Women's British Open
The Women's British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Weetabix Women's British Open, is one of the leading events in women's professional golf, being the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. The event was established by the Ladies Golf Union of Great Britain in 1976. It became an official stop on the LPGA Tour in 1994. It has been an LPGA major since 2001, when it took the place of the du Maurier Classic on the list of majors. In 2005 the prize money, which was fixed in U.S. Dollars, was $1,800,000.
Winners
- 2005 Jeong Jang - South Korea
- 2004 Karen Stupples - England
- 2003 Annika Sörenstam - Sweden
- 2002 Karrie Webb - Australia
- 2001 Se Ri Pak - South Korea
Winners before the tournament became an LPGA Major:
- 2000 Sophie Gustafson - Sweden
- 1999 Sherri Steinhauer - United States
- 1998 Sherri Steinhauer - United States
- 1997 Karrie Webb - Australia
- 1996 Emily Klein - United States
- 1995 Karrie Webb - Australia
- 1994 Liselotte Neumann - Sweden
- 1993 Karen Lunn - Australia
- 1992 Patty Sheehan - United States
- 1991 Penny Grice-Whittaker - England
- 1990 Helen Alfredsson - Sweden
- 1989 Jane Geddes - United States
- 1988 Corinne Dibnah - Australia
- 1987 Alison Nicholas - England
- 1986 Laura Davies - England
- 1985 Betsy King - United States
- 1984 Ayako Okamoto - Japan
- 1983 No tournament
- 1982 Marta Figueras-Dotti - Spain
- 1981 Debbie Massey - United States
- 1980 Debbie Massey - United States
- 1979 Alison Sheard - South Africa
- 1978 Janey Melville
- 1977 Vivien Saunders - England
- 1976 Jenny Lee Smith
See also
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