GUSTAVSSON HEADS 22 QUALIFIERS FOR AIG WOMEN’S OPEN

Sweden’s Johanna Gustavsson claimed the first of 22 qualifying spots up for grabs for next week’s AIG Women’s Open, recording two consistent rounds of 70 and 71 over the first two days at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.

In the absence of a qualifying tournament, the final 22 places in next week’s field were on offer at Renaissance Golf Club with the top performing players who make the cut, and who are not already exempt, qualifying for the major championship.  

As it played out, 15 players that were not already exempt made the cut with the likes of Scotland’s Kylie Henry and Michele Thomson part of the group to book their place at Royal Troon, with Thomson making the cut on the number after an impressive second round 69 (-2) which proved to be the third lowest score of a difficult day on the links.

Other notable LET members to qualify include England’s Eleanor Givens, Welshwoman Becky Morgan and India’s Tvesa Malik, who will be making her Women’s Open debut.

China’s Muni He also booked her first visit to the Women’s Open along with LPGA rookie, Haley Moore, who has been impressing in the USA.

Remaining qualifiers

The remaining seven spots were then awarded to the highest Rolex Ranked players, who were not already exempt and missed the cut, which enabled the likes of former Solheim Cup player Alison Lee, Australian Sarah Kemp and former Women’s Open Smyth Salver winner Luna Sobron Galmes to qualify.

In total, 12 nationalities were represented from the 22 qualifiers.

Full list of qualifiers below:

First Name Surname Country LSO Score How they qualified
Johanna Gustavsson SWE 141 Made cut
Emily Kristine Pedersen DEN 142 Made cut
Caroline Inglis USA 142 Made cut
Daniela Holmqvist SWE 143 Made cut
Eleanor Givens ENG 145 Made cut
Muni He CHN 145 Made cut
Tvesa Malik IND 145 Made cut
Haley Moore USA 145 Made cut
Yujeong Son KOR 145 Made cut
Charlotte Thomas ENG 145 Made cut
Becky Morgan WAL 146 Made cut
Kylie Henry SCO 146 Made cut
Jennifer Chang USA 147 Made cut
Michele Thomson SCO 147 Made cut
Lee-Anne Pace RSA 147 Made cut
Sarah Kemp AUS 149 Rolex Rankings
Alison Lee USA 153 Rolex Rankings
Elizabeth Szokol USA 152 Rolex Rankings
Jenny Coleman USA 150 Rolex Rankings
Luna Sobron Galmes ESP 154 Rolex Rankings
Julieta Granada PAR 150 Rolex Rankings
Louise Ridderstrom SWE 161 Rolex Rankings

For more information on the field, please visit – https://www.aigwomensopen.com/field