Women’s Open 2022 R3
August 04-07
Muirfield, East Lothian, Scotland
$7,300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
6⃣4⃣✍️
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 6, 2022
Ashleigh Buhai fires a sensational course record 64 (-7) to move to -14 & open up a 5⃣ shot lead 🙌#RaiseOurGame | #AIGWO pic.twitter.com/LiqpcL5Y8S
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Ashleigh Buhai carded a 7-under 64 on Saturday to reach 14-under and tie the major’s 54-hole scoring record at 199. She leads the AIG Women’s Open by five shots at 14-under.
Women’s Open 2022 R3
Saturday’s score was her lowest round by two strokes and a new career-best 18-hole score. She holds the 54-hole lead for the first time in LPGA Tour career
“Obviously I’m very pleased. To be able to I think shoot that score in those conditions, you have to be able to pat yourself on the back,” said the South African. “So much so that I thought I was 6-under, not 7, so I was 8-under playing the last, which I think I have to look back is probably one of the best rounds of golf I’ve ever played.”
Relentless.
— AIG Women’s Open (@AIGWomensOpen) August 6, 2022
Ashleigh Buhai chips in for an eighth birdie of the day 🤯
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Women’s Open 2022 R3
“I feel my lines are where they need to be and I just need to keep my tempo. If I keep my tempo, then most of the time it tends to fall. The club tends to fall where it needs to fall. I thought I had a really good warmup. Hit a few extra chips today because I didn’t feel I chipped too well yesterday, or at least it showed on 17 that that paid off.”
Buhai is hoping to emulate Sally Little (1980 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 1988 du Maurier Classic) as a South African LPGA Tour major champion. Seven men have won major titles, including Gary Player and Ernie Els, who won at Muirfield in 1959 and 2002, respectively.
“I don’t think you can ever be comfortable in a major whether you’re coming from behind or leading. It’s going to be another tough day. The wind is going to blow, which is good. I prefer it that way,” said Buhai. “But they say big leads are often more difficult, and I think because you try to maybe play defensively. But I think I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing and sticking to those steps.”
Women’s Open 2022 R3
Japan’s Hinako Shibuno fired six birdies and one bogey for a 66 and lies in a share of second place at 9-under.
South Korean In Gee Chun started the day with a one-stroke lead over Buhai and Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom, but could not keep up with Buhai one group ahead. Chun carded a 70 for a share of second place.
Seven-time major champion Inbee Park and Sagstrom are tied for fourth at 7-under.
Ashleigh Buhai reflects on firing the course record 64 (-7) at Muirfield.
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 6, 2022
💭 “It’s probably one of the best rounds of golf I’ve ever played. There’s something about Scotland, I just love it. @AIGWomensOpen is my favourite tournament & I love links golf.”#RaiseOurGame | #AIGWO pic.twitter.com/ZjzU1XYX5H
Women’s Open 2022 R3
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) | -14 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 199 |
| 2 | Hinako Shibuno (JPN) | -9 | 65 | 73 | 66 | 204 |
| In Gee Chun (KOR) | -9 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 204 | |
| 4 | Inbee Park (KOR) | -7 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 206 |
| Madelene Sagstrom (SWE) | -7 | 70 | 65 | 71 | 206 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) | -5 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 208 |
| Minjee Lee (AUS) | -5 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 208 | |
| Miyuu Yamashita (JPN) | -5 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 208 | |
| 9 | Sung Hyun Park (KOR) | -4 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 209 |
| Brooke M Henderson (CAN) | -4 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 209 | |
| Atthaya Thitikul (THA) | -4 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 209 | |
| Hyo-Joo Kim (KOR) | -4 | 73 | 66 | 70 | 209 | |
| Maja Stark (SWE) | -4 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 209 | |
