Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Entries now open for AIG Women’s British Open
 
Sandy Lodge and Ashridge Golf Clubs confirmed as Pre and Final Qualifying courses respectively
 
Hertfordshire, 19th March, 2019 - Entries are now open for the AIG Women’s British Open, taking place on the Marquess’ Course at Woburn from August 1 to 4.
Sandy Lodge Golf Club in Hertfordshire will host the AIG Women’s British Open Pre-Qualifying competition on Monday, July 15while Final Qualifying will be at Ashridge Golf Club on Monday 29th July.
 
Ashridge has been a venue for Regional Qualifying for The Open on six occasions and will also be the venue for the eagerly anticipated R and A Women's Senior Amateur Championship in September 2020.
 
Following AIG’s recent commitment to a five-year sponsorship, excitement is building as the Championship enters a new era.
 
Woburn has hosted the Championship on ten occasions, the first nine of which were on the Duke’s Course, while the 2016 event was played on the Marquess’ Course to great acclaim from the 144-strong field of world-class players.
 
Forming part of the Woburn Estate, home to the Duke of Bedford, Woburn Golf Club is one of the UK’s premier golf facilities, boasting three world-class championship golf courses and has held many European Tour and Senior Tour events as well as Final Qualifying for The Open.
 
The Women’s British Open was founded by the LGU in 1976 and is staged in conjunction with IMG, the world’s largest sports marketing company, since 1984. The event has been co-sanctioned by the LPGA and LET since 1994 and gained Major status in 2001. The Championship is now owned by The R and A.
 
Exempt Qualification Criteria
 
a) The top 15 and anyone tying for 15th place in the 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
 
b) The top 10 LET players who enter from the Rolex Rankings as at Monday 1 July not already exempt under category (a).
 
c) The top 30 LPGA players who enter from the Rolex Rankings as at Monday 1 July not already exempt under category (a). A player exempt in category (b) may also be exempt under this category.
 
d) The top 25 players who enter from the 2019 LET Order of Merit as at Monday 1 July not already exempt under categories (a) or (b). A player exempt in category (c) may also be exempt under this category.
 
e) The top 40 players who enter from the 2019 LPGA money list as at Monday 1 July 2019 not already exempt under categories (a) or (c). A player exempt in category (b) and/or (d) may also be exempt under this category
 
f) The top 5 players who enter from the 2019 JLPGA money list on completion of the JLPGA 2019 Earth Mondahmin Cup not already exempt under category (a), (b) or (c).
 
g) The top 2 players who enter from the 2019 KLPGA money list as at Monday 1 July not already exempt under category (a), (b), (c) or (f)
 
h) Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour event in 2019. Blank entries will be made on behalf of players qualifying, after the closing date, in this category.
 
i) The winners of the 2018 LET, LPGA, JLPGA & KLPGA Money List/Order of Merit.
 
j) Any player who is in the top 30 of the Rolex Rankings as at Monday 1 July who enters and is not already exempt.
 
k) Past winners of the Women’s British Open Championship, aged 60 or under on 4 August 2019, provided that the player is still an active member of a recognised professional Tour.
 
l) Past winners of the US Women’s Open, ANA Inspiration and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship from 2015 to 2019, plus the winners of the Evian Championship from 2014 to 2019.
 
m) The leading 5 LPGA members, not already exempt, in the 2019 Marathon Classic presented by Dana. Blank entries will be made on behalf of competitors qualifying in this category.
 
n) The leading 3 LET Members, not already exempt, in a 2019 LET event (to be confirmed). Blank entries will be made on behalf of competitors qualifying in this category.
 
o) The 2019 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Champion, The 2019 Women’s Amateur Champion, 2018 United States Ladies’ Amateur Champion, 2018 European Ladies’ Amateur Champion, the 2018 (Women’s) Mark H McCormack Medal Holder, and the highest Women’s WAGRTM ranked GB&I golfer as at Women’s WAGRTM Week 2019/25, provided that each must still be an amateur at the time of and throughout the Championship.
 
p) Any Player who did not compete in the previous year’s Women’s British Open due to maternity, as approved by The R&A or IMG in conjunction with the player’s home tour, provided she was otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year’s Women’s British Open.
 
q) The balance of the 90 LPGA members who have entered to compete in the Tournament. Any who are not already eligible under categories (a)-(p) should be selected from the LPGA Money List as of the close of entries for the Tournament. If less than 90 LPGA members have entered the Tournament as at the close of entries for the Championship, the Championship shall proceed with such lesser number of LPGA members, with the balance of the field determined according to subsection (r) below. A player exempt in this category may also be a member of another tour. Any subsequent withdrawals or additions to the field which affect this category after the closing date will not result in further adjustment.
 
r) The balance of the field shall be filled from the Final Qualifying round.
 
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For further information, please visit www.aigwomensbritishopen.com or contact Michele Mair or Sarah Gwynn at IMG. Email: michele.mair@img.com, sarah.gwynn@img.com
 

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