This week in golf, the 2018 Women’s British Open will be at Royal Lytham & St. Annes and a World Golf Championship event is at Firestone Country Club. Other tournaments are on tap for the PGA Tour in Reno, Nevada and the European Tour in Fiji, while Minnesota will be hosting the PGA Tour Champions.
2018 Women’s British Open
The 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open will take place this week at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England for the fifth time in the championship’s history. In-Kyung Kim is the defending champion, winning in 2017 at Kingsbarns Golf Links by two strokes over Jodi Ewart Shadoff.
2017 Women’s British Open Highlights
Video Courtesy of LPGA Tour
Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Sherri Steinhauer won the Women’s British Open the first time it was held at Royal Lytham & St. Annes in 1998. Annika Sorenstam won here in 2003 and Steinhauer won the title again in 2006. The last time the championship was held here, in 2009, Catriona Matthew was the winner.
2009 Women’s British Open Highlights
Video Courtesy of LPGA Tour
Royal Lytham & St. Annes Open History
Royal Lytham & St. Annes has also hosted The Open Championship eleven times, beginning in 1926 when the great amateur Bobby
Bob Charles was the champion in 1963 and Tony Jacklin became the first British champion in 18 years with his win in 1969. Seve Ballesteros won his first major here in 1979 at the age of 22, and won his fifth and final major here in 1988. Tom Lehman won his only major here in 1996 aa did David Duval in 2001. Ernie Els won his second Open and his fourth major here in 2012.
1988 Open Championship Highlights
Video Courtesy of The Open Championship
Women’s British Open Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 35 Yards 179 424 429 371 186 492 539 389 144 3153 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Par 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 37 72 Yards 334 540 157 340 429 464 333 425 410 3432 6585
Women’s British Open Television Coverage (All times EDT)
Thursday August 2nd 6:00 am-1:00 pm Golf Channel
Friday August 3rd 6:00 am-1:00 pm Golf Channel
Saturday August 4th 7:00-11:00 am Golf Channel
11:00 am-2:00 pm NBC
Sunday August 5th 7:00-11:30 am Golf Channel
11:30 am-2:00 pm NBC
Find First Round Tee Times For The 2018 Women’s British Open At The Bottom Of This Page.
World Golf Championships | Bridgestone Invitational
The PGA Tour and the European Tour co-sanction the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, being held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Hideki Matsuyama is the defending champion, winning last year with a 9-under par 61 in the final round, tying the course record.
2017 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Highlights
Video Courtesy of PGA Tour
WGC-Firestone Notes
Tiger Woods has won this event eight times, each victory on this course, including his last victory, which was here in 2013. This could be Woods’ last chance for a ninth, as this event is moving and a PGA Tour Champions event will take place here over the next few years.
Firestone Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 35 Yards 399 526 442 471 200 469 219 482 494 3702 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Par 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 35 70 Yards 410 418 180 471 467 221 667 400 464 3698 7400
WGC Bridgestone Invitational Broadcast Coverage
Television Coverage (All times EDT)
Thursday August 2nd 1:30-6:30 pm Golf Channel
Friday August 3rd 1:30-6:30 pm Golf Channel
Saturday August 4th 12:00-1:45 pm Golf Channel
2:00-6:00 pm CBS
Sunday August 5th 12:00-1:45 pm Golf Channel
2:00-6:00 pm CBS
Live Streaming Coverage (All times EDT)
Thursday August 2nd 9:30 am-6:00 pm PGA Tour Live
Friday August 3rd 9:30 am-6:00 pm PGA Tour Live
Saturday August 4th 8:00 am-12:00 pm Facebook Watch
12:00-6:00 pm PGA Tour Live
Sunday August 5th 8:00 am-12:00 pm Facebook Watch
12:00-6:00 pm PGA Tour Live
Radio Coverage (All times EDT)
Thursday August 2nd 1:00-6:30 pm SiriusXM PGA Tour radio Friday August 3rd 1:00-6:30 pm SiriusXM PGA Tour radio Saturday August 4th 1:00-6:00 pm SiriusXM PGA Tour radio Sunday August 5th 1:00-6:00 pm SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
Barracuda Championship | PGA Tour
The PGA Tour will also hold the Barracuda Championship this week, which will take place at Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada. Chris Stroud won this event in a playoff over Greg Owen and Richy Werenski last year. This event uses a modified Stableford scoring system with players receiving points on each hole depending on their score and the higher point total winning.
Score Points Double Eagle 8 Eagle 5 Birdie 2 Par 0 Bogey -1 Double Bogey or worse -3
Barracuda Championship Highlights
Video Courtesy of PGA Tour
Montreux Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 36 Yards 494 584 186 355 491 477 183 636 429 3835 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 36 72 Yards 413 171 429 518 367 439 220 464 616 3637 7472
Barracuda Championship Television Coverage (All times EDT)
Thursday August 2nd 6:30-9:00 pm Golf Channel Friday August 3rd 6:30-9:00 pm Golf Channel Saturday August 4th 6:00-9:00 pm Golf Channel Sunday August 5th 6:00-9:00 pm Golf Channel
Fiji International | European Tour
The European Tour is holding the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course in Natadola, Fiji this week. Jason Norris is the defending champion, and Ernie Els and Vijay Singh will be on hand for this event.