| Hye-Jin Choi (KOR) | -4 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | |
| 15 | Alison Lee (USA) | -3 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 210 |
| Eun-Hee Ji (KOR) | -3 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 210 | |
| A Lim Kim (KOR) | -3 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 210 | |
| Charley Hull (ENG) | -3 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 210 | |
| 19 | Sei Young Kim (KOR) | -2 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 211 |
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG) | -2 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 211 | |
| Lydia Ko (NZL) | -2 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 | |
| Mel Reid (ENG) | -2 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 211 | |
| Leona Maguire (IRL) | -2 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 211 | |
| Nasa Hataoka (JPN) | -2 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 211 | |
| Andrea Lee (USA) | -2 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 211 | |
| Jeongeun Lee6 (KOR) | -2 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 211 | |
| Marina Alex (USA) | -2 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 211 | |
| Hannah Green (AUS) | -2 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 211 | |
| 29 | Cheyenne Knight (USA) | -1 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 212 |
| So Yeon Ryu (KOR) | -1 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 212 | |
| Rose Zhang (USA) (a) | -1 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 212 | |
| Georgia Hall (ENG) | -1 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 212 | |
| Emily Kristine Pedersen (DEN) | -1 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 212 | |
| Kotone Hori (JPN) | -1 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 212 | |
| Celine Boutier (FRA) | -1 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 212 | |
| 36 | Paula Reto (RSA) | Par | 74 | 70 | 69 | 213 |
| Megan Khang (USA) | Par | 74 | 69 | 70 | 213 | |
| Narin An (KOR) | Par | 75 | 68 | 70 | 213 | |
| Jessica Korda (USA) | Par | 66 | 74 | 73 | 213 | |
| Gaby Lopez (MEX) | Par | 67 | 73 | 73 | 213 | |
| 41 | Lilia Vu (USA) | +1 | 76 | 68 | 70 | 214 |
| Sarah Schmelzel (USA) | +1 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 214 | |
| Xi Yu Lin (CHN) | +1 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 214 | |
| Whitney Hillier (AUS) | +1 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 214 | |
| Louise Duncan (SCO) | +1 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 214 | |
| 46 | Angela Stanford (USA) | +2 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 215 |
| Ryann O’Toole (USA) | +2 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 215 | |
| Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) | +2 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 215 | |
| Bronte Law (ENG) | +2 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 215 | |
| Leonie Harm (GER) | +2 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 215 | |
| Ally Ewing (USA) | +2 | 76 | 67 | 72 | 215 | |
| Linn Grant (SWE) | +2 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 215 | |
| 53 | Lydia Hall (WAL) | +3 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 |
| Jennifer Kupcho (USA) | +3 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 | |
| Wichanee Meechai (THA) | +3 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 216 | |
| Nelly Korda (USA) | +3 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 216 | |
| 57 | Jennifer Chang (USA) | +4 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 217 |
| Albane Valenzuela (SUI) | +4 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 217 | |
| Brittany Altomare (USA) | +4 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 217 | |
| 60 | Mo Martin (USA) | +5 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 218 |
| Lizette Salas (USA) | +5 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 218 | |
| 62 | In-Kyung Kim (KOR) | +6 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 219 |
| Lee-Anne Pace (RSA) | +6 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 219 | |
