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Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2023 Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:30:28 +0000

Octavio Passos

A week after saying that “nothing else matters” upon winning the Amundi Evian Championship in her home country of France (“I’m really good for the rest of the year”), Celine Boutier proceeded to win yet again, cruising to a two-shot victory at the Women’s Scottish Open after a final-round 70 at Dundonald Links in North Ayrshire. In the process, the 29-year-old became the first Evian champ to win the next week since the event became a major in 2013.

To call it a career year for Boutier, 29, would be an understatement. In addition to her three victories — most of any player on the LPGA Tour in 2023 — Boutier has three other top-10 finishes on the season. The $300,000 first-place prize money payout puts her past the $2 million mark in earnings for the year. She also now leads the CME Group points list.

Here’s the prize money payout for everyone who made the cut this week in the tournament co-sanctioned by the LPGA and LET.

Win: Celine Boutier, -15, $300,000
2: Hyo Joo Kim, -13, $167,294
3: Ruoning Yin, -12, $111,529
T-4: A Lim Kim, -11, $75,282
T-4: Maja Stark, -11, $75,282
T-6: Nicole Broch Estrup, -10, $52,047
T-6: Patty Tavatanakit, -10, $52,047
T-6: Caroline Hedwall, -10, $52,047
T-9: Madelene Sagstrom, -9, $41,824
T-9: Sarah Kemp, -9, $41,824
T-9: Andrea Lee, -9, $41,824
T-9: Ally Ewing, -9, $41,824
T-13: Stephanie Kyriacou, -8, $35,318
T-13: Arpichaya Yubol, -8, $35,318
T-13: Minjee Lee, -8, $35,318
T-16: Jennifer Kupcho, -7, $31,135
T-16: Hinako Shibuno, -7, $31,135
T-16: Xiyu Janet Lin, -7, $31,135
T-16: Jenny Shin, -7, $31,135
T-20: Linn Grant, -6, $27,185
T-20: Esther Henseleit, -6, $27,185
T-20: Yu Liu, -6, $27,185
T-20: Yuna Nishimura, -6, $27,185
T-24: Linnea Strom, -4, $22,771
T-24: Nasa Hataoka, -4, $22,771
T-24: Sarah Schmelzel, -4, $22,771
T-24: Mi Hyang Lee, -4, $22,771
T-28: Jeongeun Lee6, -3, $17,324
T-28: Minami Katsu, -3, $17,324
T-28: Eleanor Givens, -3, $17,324
T-28: Megan Khang, -3, $17,324
T-28: Angel Yin, -3, $17,324
T-33: Celine Herbin, -2, $14,127
T-33: Eun Hee Ji, -2, $14,127
T-35: Frida Kinhult, -1, $10,575
T-35: Ana Peláez Triviño, -1, $10,575
T-35: Cara Gainer, -1, $10,575
T-35: Charley Hull, -1, $10,575
T-35: Gaby Lopez, -1, $10,575
T-35: Lee-Anne Pace, -1, $10,575
T-35: In Gee Chun, -1, $10,575
T-35: Lilia Vu, -1, $10,575
T-35: Maddie Szeryk, -1, $10,575
T-44: Gemma Dryburgh, E, $8,736
T-44: Na Rin An, E, $8,736
T-44: Soo Bin Joo, E, $8,736
T-47: Elin Arvidsson, +1, $7,714
T-47: Agathe Sauzon, +1, $7,714
T-47: Kim Metraux, +1, $7,714
T-47: Ayaka Furue, +1, $7,714
T-47: Amanda Doherty, +1, $7,714
T-47: Casandra Alexander, +1, $7,714
T-47: Annie Park, +1, $7,714
T-47: Perrine Delacour, + 1, $7,714
T-55: Aditi Ashok, +3, $6,413
T-55: Lauren Coughlin, +3, $6,413
T-55: Lydia Hall, +3, $6,413
T-55: Jasmine Suwannapura, +3, $6,413
T-55: Paula Reto, +3, $6,413
T-55: Emily Kristine Pedersen, +3, $6,413
T-61: Louise Duncan, +4, $5,669
T-61: Pernilla Lindberg, + 4, $5,669
T-63: Caroline Inglis, +5, $5,298
T-63: Ginnie Ding, +5, Amateur
T-63: Mel Reid, +5, $5,298
T-66: Alice Hewson, +6, $4,647
T-66: Bronte Law, +6, $4,647
T-66: Alison Lee, +6, $4,647
T-66: Marissa Steen, 6+, $4,647
T-66: Bailey Tardy, +6, $4,647
71: Leonie Harm, +8, $4,089
T-72: Magdalena Simmermacher, +12, $3,811
T-72: Emma Grechi, +12, $3,811
74: Klara Davidson Spilkova, +16, $3,532

