Ricoh Women's British Open: IK Kim holds off Jodi Ewart Shadoff to claim glory

Women's British Open top five

-18 In Kyung Kim
-16 Jodi Ewart Shadoff
-13 Michelle Wie, Caroline Masson

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Day four report

Korea's IK Kim held off a brilliant challenge from England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff to claim an overdue maiden major title in the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns.

Kim saw her six-shot overnight lead cut in half thanks to a superb run of scoring from Shadoff, who followed a birdie on the second with five in a row from the sixth and another on the 13th.

The 29-year-old from Northallerton then birdied the 17th to close the gap to two and parred the last to complete a 64, equalling the course record set on day one by Michelle Wie and matched by Inbee Park in round three.

However, Kim, who famously missed a one-foot putt to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship - now called the ANA Inspiration - in 2012, was able to par the final five holes for a closing 71 and winning total of 18 under par.

Shadoff's runners-up finish is her best result in a major and secured her place on Europe's Solheim Cup team to take on the United States in Iowa from August 18-20.

"I'm so excited," Shadoff told Sky Sports. "My last Solheim (in 2013) was the best experience I've had on a golf course so I'm looking forward to doing it again and trying to take the trophy back."

Speaking about her round, Shadoff added: "No dropped shots around here, especially in these conditions, I couldn't have asked for anything better. I played really solid and holed a lot of putts.

"I just told myself to take the opportunities when they came because the last five or six holes are the hardest on the course and you never know what can happen around there.

"I think playing last week in the Scottish Open really helped me with the weather and the wind and everything. I've typically never played well in links golf but this year I've been working with (coach) David Leadbetter a lot and he's helped me control my ball flight."

England's Georgia Hall carded a final round of 70 to share third place with Wie and Germany's Caroline Masson.

Speaking about recovering from her heartbreaking loss in 2012, Kim told Sky Sports: "It's been a long process but I had a lot of helping hands.

"A lot of my team helped me to enjoy golf and love what I do. That's what I have learned. I have to give the same effort to every shot and that's what I learned from that mistake.

"I think I already experienced the worst. I don't have as much fear. Having fun out there is more important to me and that's all I was really focusing on. I wanted to remember every hole that I played and I really gave my best.

"Nothing really changes I don't think. Winning is great but I felt like I deserve happiness anyway. But (after holing the final putt) deep inside I felt 'Oh my God, it happened'."

Final-round collated scores

270 In Kyung Kim (Kor) 65 68 66 71

272 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 67 70 71 64

275 Michelle Wie (USA) 64 76 69 66, Georgia Hall 68 67 70 70, Caroline Masson (Ger) 69 72 67 67

276 Jenny Shin (USA) 70 69 70 67

277 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 68 70 72 67, Stacy Lewis (USA) 70 72 65 70,Hyo Joo Kim (Kor) 70 71 68 68, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 71 67 72 67

278 Angel Yin (USA) 72 67 69 70, Lexi Thompson (USA) 67 68 74 69, Inbee Park (Kor) 72 70 64 72

279 Lizette Salas (USA) 69 70 73 67, Ai Suzuki (Jpn) 71 69 69 70

280 Paula Creamer (USA) 71 70 70 69, Jennifer Song (USA) 69 72 70 69

Sei Young Kim (Kor) 70 69 71 70, Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) 70 68 67 75, Ally McDonald (USA) 68 68 70 74, Charley Hull 68 71 71 70, Sung Hyun Park (Kor) 72 70 70 68

281 Jane Park (USA) 69 71 73 68, Wei-Ling Hsu (Twn) 71 70 72 68, Mi Hyang Lee (Kor) 70 71 67 73, Azahara Munoz (Spa) 69 73 69 70, Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 74 67 69 71, Fumika Kawagishi (Jpn) 73 70 72 66, Karine Icher (Fra) 70 70 69 72