| Esther Henseleit (GER) | +6 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 219 | |
| 65 | Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | +8 | 75 | 69 | 77 | 221 |
| CUT | ||||||
| 66 | Mina Harigae (USA) | +4 | 71 | 75 | 146 | |
| Yuna Nishimura (JPN) | +4 | 77 | 69 | 146 | ||
| Anna Nordqvist (SWE) | +4 | 74 | 72 | 146 | ||
| Annie Park (USA) | +4 | 76 | 70 | 146 | ||
| Jung Min Hong (KOR) | +4 | 73 | 73 | 146 | ||
| Maude-Aimee Leblanc (CAN) | +4 | 76 | 70 | 146 | ||
| Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | +4 | 74 | 72 | 146 | ||
| Sophia Popov (GER) | +4 | 75 | 71 | 146 | ||
| Nanna Koerstz Madsen (DEN) | +4 | 76 | 70 | 146 | ||
| Ayaka Furue (JPN) | +4 | 75 | 71 | 146 | ||
| Caroline Masson (GER) | +4 | 73 | 73 | 146 | ||
| Jenny Shin (KOR) | +4 | 75 | 71 | 146 | ||
| Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | +4 | 75 | 71 | 146 | ||
| Emma Talley (USA) | +4 | 76 | 70 | 146 | ||
| Alice Hewson (ENG) | +4 | 71 | 75 | 146 | ||
| Ana Pelaez Trivino (ESP) | +4 | 71 | 75 | 146 | ||
| Nicole Broch Estrup (DEN) | +4 | 74 | 72 | 146 | ||
| 83 | Mao Saigo (JPN) | +5 | 72 | 75 | 147 | |
| Jin Young Ko (KOR) | +5 | 76 | 71 | 147 | ||
| Stacy Lewis (USA) | +5 | 77 | 70 | 147 | ||
| Diksha Dagar (IND) | +5 | 77 | 70 | 147 | ||
| Mariajo Uribe (COL) | +5 | 78 | 69 | 147 | ||
| Aditi Ashok (IND) | +5 | 73 | 74 | 147 | ||
| Chella Choi (KOR) | +5 | 72 | 75 | 147 | ||
| Pajaree Anannarukarn (THA) | +5 | 71 | 76 | 147 | ||
| Olivia Cowan (GER) | +5 | 78 | 69 | 147 | ||
| Casandra Alexander (RSA) | +5 | 71 | 76 | 147 | ||
| 93 | Moriya Jutanugarn (THA) | +6 | 77 | 71 | 148 | |
| Yuka Saso (JPN) | +6 | 75 | 73 | 148 | ||
| Amy Yang (KOR) | +6 | 75 | 73 | 148 | ||
| Stephanie Meadow (NIR) | +6 | 76 | 72 | 148 | ||
| Perrine Delacour (FRA) | +6 | 71 | 77 | 148 | ||
| Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | +6 | 73 | 75 | 148 | ||
| Sayaka Takahashi (JPN) | +6 | 72 | 76 | 148 | ||
| Amy Olson (USA) | +6 | 74 | 74 | 148 | ||
| Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | +6 | 77 | 71 | 148 | ||
| Janie Jackson (USA) | +6 | 73 | 75 | 148 | ||
| 103 | Valery Plata (COL) (a) | +7 | 77 | 72 | 149 | |
| Carlota Ciganda (ESP) | +7 | 72 | 77 | 149 | ||
| Pia Babnik (SLO) | +7 | 79 | 70 | 149 | ||
| Wei Ling Hsu (TPE) | +7 | 75 | 74 | 149 | ||
| Liz Young (ENG) | +7 | 73 | 76 | 149 | ||
| Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | +7 | 79 | 70 | 149 | ||
| Celine Herbin (FRA) | +7 | 77 | 72 | 149 | ||
| Tiia Koivisto (FIN) | +7 | 76 | 73 | 149 | ||
| Catriona Matthew (SCO) | +7 | 76 | 73 | 149 | ||
| Mizuki Hashimoto (JPN) (a) | +7 | 73 | 76 | 149 | ||
| Yealimi Noh (USA) | +7 | 75 | 74 | 149 | ||
| 114 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright (USA) | +8 | 77 | 73 | 150 | |
| Ingrid Lindblad (SWE) (a) | +8 | 74 | 76 | 150 | ||
| Patty Tavatanakit (THA) | +8 | 75 | 75 | 150 | ||
| Peiyun Chien (TPE) | +8 | 77 | 73 | 150 | ||
| Michele Thomson (SCO) | +8 | 76 | 74 | 150 | ||
| 119 | Anna Davis (USA) (a) | +9 | 76 | 75 | 151 | |
| Caley McGinty (ENG) (a) | +9 | 82 | 69 | 151 | ||
| Sophia Schubert (USA) | +9 | 79 | 72 | 151 | ||
| Angel Yin (USA) | +9 | 79 | 72 | 151 | ||
| Jasmine Suwannapura (THA) | +9 | 74 | 77 | 151 | ||
| 124 | Minami Katsu (JPN) | +10 | 74 | 78 | 152 | |
| Allisen Corpuz (USA) | +10 | 75 | 77 | 152 | ||
| Kelly Tan (MAS) | +10 | 76 | 76 | 152 | ||
| Savannah De Bock (BEL) (a) | +10 | 74 | 78 | 152 | ||
| Lexi Thompson (USA) | +10 | 75 | 77 | 152 | ||
| Su Oh (AUS) | +10 | 77 | 75 | 152 | ||
| Morgane Metraux (SUI) | +10 | 76 | 76 | 152 | ||
| 131 | Magdalena Simmermacher (ARG) | +11 | 82 | 71 | 153 | |
| Jeongeun Lee 5 (KOR) | +11 | 78 | 75 | 153 | ||
| 133 | Becky Brewerton (WAL) | +12 | 75 | 79 | 154 | |
| Lauren Stephenson (USA) | +12 | 76 | 78 | 154 | ||
| Lauren Coughlin (USA) | +12 | 79 | 75 | 154 | ||
| Chanettee Wannasaen (THA) | +12 | 78 | 76 | 154 | ||
| 137 | Jess Baker (ENG) (a) | +13 | 79 | 76 | 155 | |
| Hayley Davis (ENG) | +13 | 80 | 75 | 155 | ||
| 139 | Laura Davies (ENG) | +14 | 75 | 81 | 156 | |
| 140 | Manon De Roey (BEL) | +15 | 78 | 79 | 157 | |
| 141 | Carmen Alonso (ESP) | +16 | 83 | 75 | 158 | |
| 142 | Jana Melichova (CZE) | +19 | 78 | 83 | 161 | |
| Saiki Fujita (JPN) | +19 | 80 | 81 | 161 | ||
| WDN | Matilda Castren (FIN) | 75 |
