| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 August 2018 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England 53°44′59″N 3°01′04″W / 53.7496°N 3.0178°W |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,585 yards (6,021 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 65 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $3,250,000 €2,796,495 |
| Winner's share | $490,000 €421,625 |
| Champion | |
 Georgia Hall | |
| 271 (−17) | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Lytham & St Annes GC Location in the United Kingdom  Royal Lytham & St Annes GC Location in England | |
The 2018 Ricoh Women's British Open was played from 2–5 August in England at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Golf Links in Lancashire. It was the 43rd Women's British Open, the 18th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour, and the fifth at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.
Georgia Hall of England shot a final round 67 (−5) to win by two strokes over runner-up Pornanong Phatlum, the 54-hole leader. It was her first major title and she was the first British winner since Catriona Matthew in 2009.[1][2][3] It was also the first win on tour (LPGA Tour or Ladies European Tour) for the 22-year-old Hall, the first English winner of the championship in 14 years.
The event was televised by Golf Channel and NBC Sports in the United States and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
- ^ "England's Georgia Hall claims first major victory at British Open". ESPN. 6 August 2018.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (5 August 2018). "Georgia Hall seals home win and her first major at Women's British Open". The Guardian.
- ^ Carter, Iain (5 August 2017). "Georgia Hall: The Women's British Open champion's 'Cinderella story'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2017.