282 Chella Choi (Kor) 67 70 72 73, Sophie Lamb (a) 69 71 73 69, Melissa Reid 67 72 69 74, Amy Yang (Kor) 70 73 70 69, Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa) 69 73 67 73, Jacqui Concolino (USA) 72 71 74 65, Su Oh (Aus) 74 69 69 70, Yani Tseng (Twn) 71 71 70 70, Jaye Marie Green (USA) 68 73 67 74

283 Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 71 72 73 67, Anne Van Dam (Nld) 67 72 72 72, Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71 71 70, Mi Jung Hur (Kor) 70 71 68 74

284 Marina Alex (USA) 74 68 73 69, So Yeon Ryu (Kor) 71 72 68 73, Tiffany Joh (USA) 70 70 72 72, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 69 71 70 74, In Gee Chun (Kor) 69 73 75 67, Alison Lee (USA) 71 70 72 71

285 Morgan Pressel (USA) 68 75 71 71, Megan Khang (USA) 69 69 73 74,Brittany Altomare (USA) 69 73 70 73, Sandra Gal (Ger) 72 70 70 73,Candie Kung (Twn) 72 71 72 70, Brooke M. Henderson (Can) 70 70 71 74, Cydney Clanton (USA) 70 70 70 75, Ha Na Jang (Kor) 69 68 76 72, Mo Martin (USA) 70 67 73 75, Leona Maguire 69 71 70 75

286 Cristie Kerr (USA) 69 71 71 75, Laura Davies 68 74 72 72, Lydia Ko (Nzl) 73 70 73 70

287 Nicole Broch Larsen (Den) 70 72 70 75

288 Madelene Sagstrom (Swe) 73 70 72 73, Laura Gonzales Escallon (Bel) 71 71 73 73, Laura Diaz (USA) 71 72 75 70, Katherine Kirk (Aus) 73 69 72 74, Ayako Uehara (Jpn) 70 70 71 77, Hee Kyung Bae (Kor) 72 71 70 75

289 Eun-Hee Ji (Kor) 69 73 74 73, Haru Nomura (Jpn) 71 69 78 71, Klara Spilkova (Hrv) 71 72 75 71

290 Prima Thammaraks (Tha) 71 70 75 74

291 Thidapa Suwannapura (Tha) 71 67 78 75

292 Sally Watson 72 69 75 76

293 Marissa Steen (USA) 67 74 80 72, Yukari Nishiyama (Jpn) 70 72 77 74

297 My Leander (Swe) 71 70 77 79

Day three report

South Korea's IK Kim will take a commanding lead into the final round of the Ricoh Women's British Open after a late collapse from England's Georgia Hall.

Kim, now the 1/9 favourite with Sky Bet, carded a third round of 66 at Kingsbarns to finish 17 under par, six shots ahead of Hall and Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn, with Olympic champion Inbee Park and American Ally McDonald a shot further back.

Six birdies in the first 12 holes had taken Kim into a six-shot lead only for playing partner Hall - who had earlier driven the green on the fifth to set up an eagle - to birdie the 13th, 14th and 15th.

However, Hall then bogeyed the 16th and four-putted the 17th for a double-bogey six to card a two-under-par 70, her highest score of the week.

"I played a lot better than two under, just on 17 I could hardly see the green," Hall, 21, told Sky Sports.

"I thought I hit a good shot but ended up with a very hard putt and the green is so steep. I had a six-footer and had to aim two feet right and missed that and then had a three-footer, downhill left to right and missed that.

"But I played a lot of good golf out there. If I can get off to a good start again and have a strong last six holes I have a chance."

Kim has won twice on the LPGA Tour this season but is perhaps still best known for missing a one-foot putt to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship - now called the ANA Inspiration - in 2012.

That forced the 29-year-old into a play-off with Sun-Young Yoo, which Yoo won with a birdie on the first extra hole.

