizette Salas | 69 - 67 - 70 - 65 |
271 |
-17 |
$409,838 |
3 |
Jin Young Ko | 68 - 70 - 68 - 66 |
272 |
-16 |
$297,309 |
4 |
Morgan Pressel | 69 - 71 - 66 - 67 |
273 |
-15 |
$229,992 |
5 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 65 - 67 - 72 - 70 |
274 |
-14 |
$185,118 |
6 |
Celine Boutier | 71 - 66 - 73 - 66 |
276 |
-12 |
$151,459 |
7 |
Carlota Ciganda | 69 - 69 - 69 - 70 |
277 |
-11 |
$126,777 |
8 |
Sung Hyun Park | 67 - 70 - 68 - 73 |
278 |
-10 |
$111,072 |
T9 |
Nelly Korda | 70 - 69 - 72 - 68 |
279 |
-9 |
$95,364 |
T9 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | 68 - 71 - 69 - 71 |
279 |
-9 |
$95,364 |
T11 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 67 - 74 - 70 - 69 |
280 |
-8 |
$74,090 |
T11 |
Minjee Lee | 71 - 68 - 72 - 69 |
280 |
-8 |
$74,090 |
T11 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 68 - 70 - 72 - 70 |
280 |
-8 |
$74,090 |
T11 |
Anna Nordqvist | 71 - 70 - 68 - 71 |
280 |
-8 |
$74,090 |
T11 |
Caroline Masson | 69 - 68 - 72 - 71 |
280 |
-8 |
$74,090 |
T16 |
Lexi Thompson | 71 - 70 - 73 - 67 |
281 |
-7 |
$56,096 |
T16 |
Hannah Green | 73 - 71 - 68 - 69 |
281 |
-7 |
$56,096 |
T16 |
Teresa Lu | 73 - 70 - 69 - 69 |
281 |
-7 |
$56,096 |
T16 |
Marina Alex | 69 - 70 - 72 - 70 |
281 |
-7 |
$56,096 |
T16 |
Jing Yan | 71 - 70 - 67 - 73 |
281 |
-7 |
$56,096 |
T21 |
Su Oh | 72 - 72 - 72 - 66 |
282 |
-6 |
$48,019 |
T21 |
Ayako Uehara | 70 - 74 - 70 - 68 |
282 |
-6 |
$48,019 |
T21 |
Ally McDonald | 72 - 70 - 71 - 69 |
282 |
-6 |
$48,019 |
T24 |
Maria Torres | 72 - 71 - 73 - 67 |
283 |
-5 |
$41,287 |
T24 |
Hyo Joo Kim | 71 - 70 - 71 - 71 |
283 |
-5 |
$41,287 |
T24 |
Sei Young Kim | 70 - 73 - 68 - 72 |
283 |
-5 |
$41,287 |
T24 |
Sakura Yokomine | 70 - 73 - 67 - 73 |
283 |
-5 |
$41,287 |
T24 |
Charley Hull | 67 - 70 - 70 - 76 |
283 |
-5 |
$41,287 |
T29 |
Angela Stanford | 73 - 72 - 69 - 70 |
284 |
-4 |
$33,882 |
T29 |
Yu Liu | 72 - 71 - 71 - 70 |
284 |
-4 |
$33,882 |
T29 |
Olivia Cowan | 73 - 67 - 73 - 71 |
284 |
-4 |
$33,882 |
T29 |
Brittany Altomare | 73 - 71 - 67 - 73 |
284 |
-4 |
$33,882 |
T29 |
Atthaya Thitikul (a) | 73 - 68 - 70 - 73 |
284 |
-4 |
$0 |
T29 |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | 73 - 67 - 70 - 74 |
284 |
-4 |
$33,882 |
T35 |
In Gee Chun | 70 - 75 - 70 - 70 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T35 |
Angel Yin | 74 - 70 - 71 - 70 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T35 |
Minami Katsu | 70 - 74 - 70 - 71 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T35 |
Georgia Hall | 69 - 69 - 74 - 73 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T35 |
Kristen Gillman | 71 - 74 - 66 - 74 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T35 |
Bronte Law | 70 - 67 - 70 - 78 |
285 |
-3 |
$27,038 |
T41 |
Azahara Munoz | 73 - 71 - 72 - 70 |
286 |
-2 |
$22,439 |
T41 |
Brooke M. Henderson | 69 - 71 - 74 - 72 |
286 |
-2 |
$22,439 |
T41 |
Danielle Kang | 66 - 72 - 75 - 73 |
286 |
-2 |
$22,439 |
T44 |
Anne van Dam | 72 - 72 - 72 - 71 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Caroline Hedwall | 74 - 68 - 74 - 71 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 73 - 72 - 69 - 73 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Mirim Lee | 72 - 71 - 71 - 73 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Megan Khang | 67 - 74 - 73 - 73 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Jessica Korda | 72 - 72 - 69 - 74 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T44 |
Jeong Eun Lee | 70 - 71 - 70 - 76 |
287 |
-1 |
$18,431 |
T51 |
Sarah Schmelzel | 73 - 72 - 73 - 70 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T51 |
Momoko Ueda | 75 - 69 - 72 - 72 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T51 |
Cheyenne Knight | 73 - 71 - 72 - 72 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T51 |
Xiyu Lin | 74 - 69 - 73 - 72 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T51 |
In-Kyung Kim | 69 - 71 - 76 - 72 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T51 |
Jenny Shin | 69 - 73 - 70 - 76 |
288 |
E |
$14,585 |
T57 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 72 - 72 - 72 - 73 |
289 |
1 |
$12,789 |
T57 |
Annie Park | 73 - 70 - 72 - 74 |
289 |
1 |
$12,789 |
T59 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 73 - 70 - 75 - 72 |
290 |
2 |
$12,116 |
T59 |
Yuka Yasuda (a) | 73 - 70 - 70 - 77 |
290 |
2 |
$0 |
T61 |
Austin Ernst | 76 - 68 - 74 - 73 |
291 |
3 |
$11,295 |
T61 |
Brittany Lang | 71 - 72 - 72 - 76 |
291 |
3 |
$11,295 |
T61 |
Karolin Lampert | 73 - 71 - 70 - 77 |
291 |
3 |
$11,295 |
T64 |
Charlotte Thomas | 72 - 73 - 74 - 73 |
292 |
4 |
$10,546 |
T64 |
Mi Jung Hur | 71 - 73 - 74 - 74 |
292 |
4 |
$10,546 |
T64 |
Linnea Strom | 70 - 74 - 74 - 74 |
292 |
4 |
$10,546 |
T67 |
Mariajo Uribe | 73 - 72 - 75 - 73 |
293 |
5 |
$9,984 |
T67 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 72 - 70 - 74 - 77 |
293 |
5 |
$9,984 |
69 |
Annabel Dimmock | 75 - 70 - 75 - 74 |
294 |
6 |
$9,650 |
T70 |
Gerina Piller | 71 - 72 - 77 - 75 |
295 |
7 |
$9,311 |
T70 |
Sarah Kemp | 72 - 70 - 75 - 78 |
295 |
7 |
$9,311 |
72 |
Felicity Johnson | 76 - 69 - 79 - 75 |
299 |
11 |
$8,977 |
