Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open Purse, Prize Money And Field 2023
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Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland is the venue for the Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open, an event co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and LET. Not surprisingly, there is a strong field as players take the chance to play in the UK before the final women’s Major of the year, the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath.
In 2022, Japanese player Ayaka Furue finished ahead of Celine Boutier by three shots to claim her maiden LPGA Tour title thanks to a course record 62 on the Sunday, and she defends her trophy this week. The player she beat is also in this week’s field fresh from her maiden Major title in the Amundi Evian Championship in her homeland of France.
That victory was also enough to propel Boutier to a career-high of fourth in the world rankings, and she’ll be hoping to keep that momentum going here before next week’s Major.
While none of the top three in the world rankings are in action, there are plenty of other high-profile players taking part this week. As well as Furue, two other former winners of the tournament are participating this week - 2018 champion Ariya Jutanugarn and Mi Hyang Lee, who claimed the title a year earlier.
Lilia Vu, who claimed her maiden Major title with The Chevron Championship in April, also participates. She will be hoping to get back on track after a dip in form that has led to four missed cuts in the six tournaments she has played since that victory.
Meanwhile, another hoping to put a recent disappointment behind will be Ruoning Yin. After winning the KPMG PGA Championship, Yin produced another encouraging display in the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach, where she finished tied for 20th. However, she couldn’t keep her good form in Majors going in France last week, where she missed the cut.
The winner of the US Women’s Open was Allisen Corpuz, and she followed that up with a runner-up finish in the Dana Open before a T54 last week. Given her strong recent form, she will be confident of another impressive performance.
Atthaya Thitikul also plays. It's only nine months since the Thai star became the second youngest player to reach the top of the world rankings. A winless run since then has seen her slip to 10th, but a T9 in tricky conditions last week will have reminded many that she’s not too far from her best form.
Others who will be keen for solid performances include AIG Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buthai, who’s currently ranked 16th in the world, and the player immediately beneath her in the rankings, Charley Hull, who hails from across the border in England and finished second in the US Women's Open.
Rising Swedish star Linn Grant also plays along with compatriot, three-time Major winner Anna Nordqvist. Xiyu Lin and Nasa Hataoka, who are each in the world’s top 20, will also be looking to take some good form into next week’s Major.
Players are competing for a $2m purse, with the winner set to claim $300,000.
Below is the field for the 2023 Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open.
Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open Prize Money
Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open Field
Marina Alex
Casandra Alexander
Carmen Alonso
Narin An
Pajaree Anannarukarn
Elin Arvidsson
Aditi Ashok
Pia Babnik
Laura Beveridge
Jaravee Boonchant
Celine Borge
Celine Boutier
Becky Brewerton
Ashleigh Buhai
Hannah Burke
Virginia Elena Carta
Matilda Castren
Peiyun Chien
Hye Jin Choi
Chella Choi
In Gee Chun
Allisen Corpuz
Lauren Coughlin
Olivia Cowan
Gabriella Cowley
Diksha Dagar
Daniela Darquea
Karis Davidson
Klara Davidson Spilkova
Laura Davies
Rosie Davies
Manon De Roey
Perrine Delacour
Amanda Doherty
Gemma Dryburgh
Lindy Duncan
Nicole Broch Estrup
Ally Ewing
Maria Fassi
Alexandra Forsterling
Laura Fuenfstueck
Ayaka Furue
Cara Gainer
Nicole Garcia
Eleanor Givens
Linn Grant
Emma Grechi
Johanna Gustavsson
Lydia Hall
Leonie Harm
Lauren Hartlage
Nasa Hataoka
Caroline Hedwall
Kylie Henry
Esther Henseleit
Celine Herbin
Alice Hewson
Daniela Holmqvist
Wei Ling Hsu
Charley Hull
Lily May Humphreys
Caroline Inglis
Eun Hee Ji
Felicity Johnson
Ariya Jutanugarn
Moriya Jutanugarn
Minami Katsu
Sarah Kemp
Megan Khang
Hyo Joo Kim
A Lim Kim
In Kyung Kim
Frida Kinhult
Cheyenne Knight
Tiia Koivisto
Jennifer Kupcho
Stephanie Kyriacou
Ines Laklalech
Bronte Law
Minjee Lee
Alison Lee
Andrea Lee
Mi Hyang Lee
Lucy Li
Xiyu Lin
Pernilla Lindberg
Yu Liu
Gaby Lopez
Meghan MacLaren
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Stephanie Meadow
Jana Melichova
Morgane Metraux
Kim Metraux
Anne Charlotte Mora
Kristyna Napoleaova
Yuna Nishimura
Chiara Noja
Anna Nordqvist
Lee Anne Pace
Annie Park
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Ana Pelaez Trivino
Lisa Pettersson
Pamela Pretswell Asher
Mel Reid
Paula Reto
Pauline Roussin
Madelene Sagstrom
Agathe Sauzon
Sarah Schmelzel
Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Sarah Schober
Hinako Shibuno
Jenny Shin
Magdalena Simmermacher
Maja Stark
Marissa Steen
Linnea Strom
Jasmine Suwannapura
Maddie Szeryk
Bailey Tardy
Patty Tavatanakit
Atthaya Thitikul
Michele Thomson
Lilia Vu
Lindsey Weaver Wright
Ursula Wikstrom
Chloe Williams
Sophie Witt
Christine Wolf
Amy Yang
Ruoning Yin
Angel Yin
Liz Young
Who Is In The Field For the Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open?
Ayaka Furue defends her title, while there are plenty of other big names in the field, including Celine Boutier, who won the Amundi Evian Championship, former winners Ariya Jutanugarn and Mi Hyang Lee, and Lilia Vu, who claimed the Chevron Championship in April.
Where Is The Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open Being Held?
The tournament is taking place at the Kyle Phillips-designed Dundonald Links in Scotland. Players can expect a challenging course featuring plenty of heather, excellent bunkering and streams crossing the fairways.