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Evian hangover? Not for Celine Boutier, who wins again at the Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:21:40 +0000

Octavio Passos

The LPGA Tour’s European swing belongs to Celine Boutier. After becoming the first Frenchwoman to win the Evian Championship last week, Boutier claimed the Women’s Scottish Open with a 15-under-par 273. A closing two-under 70 helped her clinch a two-shot victory, back-to-back wins and a third LPGA triumph in 2023. Here is how she won at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Leaderboard
Celine Boutier, -15 (final-round 70)
Hyo Joo Kim, -13 (65)
Ruoning Yin, -12 (66)
A Lim Kim, -11 (66)
Maja Stark, -11 (71)

Quotable
“It’s completely crazy,” Boutier said. “I would have never imagined that I would be able to win not one, but two tournaments in a row, and yeah, I’m just incredibly in shock. Yeah, I don’t think I know what to say or what to think. I think it’s just completely out of control. I’m not sure what to think.”

What it means
Boutier’s European romp continues. She has carded nine consecutive rounds under par on her home continent, dating back to the final round of last year’s AIG Women’s Open and 13 straight sub-par rounds at the Women’s Scottish Open.
And to call it a career year would be an understatement. In addition to her three LPGA victories — most of any player on in 2023 — Boutier has three other top-10 finishes on the season. The $300,000 first-place prize money payout puts her past the $2 million mark in earnings for the year. She also now leads the CME Group points list.
She added another historic note to her banner season, as Boutier is the first-ever player to win the week after winning the Evian.

How it happened
Boutier, 29, opened Sunday with a three-stroke lead over Patty Tavatanakit and Maja Stark. Twice, someone got to within a shot of first place, but like Boutier’s Sunday at the Evian Resort Course, she never relinquished the lead.
Tavatanakit cut into Boutier’s advantage early, birdieing the first and fifth, while Boutier started with a run of pars as the 2021 ANA Inspiration champion cut the lead down to one.

Patty Tavatanakit is just one back of the lead at @Womens_Scottish after this ?

Watch now on @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/wOOBnYIphH

— LPGA (@LPGA) August 6, 2023

Boutier promptly responded with her first birdie of the day on the sixth, then followed up with another birdie on the ninth to regain a three-shot edge with nine to play.

A birdie from @celineboutier on No. 9 increases her lead to three strokes ?

Watch live coverage now on @GolfChannel #LPGAEuroSwing pic.twitter.com/VNVymCExK6

— LPGA (@LPGA) August 6, 2023

Past major champions applied the pressure on the back nine. A Lim Kim, who began Sunday eight shots back, birdied six of seven holes from the ninth through the 15th to get to 13-under and two behind Boutier. A miss wide left of the par-4 16th green turned in a bogey, turning the tide of the 2020 US Women’s Open winner’s run as Boutier strode to the 11th maintaining a clean card.
Yet a smooth-sailing day for Boutier was shaken on the par-5 14th when her three-foot par putt horseshoed around the cup for her first bogey of the day, dropping to 15-under. Tavatanakit kept hanging around alongside Boutier in the final group and moved back within two with four to play.
Both Tavatanakit and Boutier missed the par-3 15th green left, short siding themselves out of the thick Scottish fescue. Tavatanakit went first, and instead of applying pressure, it took Tavatanakit two chips to get onto the putting surface. Boutier calmly knocked her chip to within three feet, getting up-and-down to regain a three-stroke lead once again.
Boutier followed with another bogey two holes later on the 16th, which for a moment gave her a two-shot cushion over 2014 Evian Championship winner Hyo Joo Kim. Despite the South Korean hobbling around Dundonald Links Sunday with a lower leg injury, Kim still posted a bogey-free seven-under 65, tied for the low round of the day. Kim punctuated her scorecard with a 20-foot birdie on the par-5 18th to cut the lead to one, taking the clubhouse lead at 13-under.

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Hyo-Joo Kim signs off with a stunning 65 (-7) & sets the clubhouse target on -13 ?#RaiseOurGame | #FGWSO pic.twitter.com/hmwcatsjkj

— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 6, 2023

Unrattled by her slowly shrinking lead, Boutier delivered the winning putt on the par-4 17th with a right-to-left cross-green 30-foot birdie to reclaim a two-shot lead into the par-5 18th.