Jutanugarn, who could succeed her younger sister Ariya as the champion but is 16/1 to do so, moved through the field with a 67 which was eclipsed by a course record-equalling 64 from 2015 winner Park.

Park, who was unable to defend her title last year due to injury, raced to the turn in 31 and picked up three more shots on the back nine in a bogey-free round which was almost matched by playing partner Stacy Lewis, who returned a 65.

"I hadn't putted that well the first two days but they cut the greens a little more today and they were a bit faster and suited perfectly to my putter," Park said.

"I was able to hole a lot of putts.

"I haven't been striking the ball well but a couple of things clicked this week and I started to get some confidence back."

Lewis, who won at St Andrews in 2013, credited her mother with a putting tip which helped her birdie the last four holes and end the day eight shots off the pace on nine under.

Day two report

Georgia Hall will put thoughts of a Solheim Cup debut to one side as she focuses on becoming the first English winner of the Ricoh Women's British Open since 2004.

Hall carded a second round of 67 at Kingsbarns to share second place alongside world number two Lexi Thompson, two shots behind South Korea's IK Kim.

Hall finished the day as Sky Bet's 12/1 third favourite for the title. Kim was offered at 100/30 with Thompson the market leader at 11/4.

Kim added a 68 to her opening 65 to post a halfway total of 11 under par, with first-round leader Michelle Wie falling seven shots off the pace after a disappointing 76, 12 shots worse than her course record on Thursday.

Hall's place on the European Solheim Cup team will be confirmed when the team is finalised on Sunday evening, but the 21-year-old from Bournemouth is trying to avoid thinking about the contest with the United States later this month.

"It's been a massive thing for me growing up and it's not far away now, so I'm going to think about that next week and just focus on the next two rounds," Hall said after a round containing seven birdies, including four in a row from the second.

"I don't think I've had four birdies in a row before, so I was very happy to be four under after five.

"I holed a good putt on the second and had a tap-in on three, a 20-footer for birdie on four and made an eight-footer on the fifth. I hit it quite close, which made it a bit easier. I'm playing and putting really well, so that's helping me."

Thompson made headlines in the first major of the year when she was leading by three shots during the final round of the ANA Inspiration, only to be informed by tournament officials she would be penalised for an incident which took place the previous day.

The 22-year-old was penalised two strokes for incorrectly replacing a marked ball on the 17th green and another two for signing an incorrect scorecard after a television viewer had alerted LPGA officials to the incident via email.

Thompson, who went on to lose in a play-off to Korea's So Yeon Ryu, was two over par after four holes of her second round at Kingsbarns, but stormed home in 30 with the aid of five birdies in a row from the 10th.

"It was definitely a slow start but I hit it great in the beginning, just had two three-putts," Thompson told Sky Sports. "But I'm very happy with the back nine obviously."

Thompson's caddie Kevin McAlpine used to work at Kingsbarns and is the son of former Dundee United goalkeeper Hamish, as well as being a former Scottish amateur champion.

"This week he has some local knowledge so I've been trusting him so much and leaning on him," Thompson added. "He knows this course like the back of his hand so it's been helping me out a lot."

England's Charley Hull and Mel Reid are six shots off the pace after rounds of 71 and 72 respectively, with Dame Laura Davies nine adrift following a 74.

Second-round collated scores

133 In Kyung Kim (Kor) 65 68

135 Georgia Hall 68 67, Lexi Thompson (USA) 67 68

136 Ally McDonald (USA) 68 68

137 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 67 70, Ha Na Jang (Kor) 69 68, Chella Choi (Kor) 67 70, Mo Martin (USA) 70 67

138 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 68 70, Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) 70 68, Thidapa Suwannapura (Tha) 71 67, Megan Khang (USA) 69 69, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 71 67

139 Jenny Shin (USA) 70 69, Sei Young Kim (Kor) 70 69, Angel Yin (USA) 72 67, Anne Van Dam (Ned) 67 72, Melissa Reid 67 72, Charley Hull 68 71, Lizette Salas (USA) 69 70

