2016 Ricoh Women's British Open: Ariya Jutanugarn wins at Woburn Golf Club (Marquess Course)
Ariya Jutanugarn won the 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open at Woburn Golf Club (Marquess Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England with 272 (−16), by 3 strokes over Mirim Lee and Mo Martin.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 28 July 2016 to 31 July 2016
- Course
- Woburn Golf Club (Marquess Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England
- Edition
- 40th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,463 yards
- Field
- 144
- Made the cut
- 75 (cut at 145)
- Purse
- $3,000,000 · winner's share $412,047
- Champion
- Ariya Jutanugarn · age 20 · Thailand · born Bangkok, Thailand
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- World ranking
- No. 6 (Rolex Rankings)
- Winning score
- 65-69-66-72 = 272 (−16) · won by 3 strokes
- Runners-up
- Mirim Lee, Mo Martin (275 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Ariya Jutanugarn
- Caddie
- Pete Godfrey
- Low amateur
- Leona Maguire (284)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 65 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Mirim Lee | 275 | |||||
| T2 | Mo Martin | 275 |
What happened at the 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open
Mirim Lee opened with a 10-under-par 62, equalling the course record, to lead by three.
After a double bogey at the par-4 13th cut her lead to one, Jutanugarn holed a long birdie putt at the par-3 17th to go two clear.
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).
Sources
- aigwomensopen.com: records
- Wikipedia: 2016 Women's British Open
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- lpga.com: 2016 quick recap final round ricoh womens british open
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