2011 Ricoh Women's British Open: Yani Tseng wins at Carnoustie Golf Links
Yani Tseng won the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland with 272 (−16), by 4 strokes over Brittany Lang.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 28 July 2011 to 31 July 2011
- Course
- Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
- Edition
- 35th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,490 yards
- Field
- 144
- Made the cut
- 68 (cut at 145)
- Purse
- $2,500,000 · winner's share $392,133
- Champion
- Yani Tseng · age 22 · Chinese Taipei · born Guishan (Gueishan), Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event · 5th major
- World ranking
- No. 1 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 71-66-66-69 = 272 (−16) · won by 4 strokes
- Runner-up
- Brittany Lang (276)
- 54-hole leader
- Caroline Masson · Yani Tseng was 2 strokes back
- Low amateur
- Danielle Kang (290)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 71 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Brittany Lang | 276 |
What happened at the 2011 Ricoh Women's British Open
Two behind Caroline Masson after 54 holes, Tseng bogeyed the 1st and then the 12th and 13th in her final round but birdied three of the last five holes for a 69 and a four-stroke win.
Germany's Caroline Masson, still without a professional win, led after 36 and 54 holes but fell back on the final day to share fifth place.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's AIG Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).