Statement birdie.@celineboutier had this one right one line. She heads to the final hole leading by 2 pic.twitter.com/kMnIuCUYkM

— LPGA (@LPGA) August 6, 2023

“I got a read and tried to give it a run,” Boutier said. “I really tried to get it to the hole and ended up going in which was a huge bonus and definitely made me feel better about 18.”
Boutier played the 18th unflappably, closing out a stress-free par tap-in to walk away with her second win in Europe in two LPGA tournaments across the pond. As for what might happen if she can make it three victories in a row at the AIG Women’s Open next week?
“I think if I win, I may just retire,” Boutier joked.

Best of the rest
Minjee Lee posted an eight-over 80 to sit T-132 to begin the week. The tied for the second-worst round of her career put Lee’s seven-consecutive top-20 streak in serious jeopardy. Instead, the Australian impressively recovered with rounds of 66-68-68, moving up 121 spots to end up at T-11.

Shot of the day

MAJA STARK!

The Swede drained an ACE on the 6th hole pic.twitter.com/QvSXxQHNCM

— LPGA (@LPGA) August 6, 2023

Two holes after Stark double-bogeyed the par-3 fourth, the Swede aced the sixth to move back to 11-under. Her bulging eyes tell the tale of how impressive the shot was, as it was the only hole-in-one of the week. Stark’s T-4 is her best finish since a T-4 at the Honda LPGA Thailand in February.

Biggest disappointment
Hinako Shibuno held a two-shot lead through 36 holes at 12-under with an impressive 64-68 start. Instead of contending for her second career LPGA title, the 2019 AIG Women’s Open winner posted a 77-72 weekend to shoot 17 strokes worse than her first two rounds. Shibuno settled for a T-16 finish, her second-best performance of the season.

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Celine Boutier shows no signs of letting up on major charge and opens up big lead at Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:19:28 +0000

Celine Boutier. Women’s Scottish Open

World No.4 and 2023 Evian Champion Celine Boutier, who started the day five shots adrift of the lead, showed no sign of fatigue from winning her first major last weekend to move three shots clear in the Women’s Scottish Open with a stunning third round of 66 at Dundonald Links.

Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, a fellow major winner, also shot 66 to see her climb up the leaderboard on moving day into tied second place alongside Maja Stark, whose par 72 had promised so much more with four birdies over the first 10 holes. The leader at the halfway stage, Japanese star Hinako Shibuno, had a disappointing Saturday that saw her move in the wrong direction dropping to T6 following a 77.

Boutier rolled in birdies on holes two, three, five and seven before dropping a shot on the ninth. She continued to impress with birdies on 12 and 14 followed by a bogey on 15 but she finished in style with back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18 for her round of six-under.

The major champion sits at the top of the leaderboard on 13-under in search of back-to-back victories.

Boutier rolls in a birdie at the last for a 66 (-6) & to take a three shot lead into the final day ?#RaiseOurGame | #FGWSO pic.twitter.com/r3XHF649wY

— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 5, 2023

“I definitely feel like I’m hitting a lot of good shots, which is nice,” said Boutier, who was runner-up at this tournament in 2022. “Sometimes you envision shots, and it doesn’t always happen. I feel like today a lot happened the way I saw it. It was very positive and I’m very happy with my round.

“I’m just trying to hit as many good shots as possible. I’m trying to stay focused and I feel like this course is pretty challenging with the weather conditions. I’m just trying to hit the best shots possible under the circumstances.

“When you’re playing well, it’s easier to be positive about it. I made a bogey on nine, which also fired me up a little bit. It was nice to get some more energy going. I’m just going to try to hopefully play the same and stick to my game plan and see what happens.

“I’ve definitely been playing well and the fact that I got a good result last week also is giving me a little bit of confidence. I’m just trying to build off of that, and hopefully have a good, solid round tomorrow.”

Tavatanakit and Stark are back on 10-under.

Tavatanakit had quite the scorecard with her only bogey coming at the first followed by eagles on the third and 14th holes as well as birdies on five, nine, and 12 for her own round of 66 .

“It was just a good day, everything was solid. I made a lot of putts,” said the Thai star. “I just took it shot by shot and it just happened to turn out really well this week.

“I’m really having fun learning so far, and it is links so anything could happen. If you play well, you also need a bit of luck and it’s been helping me so far.

“I just want to have fun tomorrow and I’m not really thinking about anything and just go out there and play golf like I did today. It was really light, and it was really fun.”

It was a frustrating day for Stark who had a bogey on the fourth that was sandwiched between birdies on three and five.

The six-time LET winner rolled in back-to-back birdies on nine and 10 but then had bogeys on holes 11, 15 and 18 for an even-par round of 72.