140 Sophie Lamb (a) 69 71, Tiffany Joh (USA) 70 70, Cristie Kerr (USA) 69 71, Ayako Uehara (Jpn) 70 70, Brooke M. Henderson (Can) 70 70, Karine Icher (Fra) 70 70, Ai Suzuki (Jpn) 71 69, Cydney Clanton (USA) 70 70, Jane Park (USA) 69 71, Michelle Wie (USA) 64 76, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 69 71, Haru Nomura (Jpn) 71 69, Leona Maguire 69 71, 141 Sally Watson 72 69, Mi Hyang Lee (Kor) 70 71, Marissa Steen (USA) 67 74, Caroline Masson (Ger) 69 72, Hyo Joo Kim (Kor) 70 71, Jennifer Song (USA) 69 72, Paula Creamer (USA) 71 70, Wei-Ling Hsu (Twn) 71 70, Prima Thammaraks (Tha) 71 70, Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 74 67, Alison Lee (USA) 71 70, Jaye Marie Green (USA) 68 73, Mi Jung Hur (Kor) 70 71, My Leander (Swe) 71 70

142 Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71, In Gee Chun (Kor) 69 73, Inbee Park (Kor) 72 70, Brittany Altomare (USA) 69 73, Yani Tseng (Twn) 71 71, Laura Gonzales Escallon (Bel) 71 71, Katherine Kirk (Aus) 73 69, Marina Alex (USA) 74 68, Eun-Hee Ji (Kor) 69 73, Azahara Munoz (Spa) 69 73, Yukari Nishiyama (Jpn) 70 72, Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa) 69 73, Sandra Gal (Ger) 72 70, Sung Hyun Park (Kor) 72 70, Nicole Broch Larsen (Den) 70 72, Stacy Lewis (USA) 70 72, Laura Davies 68 74

143 Madelene Sagstrom (Swe) 73 70, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 71 72, Morgan Pressel (USA) 68 75, Amy Yang (Kor) 70 73, Fumika Kawagishi (Jpn) 73 70, Jacqui Concolino (USA) 72 71, Lydia Ko (Nzl) 73 70, Candie Kung (Twn) 72 71, Su Oh (Aus) 74 69, So Yeon Ryu (Kor) 71 72, Laura Diaz (USA) 71 72, Hee Kyung Bae (Kor) 72 71, Klara Spilkova (Cze) 71 72

The following players did not make the cut:

144 Felicity Johnson 74 70, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 72 72, Nelly Korda (USA) 74 70, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 73 71, Lindy Duncan (USA) 66 78, Austin Ernst (USA) 73 71, Florentyna Parker 76 68, Jing Yan (Chn) 72 72

145 Jeong Eun Lee (Kor) 70 75, (a) Atthaya Thitikul (Tha) 74 71, Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus) 75 70, Minjee Lee (Aus) 72 73, Gerina Piller (USA) 69 76, Karolin Lampert (Ger) 73 72, Christine Wolf (USA) 72 73, Min-Young Lee (Kor) 72 73

146 Mirim null Lee (Kor) 78 68, Catriona Matthew 76 70, Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa) 73 73, Isabell Gabsa (Ger) 73 73, Brittany Lang (USA) 73 73, Whitney Hillier (Aus) 71 75, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 72 74, Angela Stanford (USA) 73 73, Olivia Cowan (Ger) 78 68, Jenny Haglund (Swe) 72 74, Noora Tamminen (Fin) 73 73

147 Emily K Pedersen (Den) 71 76, Karrie Webb (Aus) 75 72, Kelly Shon (USA) 71 76, (a) Olivia Mehaffey 72 75, Camilla Lennarth (Swe) 74 73, Lydia Hall 77 70, Leticia Ras-Anderica (Ger) 73 74, Alena Sharp (Can) 71 76, Amelia Lewis (USA) 72 75, Danielle Kang (USA) 72 75, Stacey Peters (Aus) 74 73