CUT |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 76 - 70 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Katherine Kirk | 76 - 70 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lina Boqvist | 75 - 71 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Shanshan Feng | 75 - 71 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
So Yeon Ryu | 73 - 73 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lynn Carlsson | 72 - 74 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Karine Icher | 71 - 75 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Gaby Lopez | 71 - 75 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Haeji Kang | 70 - 76 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Agathe Sauzon | 69 - 77 |
2 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jacqui Concolino | 74 - 73 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Valentine Derrey | 72 - 75 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jaye Marie Green | 72 - 75 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Da Yeon Lee | 72 - 75 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Gabriella Cowley | 71 - 76 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lindy Duncan | 70 - 77 |
3 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Nuria Iturrioz | 76 - 72 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Emma Spitz (a) | 76 - 72 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Chella Choi | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Daniela Darquea | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ai Suzuki | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Karrie Webb | 75 - 73 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Alena Sharp | 74 - 74 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Paula Creamer | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Katja Pogacar | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Amy Yang | 73 - 75 |
4 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 76 - 73 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mi Hyang Lee | 76 - 73 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mamiko Higa | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jennifer Song | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Christine Wolf | 75 - 74 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Cydney Clanton | 74 - 75 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Eun-Hee Ji | 74 - 75 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Catriona Matthew | 73 - 76 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Amy Olson | 73 - 76 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Whitney Hillier | 71 - 78 |
5 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Emily Toy (a) | 76 - 74 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jenny Haglund | 75 - 75 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Celine Herbin | 75 - 75 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Cristie Kerr | 75 - 75 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Inbee Park | 75 - 75 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Noora Komulainen | 74 - 76 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Hye-Jin Choi | 73 - 77 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Meghan MacLaren | 73 - 77 |
6 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Tonje Daffinrud | 78 - 73 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Madelene Sagstrom | 78 - 73 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Jennifer Kupcho | 77 - 74 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Laura Fuenfstueck | 76 - 75 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lauren Stephenson | 75 - 76 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Marianne Skarpnord | 73 - 78 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 72 - 79 |
7 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Carly Booth | 78 - 74 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | 77 - 75 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mel Reid | 77 - 75 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 77 - 75 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Beth Allen | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Maria Fassi | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Nasa Hataoka | 76 - 76 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Alice Hewson (a) | 75 - 77 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Camilla Lennarth | 75 - 77 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Sandra Gal | 74 - 78 |
8 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Tiffany Joh | 79 - 74 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Frida Kinhult (a) | 77 - 76 |
9 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Stacy Lewis | 78 - 76 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Pernilla Lindberg | 78 - 76 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Charlotte Thompson | 77 - 77 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Ingrid Lindblad (a) | 74 - 80 |
10 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Kylie Henry | 78 - 78 |
12 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Esther Henseleit | 78 - 78 |
12 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Diksha Dagar | 77 - 79 |
12 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Lydia Ko | 76 - 80 |
12 |
$0 |
|
CUT |
Laura Davies | 82 - 75 |
13 |
$0 |