2017 Ricoh Women's British Open: In-Kyung Kim wins at Kingsbarns Golf Links

In-Kyung Kim won the 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links, Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland with 270 (−18), by 2 strokes over Jodi Ewart Shadoff.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: 3 August 2017 to 6 August 2017
Course: Kingsbarns Golf Links, Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Edition: 41st edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 72 · 6,697 yards
Field: 144
Made the cut: 77 (cut at 143)
Purse: $3,250,000 · winner's share $504,821
Champion: In-Kyung Kim · age 29 · South Korea · born Seoul, South Korea
Champion's title: 1st title at this event · 1st major
World ranking: No. 21 (Rolex Rankings)
Winning score: 65-68-66-71 = 270 (−18) · won by 2 strokes
Runner-up: Jodi Ewart Shadoff (272)
54-hole leader: In-Kyung Kim
Low amateur: Sophie Lamb (282)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	In-Kyung Kim	65	68	66	71	270	−18
2	Jodi Ewart Shadoff					272

What happened at the 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open

Kim shot a third-round 66 in the worst of Saturday's squally weather to open a six-stroke lead.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff closed with a course-record-tying 64, including five straight birdies from the 6th to the 10th, to finish second, two behind.

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).

2017 Ricoh Women's British Open: In-Kyung Kim wins at Kingsbarns Golf Links

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open

How this was built

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