After a week off following the Evian Championship the LPGA remains in Europe for two more weeks, starting this week at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open and ending next week at tie AIG Women’s British Open.
England’s Lottie Woad is the defending champion at Dundonald Links, winning early in her professional career. She’s added a second win to her resume earlier this year outside Cincinnati at the Kroger Queen City Championship.
Even so, all eyes will be on World No. 1 Nelly Korda, winner of two majors this year and always the top draw in the women’s game. She tops the field that consists of seven players ranked inside the top 10. The championship also features 19 major champions with a combined 35 major titles, including 44 LPGA winners with 181 victories.
World No. 1 amateur Kiara Romero is among the sponsor invites this week. A good performance in Scotland could give her an LPGA card through the tour’s LEAP program.
Next week the Women’s British Open will be at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in England. The Solheim Cup is in the Netherlands in early September, meaning these next two weeks are critical for the race to automatic selections on both the U.S. and European squads.
Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
Here’s the purse breakdown in Scotland
WIN: $300,000
2: $185,159
3: $134,320
4: $103,907
5: $83,633
6: $68,427
7: $57,276
8: $50,180
9: $45,112
10: $41,056
11: $38,014
12: $35,480
13: $33,250
14: $31,223
15: $29,398
16: $27,776
17: $26,357
18: $25,141
19: $24,127
20: $23,315
21: $22,505
22: $21,694
23: $20,884
24: $20,072
25: $19,363
26: $18,653
27: $17,942
28: $17,233
29: $16,524
30: $15,916
31: $15,307
32: $14,699
33: $14,090
34: $13,482
35: $12,976
36: $12,469
37: $11,963
38: $11,455
39: $10,948
40: $10,543
41: $10,138
42: $9,733
43: $9,326
44: $8,921
45: $8,617
46: $8,312
47: $8,008
48: $7,704
49: $7,400
50: $7,096
51: $6,894
52: $6,691
53: $6,487
54: $6,286
55: $6,082
56: $5,879
57: $5,677
58: $5,474
59: $5,272
60: $5,069
61: $4,968
62: $4,865
63: $4,765
64: $4,664
65: $4,561
66: $4,460
67: $4,360
68: $4,257
69: $4,156
70: $4,055
71: $4,005
72: $3,953
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