Fiji International Highlights
Video Courtesy of European Tour
Natadola Bay Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 36 Yards 525 179 369 455 496 443 446 227 552 3692 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 36 72 Yards 456 560 289 221 437 144 376 549 466 3498 7190
Fiji International Television Coverage (All times EDT)
Wednesday August 1st 8:00 pm-1:00 am Golf Channel Friday August 3rd 12:30-3:30 am Golf Channel Saturday August 4th 2:00-4:00 pm Golf Channel (Tape delay) Sunday August 5th 2:00-4:00 pm Golf Channel (Tape delay)
3M Championship | PGA Tour Champions
The PGA Tour Champions will have the 3M Championship up this week. The tournament is a 54-hole event and will be held at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. Paul Goydos is the defending champion, defeating Gene Sauers in a playoff last year.
3M Championship Highlights
Video Courtesy of PGA Tour Champions
TPC Twin Cities Scorecard
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 36 Yards 426 388 546 177 418 571 318 204 456 3504 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Par 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 36 72 Yards 379 402 593 209 423 437 387 184 582 3596 7100
3M Championship Television Coverage (All times EDT)
Friday August 3rd 9:00-11:00 pm Golf Channel Saturday August 4th 4:00-6:00 pm Golf Channel Sunday August 5th 4:00-6:00 pm Golf Channel
Women’s British Open First Round Tee Times
1 6:30 am Kylie Henry Chella Choi Bronte Law 2 6:41 am Tiffany Joh Hannah Green Katie Burnett 3 6:52 am Eun Hee Ji Angel Yin Angela Stanford 4 7:03 am Aditi Ashok Ashleigh Buhai Karrie Webb 5 7:14 am Inbee Park Jessica Korda Azahara Munoz 6 7:25 am Shanshan Feng Celine Boutier Danielle Kang 7 7:36 am Michelle Wie Sakura Yokomine Anna Nordqvist 8 7:47 am Ayako Uehara Brooke Henderson Jodi Ewart Shadoff 9 7:58 am Sandra Gal Nasa Hataoka Brittany Lincicome 10 8:09 am Melissa Reid Moriya Jutanugarn Pernilla Lindberg 11 8:20 am Atthaya Thitikul(a) Lizette Salas Mirim Lee 12 8:31 am Marina Alex Sun-ju Ahn Christine Wolf 13 8:47 am Austin Ernst Inci Mehmet Celine Herbin 14 8:58 am Astrid Vayson De Pradenne Su-hyun Oh Tonje Daffinrud 15 9:09 am Casey Danielson Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong Sei Young Kim 16 9:20 am Sideri Vanova Jeongeun Lee Emma Talley 17 9:31 am Amy Yang Yu Liu Ally McDonald 18 9:42 am Cloe Frankish Jenny Shin Frida Kinhult(a) 19 9:53 am Xiyu Lin Jacqui Concolino Thidapa Suwannapura 20 10:04 am Daniela Darquea Ursula Wikstrom Valdis Thora Jonsdottir 21 10:15 am Caroline Inglis Brittany Marchand Hee Young Park 22 10:26 am Lynn Carlsson Kanyalak Preedasuttijit Hye-jin Choi 23 10:37 am Haeji Kang Jenny Haglund Leonie Harm(a) 24 10:48 am Mariah Stackhouse Agathe Laisne(a) Kris Tamulis 25 11:10 am Holly Clyburn Julia Engstrom Marianne Skarpnord 26 11:21 am Klara Spilkova Brittany Altomare Phoebe Yao 27 11:32 am Camilla Lennarth Florentyna Parker Jaye Marie Green 28 11:43 am Meghan Maclaren Caroline Masson Cheyenne Woods 29 11:54 am In Gee Chun Ariya Jutanugarn Georgia Hall 30 12:05 pm Yani Tseng Catriona Matthew Minjee Lee 31 12:16 pm Charley Hull Eri Okayama In-kyung Kim 32 12:27 pm Cristie Kerr Nelly Korda Misuzu Narita 33 12:38 pm Lydia Ko Mamiko Higa Mo Martin 34 12:49 pm Laura Davies Sung Hyun Park Carlota Ciganda 35 1:00 pm Brittany Lang So Yeon Ryu Jin Young Ko 36 1:11 pm Lydia Hall Caroline Hedwall Linn Grant(a) 37 1:27 pm Ryann O'Toole Annie Park Anne van Dam 38 1:38 pm Wei-ling Hsu Noemi Jimenez Martin Nuria Iturrioz 39 1:49 pm Sarah Kemp Silvia Banon Teresa Lu 40 2:00 pm Hyo Joo Kim Jane Park Rebecca Artis 41 2:11 pm Lindy Duncan Nicole Broch Larsen Mariajo Uribe 42 2:22 pm Lee-Anne Pace Ludovica Farina(a) Katherine Kirk 43 2:33 pm Wichanee Meechai Madelene Sagstrom Mi Hyang Lee 44 2:44 pm Laetitia Beck Pornanong Phatlum Mi Jung Hur 45 2:55 pm Nanna Koerstz Madsen Mina Harigae Rachael Goodall 46 3:06 pm Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras Jennifer Song Sarah Jane Smith 47 3:17 pm Amy Olson Hollie Muse(a) Robynn Ree 48 3:28 pm Olivia Cowan Megan Khang Karolin Lampert