148 Kotone Hori (Jpn) 74 74, Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) 71 77, Joanna Klatten (Fr) 75 73, Nicole Garcia (Rsa) 75 73, Pornanong Phatlum (Tha) 74 74, Becky Morgan 74 74, Pei-yun Chien (Chn) 72 76, Eun Jeong Seong (a) (Kor) 73 75, Pamela Pretswell 72 76, Min Lee (Chn) 74 74, Simin Feng (Chn) 74 74

149 Nuria Iturrios (Spa) 77 72, Beth Allen (USA) 75 74, Ryann O'Toole (USA) 71 78, Carly Booth 76 73, Kim Kaufman (USA) 78 71

150 Vikki Laing (USA) 75 75, Gaby Lopez (Mex) 71 79, Olafia Kristinsdottir (Ice) 75 75, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 75 75, Aditi Ashok (Ind) 76 74

151 Kylie Henry 75 76

152 Holly Clyburn 77 75, Lina Boqvist (Swe) 73 79

154 Annabel Dimmock 76 78

155 Tonje Daffinrud (Nor) 80 75

156 Hannah Burke 78 78, Heather Macrae 72 84

Day one report

Michelle Wie overcame a shaky start to surge to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns.

One over par after two holes after thinning a wedge shot on the par-five second, Wie responded in brilliant style with nine birdies to set a course record of 64 and finish eight under par.

That gave the 27-year-old a one-shot lead over Korea's IK Kim, with American Lindy Duncan a shot further back and England's Mel Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff part of a five-strong group on five under. 

Wie is now 6/1 with Sky Bet to take the title, while Lexi Thompson - currently three shots back - is a 7/1 Price Boost. Reid is a 30/1 shot.

"I felt like I struggled in the last couple of British Opens and made it a point to come over early," Wie, who is seeking a first victory since the 2014 US Open, told Sky Sports.

"I felt the Scottish Open (where she was 19th) was a great way to get into links golf. It's a different way of playing so it was good to hit a couple of shots I haven't hit before but I love it, it's so much fun."

Wie, who was forced to pull out of last month's US Open with a neck injury, added: "It makes it a little tougher with the hard lies, it jars it a little bit, but I felt great."

Reid also took advantage of ideal early conditions to card seven birdies and two bogeys, with play suspended twice in the afternoon due to heavy rain and the threat of lightning.

"I'm delighted," Reid said. "You're not going to get it much tamer than that at Kingsbarns.

"We were playing with a one or two-club wind max and it's very important to take advantage of your early tee time so I was very happy to do that today.

"It's my first season in America and I think I've missed five or six cuts by a shot - the difference from that to contending is very very small out there.

"There's been a few times when we've had the odd bounce that hasn't gone for us and it's been extremely frustrating, but I had a good chat with my coach Kevin Craggs last week and I want to spend a bit more time with him.

"I said to him, 'can you come out with me for the rest of the year please?' because I get good energy from him, he's really good with me. We've worked together a lot the last few days and it's really paid off."

Charley Hull and Dame Laura Davies both reached six under par before late dropped shots meant they had to settle for matching rounds of 68, the 53-year-old Davies having come through a play-off in qualifying on Monday to secure a 37th straight appearance in the event.