“I just felt like I had a lot of good opportunities, but I just didn’t trust my irons today,” she said. “I did stupid mistakes on my putting where I changed my mind when I was standing over the putt, and then I aimed somewhere else, and then I missed. It felt like such immature golf.

“I want revenge, and it is nice to have someone to chase that is not too far away. So, it’s good to be in the final group. Tomorrow, I think it’s just a “screw it” mentality because it’s the final day and you know where you’re standing. You’ve made the cut, and now it’s all about getting the win.

“I’m just going to maybe not be more aggressive than the other days, but just have a better mindset and knowing that I can shoot a low round is a big thing. It feels like Sundays are always better than Saturdays.”

Sweden’s Madelene Sagström is in outright fourth place on nine-under after a round of 68, and Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup is one shot further back in fifth. Three players are in a share of sixth place with Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, Australia’s Sarah Kemp and Japan’s Shibuno all on seven-under.

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Shibuno clings on to lead at Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:09:42 +0000

Hinako Shibuno. Women’s Scottish Open

Hinako Shibuno held on to a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Women’s Scottish Open, recovering from a shaky start to shoot a 68 at Dundonald Links.

The major champion started with a bogey on the first but soon turned her day around with a birdie on the second before adding another on the fifth.

Three more birdies on the back nine saw Shibuno head top the top of the leaderboard on 12-under.

“I’m very sad about the three-putt at the first hole,” she said. “I had a birdie on the second hole. I think I did very well today, so I was not thinking about yesterday.

“The wind was getting weaker and weaker, but there was still some wind, and it was very difficult for me. Maja [Stark] has a good rhythm and plays good, it’s the best player to play with.

“I was very calm today. The first time I won was the AIG Women’s Open and that was still in the UK, so maybe I feel better being here.”

Hinako Shibuno putter is hot ?#RaiseOurGame | #FGWSO pic.twitter.com/Ymn1bx54Fd

— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 4, 2023

It was an impressive second round for Maja Stark who fired a 65 to climb into second place on 10-under-par.

Despite a having a headache on the first six holes, that didn’t stop the six-time LET winner who rolled in birdies on three, five and eight.

A dropped shot on the 10th spurred the Swede on further before she made five consecutive birdies — the second time she has done that on the LET — for a round of seven-under.

“It was very solid today,” said Stark. “I had a really frustrating headache on the first six holes. I didn’t really care about my game, to be honest. Maybe it was a good thing that I didn’t really pay attention.

“But then we got that figured out and I started making some putts. The bogey on 10 really made me start sharpening up and then I just felt like everything went smooth. I had a lot of confidence today.

“I practise every day, and I have a lot of good focus putting and a lot of drills trying to match read with speed and everything. It just makes it easier to especially visualise out there because they have so many little subtle slopes here.

“I’ve noticed that I play better when I feel like I have lots of open spaces around me because it doesn’t feel like I focus on the wrong things. For example, Evian, I could only look at the trees that I could hit into, and then I do. It’s nicer to be here, and I love links golf, so I think that’s also a factor.”

?️ birdies in a row for Maja Stark#RaiseOurGame | #FGWSO pic.twitter.com/ennLV9xMGN

— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) August 4, 2023

France’s Celine Boutier and Australia’s Sarah Kemp are in a share of third place on seven-underafter they both fired rounds of 68 on day two at Dundonald Links.

Boutier, who won last week’s Amundi Evian Championship, only dropped two shots and rolled in six birdies.

“This morning was definitely a little bit less windy than yesterday and I feel like I had a lot of birdie chances,” said the major champion, who finished as runner-up here in 2022.

“More birdies than yesterday, so that was that pretty positive. I feel like my game is in place. I’m just hoping to keep going for the weekend.

“I am pretty tired, not going to lie. It was very tough to find some energy on the last nine, but I was able to finish the round, and I’m just going to do my best to rest for the weekend.”

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Shibuno opens up big lead on Day 1 of Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:49:56 +0000

Hinako Shibuno. Women’s Scottish Open

Hinako Shibuno fired an opening round of 64 to lead by two strokes after the first day of the Women’s Scottish Open.

The Japanese star, who won the AIG Women’s Open in 2019, was bogey-free at Dundonald Links rolling in eight birdies.

Shibuno, who teed off from the 10th hole, began with a birdie and then made four on the trot on holes 13 through 16. And the major winner finished her round with a flourish making another three birdies in-a-row on holes six, seven and eight to sit at the top of the leaderboard on eight-under-par.

