By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com 
Considering the foul weather at Hoylake all week, the attendance figures at the Ricoh Women's British Open were surprisingly good 
I would bet the bad-weather forecast for Sunday kept the last-day figures down to 13,200 after Saturday's gate was as high as 16,900
The attendance at next year's Ricoh Women's British Open - to be held over the Old Course, St Andrews from August 1 to 4, should
 be considerably higher, good or bad weather.

OFFICIAL ATTENDANCE FIGURES AT
HOYLAKE FOR THE 2012 R W B OPEN

Tuesday /Wed   1,500
Thursday           8,900
Friday               3,500
Saturday           16,900
Sunday              13,200
TOTAL              44,000.