Women’s British Open
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The Women’s British Open is one of the five major championships in women’s professional golf, attracting the world’s top players to compete on premier links and parkland courses in the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women's British Open | 0 |
| AIG Women’s Open | 3 |
| Ricoh Women’s British Open 2017 | 1 |
| The Women’s Open | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional golf tournament
ⓘ
women's major golf championship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AIG Women's Open
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Women's Open Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts | top women professional golfers worldwide ⓘ |
| category |
LPGA major championship
ⓘ
Ladies European Tour event ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseType |
links courses
ⓘ
parkland courses ⓘ |
| currentTitleSponsor | AIG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cutFormat | 36-hole cut ⓘ |
| firstYearPlayed | 1976 ⓘ |
| format | stroke play ⓘ |
| formerGoverningBody | Ladies' Golf Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | The R&A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrizeFund | multi-million dollar purse ⓘ |
| isMajorOnTour |
LPGA Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladies European Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationPattern | rotating courses ⓘ |
| notableCourseUsed |
Carnoustie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muirfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Birkdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Lytham & St Annes NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Troon NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrews (Old Course) NERFINISHED ⓘ Turnberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHoles | 72 ⓘ |
| numberOfMajorsInWomenGolf | 5 ⓘ |
| organiser | The R&A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | women's professional golf schedule ⓘ |
| previousTitleSponsor |
Ricoh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weetabix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCourses | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rounds | 4 ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| statusAsMajor | one of five women's majors ⓘ |
| tour |
LPGA Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ladies European Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | 144 players ⓘ |
| usualMonthPlayed | August ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
major championship title
ⓘ
significant world ranking points ⓘ |
| yearBecameLPGAEvent | 1994 ⓘ |
| yearBecameLPGAMajor | 2001 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Women’s Open
this entity surface form:
AIG Women’s Open
this entity surface form:
Ricoh Women’s British Open 2017
this entity surface form:
AIG Women’s Open
this entity surface form:
AIG Women’s Open