“It was really good overall,” said Shibuno. “I putted well. I like Scotland and I like playing in Scotland and the UK. I surprised myself with the four birdies in a row. I’m just being relaxed and more thinking about the sequence, the swing.”

Sweden’s Madelene Sagström sits in outright second place on six-under-par after firing a 66.

“It started really solid with three birdies right away,” said the LPGA Tour winner. “I made some really good iron shots today. It kept the driver in play and not fantastic, but I think my iron shots kept me in it. I made some easy putts and overall, a pretty easy day.

“I think it’s taken me a few years to figure links golf out. As an amateur, I hated it. I can’t hit it low, but I started working with Shane, my caddie who is Irish, two years ago.

“We’ve really been pushing it since and been able to be much more creative on the golf course and he’s helping me see the different shots now, so it’s really improved over the years. It’s been a journey.”

Three players are in a share of third place with Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup, Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall and American Caroline Inglis all on four-under-par.

Four players are one shot further back in a share of sixth place with Wales’ Lydia Hall, Sweden’s Maja Stark, France’s Celine Boutier and Australia’s Sarah Kemp all on three-under-par.

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All you need to know about the Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:50:23 +0000

Linn Grant. Women’s Scottish Open

The 2023 Women’s Scottish Open gets under way today at Dundonald Links with a stellar field that includes all of the reigning women’s major champions: Lilia Vu, The 2023 Chevron Champion, Ruoning Yin, the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Champion, Allisen Corpuz, the 2023 US Women Open Champion, Celine Boutier, the 2023 Amundi Evian Champion and Ashleigh Buhai, set to defend her 2022 AIG Women’s Open title next week.

Tournament in Numbers

Fifth edition held at Dundonald Links (2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023)
Six of the world’s top-10
19 major winners including all of this year’s reigning major champions
More than 300 LPGA and LET titles between them
18 Solheim Cup players with 52 appearances
25 players making their debut at this year’s event
31 nationalities represented
Four past champions in the field:
Ayaka Furue (2022)
Ariya Jutanugarn (2018)
Mi Hyang Lee (2017)
Laura Davies (1994)

What they said

Ashleigh Buhai
South African, 34

Reigning AIG Women’s Open champion
Won the AIG Women’s Open, her first LPGA title after 221 starts on the LPGA Tour
Won the 2023 Shoprite LPGA Classic

On links golf
“I always love coming to play links golf. There’s something about it. You have to be creative. You just have to figure it out, especially when the wind blows, you don’t have to strike it. You just have to be very smart.”
On the best thing about being in the UK
“Having a proper cup of tea!”
On her approach in the last year since winning the AIG Women’s Open
“My goal is for it to be not a first and not a one-off. I wanted it to be the start of something to kick off. To be honest I think a lot of people thought, oh, 33, one hit wonder a little bit. Had a pretty consistent career just didn’t really get over line on the LPGA. But that gave me the confidence to believe, and when I got in that situation, it gave me the belief that when I’m under pressure, I can pull it off. So every time I’ve been in that situation, especially in Australia, it came down to the last few holes again. It’s like, okay, just stay calm and keep doing the one thing you’re trying to do that week. Again, it comes to sticking to those things and not veering and not thinking of the outcome. Get the job done and then you can think about them.”

Linn Grant
Swedish, 24

Five LET wins
Won first LPGA title last month at the Dana Open

On links golf
“I like to play links golf. I think it’s a challenge but I think it’s more of like, a challenge on your patience than anything else, which I don’t mind. I think it’s a fun mind game to play. It takes a lot of energy. You can’t hit the ball like you did last week. It’s a different kind of mindset. I like to play links golf. I think it’s a challenge but I think it’s more of like, a challenge on your patience than anything else, which I don’t mind. I think it’s a fun mind game to play. It takes a lot of energy. You can’t hit the ball like you did last week. It’s a different kind of mindset.”

Charley Hull. Women’s Scottish Open

Charley Hull
English, 27

World No.17
Finished second in the 2023 US Open taking home a runners up cheque of $1,188,000
Two-time LPGA winner

On links golf
“I actually embrace it now. You’ve just got to be patient and not expect too much. “
On loving Dundonald Links
“I am really enjoying it, I think its because you can kind of see like the fairways and bunkers and stuff. Where a lot of links courses, it’s trying to hit open field where as here the course has a bit more character to it I think.”

Gemma Dryburgh
Scottish No.1, 30

Won the Toto Japan Classic – her first LPGA victory
Ranked No.50 on the Rolex World Ranking, her highest to date following a T8 at the Amundi Evian Championship.

