2012 Women's British Open
| Dates | 13–16 September 2012 |
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| Location | Merseyside, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) |
Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,657 yards (6,087 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 57 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund |
$2,750,000 €2,129,532 £1,707,437 |
| Winner's share | $428,650 €331,936 £266,143 |
 Jiyai Shin
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| 279 (−9) | |
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The 2012 Ricoh Women's British Open was held 13–16 September at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Merseyside, England. It was the 37th Women's British Open, and the 12th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was scheduled later in the year due to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jiyai Shin won her second Women's British Open, nine strokes ahead of runner-up Inbee Park.
Weather was a factor, as the second round on Friday was halted before 8:30 a.m. due to high winds. The scores were thrown out and the round was restarted on Saturday, with the final two rounds played on Sunday.
The field for the tournament was 144, and golfers gained a place in three ways. Most players earn exemptions based on good past performances on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour and in previous major championships and top-ranked players in the Women's World Golf Rankings. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any professional female golfer or amateur with a low handicap. The final qualifying tournament was held at Caldy Golf Club just up the road from the famous links.
There were 15 exemption categories for the 2012 Women's British Open. These are:
The 2012 course layout at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
Thursday, 13 September 2012
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Saturday, 15 September 2012
Second round play began on Friday morning in adverse wind conditions, which worsened with gusts of 60 mph (100 km/h). Play was stopped at 8:25 a.m. and did not resume; all scores for the day were declared null and void and were scrapped. The second round was restarted on Saturday morning, with the third and fourth rounds both scheduled for Sunday off of split tees, as the Monday forecast was for weather similar to Friday's. In order to complete the final 36 holes on Sunday in the reduced daylight of mid-September, the cut was reduced by fifteen players, to the top fifty and ties. Professionals within the top 65 and ties earned official prize money.
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