First-round collated scores

(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72)

64 Michelle Wie (USA)

65 In Kyung Kim (Kor)

66 Lindy Duncan (USA)

67 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Chella Choi (Kor), Marissa Steen (USA), Lexi Thompson (USA), Anne Van Dam (Nld), Melissa Reid

68 Georgia Hall, Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Morgan Pressel (USA), Charley Hull, Laura Davies, Ally McDonald (USA), Jaye Marie Green (USA)

69 Sophie Lamb (a), Eun-Hee Ji (Kor), Azahara Munoz (Spa), Caroline Masson (Ger), Cristie Kerr (USA), Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa), In Gee Chun (Kor), Megan Khang (USA), Brittany Altomare (USA), Jennifer Song (USA), Gerina Piller (USA), Ha Na Jang (Kor), Jane Park (USA), Pernilla Lindberg (Swe), Lizette Salas (USA), Leona Maguire

70 Mi Hyang Lee (Kor), Jeong Eun Lee (Kor), Amy Yang (Kor), Ayako Uehara (Jap), Karine Icher (Fra), Brooke M. Henderson (Can), Cydney Clanton (USA), Jenny Shin (USA), Mo Martin (USA), Tiffany Joh (USA), Sei Young Kim (Kor), Yukari Nishiyama (Jap), Hyo Joo Kim (Kor), Nicole Broch Larsen (Dnk), Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha), Stacy Lewis (USA), Mi Jung Hur (Kor)

71 Emily K Pedersen (Dnk), Ryann O'Toole (USA), Brittany Lincicome (USA), Kelly Shon (USA), Whitney Hillier (Aus), So Yeon Ryu (Kor), Yani Tseng (Twn), Laura Gonzales Escallon (Bel), Prima Thammaraks (Tha), My Leander (Swe), Klara Spilkova (Hrv), Shanshan Feng (Chn), Sun Young Yoo (Kor), Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha), Ai Suzuki (Jap), Paula Creamer (USA), Wei-Ling Hsu (Twn), Thidapa Suwannapura (Tha), Alena Sharp (Can), Gaby Lopez (Mex), Haru Nomura (Jap), Laura Diaz (USA), Alison Lee (USA)

72 Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Inbee Park (Kor), Minjee Lee (Aus), Jacqui Concolino (USA), Christine Wolf (USA), Pei-yun Chien (Chn), Jing Yan (Chn), Sally Watson, Angel Yin (USA), (a) Olivia Mehaffey, Candie Kung (Twn), Sandra Gal (Ger), Sung Hyun Park (Kor), Ai Miyazato (Jap), Heather Macrae, Amelia Lewis (USA), Danielle Kang (USA), Hee Kyung Bae (Kor), Pamela Pretswell, Jenny Haglund (Afg), Min-Young Lee (Kor)

73 Madelene Sagstrom (Swe), Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Fumika Kawagishi (Jap), Isabell Gabsa (Ger), Lina Boqvist (Swe), Suzann Pettersen (Nor), Lydia Ko (Nzl), Brittany Lang (USA), Leticia Ras-Anderica (Ger), Austin Ernst (USA), Karolin Lampert (Ger), Angela Stanford (USA), Katherine Kirk (Aus), Eun Jeong Seong (a) (Kor), Noora Tamminen (Fij)

74 Marina Alex (USA), Kotone Hori (Jap), Felicity Johnson, Nelly Korda (USA), (a) Atthaya Thitikul (Tha), Camilla Lennarth (Swe), Su Oh (Aus), Pornanong Phatlum (Tha), Becky Morgan, Carlota Ciganda (Spa), Min Lee (Chn), Stacey Peters (Aus), Simin Feng (Chn)

75 Vikki Laing (USA), Joanna Klatten (Fra), Karrie Webb (Aus), Beth Allen (USA), Olafia Kristinsdottir (Isl), Sarah-Jane Smith (Aus), Nicole Garcia (Rsa), Ursula Wikstrom (Fij), Kylie Henry

76 Jessica Korda (USA), Catriona Matthew, Florentyna Parker, Annabel Dimmock, Carly Booth, Aditi Ashok (Ind)

77 Holly Clyburn, Lydia Hall, Nuria Iturrios (Spa)

78 Mirim null Lee (Kor), Hannah Burke, Olivia Cowan (Ger), Kim Kaufman (USA)

80 Tonje Daffinrud (Nor)

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