The 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 1–4 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. It was the 37th Women's British Open, and the 13th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the second Women's British Open at St Andrews, the first was six years earlier in 2007. ESPN televised the tournament in the United States and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United Kingdom. Five years earlier, Lewis was a member of the winning Curtis Cup team in 2008, played at St Andrews. She won all five of her matches at the Old Course in her final amateur competition.