On the pressure of being the home favourite
“Obviously it is a bit more. You want to do well. It’s an event that you look forward to all year. Kind of got it in my mind that I want to play well at the Scottish. But I think more experience playing it and coming back, you know, I think helps, and having a good week last week, as well, I think helps as well going into the next few weeks. Yeah, hopefully I can just relax and enjoy it.”
On Dundonald Links
“I think it actually really grew on me last year. We played it when I was a rookie on the LET, I think 2016 or 2017. Played it both years and it really grew on me last year, and obviously playing well probably helps, as well. Got some good memories. I think I had a nice eagle putt last year on, I think it was the fifth hole, par 5 over there, and kind of went birdie, eagle, birdie. So I have some good memories from last year.”

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What they said: Stars speak ahead of Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links

Golf Digest Middle East — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:26:58 +0000

Ayaka Furue. Women’s Scottish Open

The world’s best players including six of the world’s top 10 have landed at Dundonald Links for the Women’s Scottish Open, with defending champion Ayaka Furue, US Women’s Open Champion Allisen Corpuz, and golf’s latest major winner Celine Boutier talking to the media.

Ayaka Furue
World No. 18

Defending Champion
Shortest active player on the LPGA at 5 foot
Won last year’s event in her rookie year on the LPGA
A final round 62 to seal victory last year included a run of six consecutive birdies
Has earned seven top-10 finishes this season, including second place at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play

On what the Japanese fans thought of her rookie win in Scotland…
“When I went back to Japan, all the Japanese fans, they already know the bunkers and the course is very difficult. So they were very happy that I was able to win in that condition, and everybody said great job, great job.”
On her tactics this week…
“I’m only trying to be a good friend with the wind on this course and enjoy my golf this week.”

Celine Boutier. Women’s Scottish Open

Celine Boutier
World No. 4

First French winner of the Amundi Evian Championship
Four LPGA victories to her name
Won this year’s Amundi Evian Championship by six shots over two-time major winner Brooke Henderson
Has finished within the top-10 at every major:
The Chevron Championship T4: 2022
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship T7: 2021
U.S. Women’s Open T5: 2019
AIG Women’s Open 6th: 2019
The Amundi Evian Championship Won: 2023

On winning her first major in front of her home fans…
“I never really pictured how it was going to happen. Obviously it was such a dream for me. I wouldn’t even call it a goal for me this year. I obviously wanted to perform well in the majors. But in the past I was never really able to play well in Evian, just the pressure of everything was a lot for me to handle and this year, I just decided to really do it for myself and not put so much pressure on myself. The fact that I even had a chance to play for the win in the final round was a big advantage for me and to pull it off on the final day to, have the crowd behind you, which I never imagined that they would be so loud and so energetic, so passionate about it. It felt like a win for me and it felt like a win for them as well. To be able to share it with everyone in my home country is an absolute dream come true.”
On why she is here this week after the biggest victory of her life…
“I had a very good week last year on this course. I feel like I really enjoy playing in links course. And I feel like even though Walton Heath is not going to be like links, traditional links, I feel like it’s still good to be in the UK and Scotland and to be able to get a feel for the wind and weather and stuff like that. I feel like it was going to be a good week to prepare for the British.”

Allisen Corpuz. Women’s Scottish Open

Allisen Corpuz
World No. 7

Won her first major at this year’s US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach
In her rookie year on the LPGA, she made 17 of 21 cuts and finished the year at 41st on the Rolex World Rankings
Member of the victorious 2021 Curtis Cup team in Wales, which was also her first-time playing links golf
Making her second appearance at the Women’s Scottish Open

On returning to Dundonald Links…
“I think it’s definitely a gettable course. There’s a lot of birdie opportunities. There’s just a few holes that play a little tougher, a little longer and especially with the wind it can definitely be tough to gauge just yardages in, how much the ball is going to roll out, even into the wind, how much the wind is going to play a factor there. So really just coming in with a little more knowledge and trying to score a little better this year.”
On what she enjoys most about links golf…
“Yeah, I haven’t quite figured it out yet but I think it’s really fun. I think it’s great to watch drives roll like a hundred yards and be thinking, Oh, it’s going to roll up 50 yards to the green. I think that’s really fun. It definitely just takes some extra time, a little more thought, but I love it.”
On staying onsite this week…
“It’s beautiful and a very spacious room. Very nice shower. It’s just nice to be able to roll out of bed and just walk on to property. It’s nice to be able to see the course from the room. Haven’t had dinner here yet but the food has been really good so far.”

