On August 3rd, Beijing time, why is the 2022 AIG British Women's Open held in Muirfield a historic moment?
Because it wasn't until 2019 that Muirfield had its first female member, but now it's hosting the last major of the year in women's golf.
There is also one more thing that shows that the status of women's golf is gradually improving. With the help of title sponsor AIG, organizers The R&A will raise this year's prize money to at least $6.8 million, which means the championship prize will be no less than $1 million.
But as ever, guessing the winner of the event is quite difficult. In the past 10 years, 6 players have achieved their first Grand Slam victory at the AIG Women's Open, and 5 of them have never won a Grand Slam again, especially the 2020 German champion Sophia Popov (Sophia Popov) And 2019 Japanese champion Shibuno Hinata.
Defending champion Anna Nordqvist is not that type, she has won two Grand Slams before Carnoustie's win, in fact, she is the same as 2018 champion Georgia Hall. ), winning all the way from the junior championships to the amateur championships, he knows how to win on the links course.
Scotland is even her second home. Her husband, LPGA Tour caddie Kevin McAlpine, is from Scotland. At a press conference on Tuesday, she even called herself Scottish, completely forgetting that she was Swedish.
"It's obviously a special honour. If I was a little girl and someone told me I could win the AIG Women's British Open one day, I'd probably say he was crazy. It was probably my biggest childhood dream because I came from Europe," Anna Nordquist said, "teeeeeeeeeeeeing on the first hole, the master of ceremonies read that I was the defending champion, a title I would gladly accept. Winning the trophy last year and sharing it with family and friends was such an honor. "
But it is not easy to win the championship, and no one has done it since Zeng Yani in 2011. In fact, after the AIG Women's Open was upgraded to the LPGA Grand Slam, only Zeng Yani did it. Not to mention that Anna Nordquist has only made the top 10 once this season: a tie for sixth at the U.S. Women's Open.
An equally noteworthy set of stats is that the first four majors this year were won by four different players. Since Ko Jinyoung in 2019, no player has won more than one major in a calendar year.
The four Grand Slam champions that year: Jennifer Kupcho, Lee Minzhi, Tian Renzhi, Brooke Henderson, who is most likely to win the Grand Slam for the second time this year?
The 24-year-old Canadian girl is at least the hottest in the current state. Having won the Evian Championship two weeks ago, she took a rest last week and is back with energy. She said winning her second major was a big boost of confidence, and she loved it the first time she saw Muirfield on Monday.
"This is probably my favorite links course I've ever played," she said. "It's definitely been a great test, and if it's windy like it is now, it's going to be a big challenge. But the view of the course is really It's beautiful, it's definitely a spectacular course." The only downside of
is that he has participated in the AIG Women's Open 8 times. Although Brooke Henderson has only been eliminated once, he has not made the top ten once. The best place is 2018. tied for 11th in the year. So it is absolutely a mystery what kind of champion Muirfield will make.
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