Ricoh Women's British Open At Kingsbarns

Supporters say the 2017 event will put the Fife links course firmly on the global stage.

Kingsbarns is to host the 2017 Ricoh Women's British Open. The links course has been a part of the men's European Tour annually for 13 years - the first time a Major Championship has been staged. The event will take place over three days.

"We are honoured to host the Ricoh Women's British Open in 2017," said Alan Hogg, chief executive at Kingsbarns. "We have welcomed tour events to Kingsbarns for many years but this will be on a different scale. The prestige of the Women's Open is growing every year. More importantly, seeing the very best lady golfers competing over the Kingsbarns links should be very exciting. We are extremely proud to have been selected to host such a quality event."
 
The Ricoh Women's British Open will provide an entirely new test for the world's best players when the Open arrives in Fife in 2017. 

Hogg said:

"Because of the round-robin format of the Dunhill, the course has to be set up identically over the three days, which includes weather-tolerant pin placements,” he said. “During the Ricoh Women's British Open, the full range of hole locations can be utilised on Kingsbarns' large and undulating greens."
 
Art Dunkley, director of Kingsbarns Golf Links said: 

"People have said many flattering things about our course and facilities since we opened in 2000 but being selected to host our first Major Championship is perhaps the greatest affirmation of all. Our objective has been to create one of the world's best links golf experiences and deliver it to our guests with a personal touch. That is something our management and staff members feel very strongly about. The honour of hosting the Ricoh Women’s British Open, I believe, results directly from our meticulous focus on providing excellent golf course conditioning and individual customer service every day."
  
Paul Bush from EventScotland added: 

"Bringing Major Championships to Scotland, the Home of Golf, outlines our ambition to host the biggest events in world golf and the addition of the Ricoh Women’s British Open in 2017 at Kingsbarns further strengthens our envied portfolio of golf tournaments in 2014 and beyond. This is also a great compliment to Kingsbarns Golf Links and shows just how established the venue has become on the global golf map."