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LOOK: Strong field unveiled for Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:33:47 +0000

The field is set for this week’s 2023 Women’s Scottish Open with seven of the world’s top 10, 19 major champions, including Open champ Celine Boutier, and 19 Solheim Cup stars unveiled for the Dundonald Links showdown from August 3-6.

Scottish No.1 Gemma Dryburgh enjoying her best major finish to date at the Amundi Evian Championship at the weekend (T-8), will be joined by compatriots Louise Duncan and Heather Macrae. Duncan won the 2021 Women’s Amateur Championship to qualify into the 2021 Women’s Open where she finished tied 10th to win the Smyth Salver award for low amateur. The 23 year old turned professional ahead of last year’s event and has earned three top-15 finishes this season.

“Last year’s Women’s Scottish Open was my first start as a professional and a huge life moment for me,” Duncan said. “Hopefully I can use what I’ve learnt from the first year of being professional to have a great week at my home open.”

Stirling native Macrae has made over 60 starts on the Ladies European Tour including a T-6 finish at the 2013 Women’s Scottish Open. In 2019, Macrae was diagnosed with cervical cancer and just two weeks before a major operation she won the WPGA Championship to book a place on the Women’s PGA Cup team later that year.

Invitations have been awarded to Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan, Virginie Ding and Wei Wei Zhang who are not otherwise exempt into the field this year. Chan, a two-time Olympian and winner of the 2016 Hong Kong Ladies Open, will be making her second appearance at the Scottish Open. Ding is a junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville who recently won the Women’s Orlando Amateur Championship. The 21-year-old earned top-10 finishes at both the 2022 and 2023 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship and will be making her debut on Scottish soil. Zhang is playing her second year on the LPGA after winning five-times on the CLPGA, including four times in 2019. Her win at the Trust Golf Thailand LPGA Masters made her the first player to win four times in one season on the CLPGA.

Women’s Scottish Open field
Weiwei Zhang
Tiffany Chan
Ginnie Ding
Heather Macrae
Louise Duncan
Chiara Noja
Celine Herbin
Laura Fuenfstueck
Alexandra Forsterling
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Gemma Dryburgh
Mel Reid
Celine Borge
Daniela Holmqvist
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Matilda Castren
Sarah Kemp
Stephanie Kyriacou
Linn Grant
Atthaya Thitikul
Esther Henseleit
Charley Hull
Lee-Anne Pace
Carmen Alonso
Diksha Dagar
Kristyna Napoleaova
Lisa Pettersson
Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Pauline Roussin
Ashleigh Buhai
Lily May Humphreys
Maja Stark
Aditi Ashok
Johanna Gustavsson
Manon De Roey
Ana Pelaez Trivino
Magdalena Simmermacher
Meghan MacLaren
Caroline Hedwall
Liz Young
Alice Hewson
Tiia Koivisto
Morgane Metraux
Leonie Harm
Klara Davidson Spilkova
Olivia Cowan
Ursula Wikstrom
Ines Laklalech
Pia Babnik
Gabriella Cowley
Nicole Garcia
Becky Brewerton
Linnea Strom
Bronte Law
Casandra Alexander
Anne-Charlotte Mora
Laura Beveridge
Michele Thomson
Anna Nordqvist
Kim Metraux
Virginia Elena Carta
Emma Grechi
Cara Gainer
Eleanor Givens
Nicole Broch Estrup
Elin Arvidsson
Rosie Davies
Hannah Burke
Lydia Hall
Agathe Sauzon
Chloe Williams
Celine Boutier
Pamela Pretswell Asher
Sophie Witt
Felicity Johnson
Madelene Sagstrom
Kylie Henry
Sarah Schober
Christine Wolf
Pernilla Lindberg
In-Kyung Kim
Jana Melichova

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Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:14:28 +0000

By GolfDigestME.com
Japan’s Ayaka Furue came into the 2022 LPGA season with some lofty expectations. The 22-year-old had won seven times previously on the pro circuit in her home country and finished seventh in LPGA Q Series to earn qualify for her rookie season in the US. While finishing second at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play, and making 13 cuts in 14 stroke-play starts, her best showing to date, however, was only a T-17.

That changed on Sunday when Furue shot a blistering 10-under 62 at the Dundonald Links. It pushed her past Lydia Ko and Celine Boutier to claim the title at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. With the victory, Furue won the first-place prize money payout of $300,000 from an overall purse of $2 million. That almost doubled her season/career earnings ($377,285).

Furue joins Atthaya Thitikul as the only other rookie to win on tour in 2022 and the fifth first-time winner, joining Jennifer Kupcho, Nana Koerstz Madsen and Leona Maguire.

Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer who made the cut in the tournament.
Win: Ayaka Furue, -21, $300,000
2: Celine Boutier, -18, $167,294
T-3: Hyo Joo Kim, -17, $97,588
T-3: Cheyenne Knight, -17, $97,588
T-5: Alison Lee, -16, $62,271
T-5: Lydia Ko, -16, $62,271
7: Nasa Hataoka, -15, $52,047
T-8: Wichanee Meechai , -14, $44,612
T-8: Lilia Vu, -14, $44,612
T-8: Maude-Aimee Leblanc, -14, $44,612
T-11: In Gee Chun, -13, $39,035
T-11: Hye-Jin Choi, -13, $39,035
T-11: Narin An, -13, $39,035
14: Madelene Sagstrom, -12, $35,318
T-15: Ryann O’Toole, -11, $32,529
T-15: Xiyu Janet Lin, -11, $32,529
T-15: Leonie Harm, -11, $32,529
T-18: Minjee Lee, -10, $27,665
T-18: Charley Hull, -10, $27,665
T-18: Gaby Lopez, -10, $27,665
T-18: Bronte Law, -10, $27,665
T-18: Georgia Hall, -10, $27,665
T-18: Eun-Hee Ji, -10, $27,665
T-24: Yuka Saso, -9, $21,005
T-24: Moriya Jutanugarn, -9, $21,005
T-24: Megan Khang, -9, $21,005
T-24: Sei Young Kim, -9, $21,005
T-24: Chanettee Wannasaen , -9, $21,005
T-29: Chella Choi, -8, $17,101
T-29: Patty Tavatanakit, -8, $17,101
T-31: Ally Ewing, -7, $14,685
T-31: Amy Yang, -7, $14,685
T-31: Jasmine Suwannapura, -7, $14,685
T-34: Jennifer Kupcho, -6, $12,082
T-34: Perrine Delacour, -6, $12,082
T-34: Hannah Green, -6, $12,082
T-34: Gemma Dryburgh, -6, $12,082
T-38: Stephanie Meadow, -5, $10,224
T-38: Anna Nordqvist, -5, $10,224
T-38: Lauren Stephenson, -5, $10,224
T-41: Lindsey Weaver-Wright, -4, $9,268
T-41: Carmen Alonso, -4, $9,268
T-41: Esther Henseleit, -4, $9,268
T-41: Mina Harigae, -4, $9,268
T-41: Sanna Nuutinen, -4, $9,268
T-41: Andrea Lee, -4, $9,268
T-41: A Lim Kim, -4, $9,268
T-48: Pia Babnik, -3, $7,714
T-48: Johanna Gustavsson, -3, $7,714
T-48: Tiia Koivisto, -3, $7,714
T-48: Sarah Schober, -3, $7,714
T-48: Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras , -3, $7,714
T-48: Haeji Kang, -3, $7,714
T-48: Jeongeun Lee6, -3, $7,714
T-48: Pauline Roussin, -3, $7,714
T-56: Sophia Popov, -2, $6,413
T-56: Marina Alex, -2, $6,413
T-56: Allisen Corpuz, -2, $6,413
T-56: Jennifer Chang, -2, $6,413
T-56: Emma Grechi, -2, $6,413
T-56: Anne van Dam, -2, $6,413
T-62: Ariya Jutanugarn, -1, $5,576
T-62: Becky Brewerton, -1, $5,576
T-62: Wei-Ling Hsu, -1, $5,576
T-65: Emily Kristine Pedersen, E, $4,926
T-65: Pornanong Phatlum , E, $4,926
T-65: Ana Pelaez Trivino, E, $4,926
T-65: Jessica Karlsson, E, $4,926
T-69: Kylie Henry, +1, $4,368
T-69: Kelly Tan, +1, $4,368
T-71: Morgane Metraux, +3, $3,996
T-71: Jin Young Ko, +3, $3,996
73: Maria Hernandez, +6, $3,718
T-74: Arpichaya Yubol , +7, $3,439
T-74: Chloe Williams, +7, $3,439

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WATCH: Highlights from the Women’s Scottish Open as Furue storms to title

Matt Smith — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:01:08 +0000

By Matt Smith
Catch all the action from Dundonald Links where Japan’s Ayaka Furue stunned the field with a stunning final round to claim the Ladies European Tour/LPGA co-sanctioned Women’s Scottish Open.

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The 22-year-old began the day in a tie for ninth place, but shot a course-record 62 to win by three from France’s Celine Boutier.

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