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2007 Women's British Open
The 2007 Women's British Open was the 31st Women's British Open, held 2–5 August at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, Fife, Scotland. It was the seventh as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPGA Tour and the first-ever women's professional event at the Old Course. Lorena Ochoa shot a bunker-free and bogey-free 67 (−6) in the opening round and led wire-to-wire to win the first of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runners-up Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee. Prior to Ochoa, the last to win a first major at the Old Course was Tony Lema, 43 years earlier in 1964 Open Championship, 1964. This was the first Women's British Open sponsored by Ricoh, the previous twenty were by Weetabix. Field Past champions in the field Made the cut Missed the cut Course Source: *The Road Hole, No. 17, was played as a par 5 for this championship, and was the easiest hole relative to par. Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 2 August 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, 45th most populous settlement in Scotland. The town is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland. It was ranked as the best university in the UK by the 2022 Good University Guide, which is published by ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times''. According to other rankings, it is ranked as one of the best universities in the United Kingdom. The town is named after Andrew the Apostle, Saint Andrew the Twelve apostles, Apostle. The settlement grew to the west of St Andrew's Cathedral, St Andrews, St Andrews Cathedral, with the southern side of the Scores to the north and the Kinness Burn t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Lema
Anthony David Lema (February 25, 1934 – July 24, 1966) was an American professional golfer who rose to fame in the mid-1960s and won a major title, the 1964 Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. He died two years later at age 32 in an aircraft accident near Chicago. Early life Born in Oakland, California, Lema's parents were Anthony H. Lema (1899–1937) and Clotilda M. Lema, née Silva (1910–2000), both of Portuguese ancestry. His father died of pneumonia when Tony was three years old, and his widowed mother struggled to raise the family of four children on welfare. He began playing golf as a boy at Lake Chabot municipal golf course and learned different aspects of the game from a variety of people. Noted African-American golf coach Lucius Bateman helped develop his swing and Oakland policeman Ralph Hall taught him course strategy. The golf pros at Lake Chabot, Dick Fry and Bill Burch, trained him on basic golf fundamentals, including the use of a sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Jeong
Jeong Jang ( ko, 장정, born 11 June 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was also a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour. Jang was born in Daejeon, South Korea. She started playing golf at the age of thirteen. As a teenager she won the 1997 Korea Women's Open and the 1998 Korea Women's Amateur. She attended Joongbu University. After qualifying for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt, Jang had a successful rookie season in 2000 including a second-place finish. She reached twelfth on the money list in 2004 and in that year had nine finishes in the top ten. In July 2005 she won for the first time, claiming the Women's British Open, which is one of the women's majors, by four shots. She claimed her second LPGA win in 2006 at the Wegmans LPGA. Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (2) LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3) LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) Tournament in bold denotes major championships in JLPGA Tour. LPGA of Korea Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Women's British Open
The 2004 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. It was the 28th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fourth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports, ABC Sports and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United States and the United Kingdom. Karen Stupples won her only major, five shots ahead of runner-up Rachel Teske. Field Past champions in the field Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 29 July 2004'' Second round ''Friday, 30 July 2004'' Amateurs: '' Stahle (−2)'', McKevitt (+9) Third round ''Saturday, 31 July 2004'' Final round ''Sunday, 1 August 2004'' Amateur: Stahle (+2) Source: References External linksLadies European Tour:2004 Weetabix Women's British Open resultsLPGA:2004 Women's British Open results {{coord, 51.388, -0.631, type:event, display=title Women's British Open Golf tournaments in England British Open Women's British Open July 2004 sports events in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Stupples
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 American crime thriller Other uses * Karen (orangutan), the first to have open heart surgery * AS-10 Karen or Kh-25, a Soviet air-to-ground missile * Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network * Tropical Storm Karen (other) See also * Karren (name) * Karyn (given name) * Keren, Eritrea a city * Caren (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Women's British Open
The 2002 Women's British Open was held 8–11 August at the Ailsa Course at Turnberry Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 26th edition of the Women's British Open, and the second as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. ESPN, ABC Sports and BBC Sport televised the event in the United States and United Kingdom. Karrie Webb won the sixth of her seven major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Michelle Ellis and Paula Martí. Three strokes back after 54 holes, Webb shot a final round 66 (−6) to capture her fifth different major for a career " Super Slam." It was her third victory at the Women's British Open, with previous titles in 1995 and 1997. Defending champion Se-Ri Pak finished six strokes back, in a tie for eleventh place. Course Ailsa Course Source: * The Open Championship in 1994 was set at par 70 and , longer. * 1 These par-4 holes are played as par-5 during this tournament. Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 8 August 2002'' Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour, more than any other active player. Early life and amateur career Webb was born in Ayr, Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team, making six international appearances from 1992 to 1994, including a 1994 appearance in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships. This was the year she became the Australian Stroke Play Champion Professional career Webb began her professional golfing career in 1994 playing on the Ladies European Tour, where she finished second at the Women's Australian Open, and the Futures Tour in the U.S., where she won one tournament. In 1995 she became the youngest ever winner of the Weetabix Women's British Open in her rookie season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherri Steinhauer
Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major championships, the 1992 du Maurier Classic and 2006 Women's British Open (she also has two, 1998 and 1999, titles recognized by the Ladies European Tour as majors but not by the LPGA Tour). Steinhauer finished as high as seventh on the money list twice. The first time came in 1994 where Steinhauer won the Sprint Championship in addition to having seven other top 10 finishes. Steinhauer also qualified for the Solheim Cup for the first time in 1994. She would also make the team in 1998, 2000, and 2007. With wins at the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic and the Weetabix Women's British Open, Steinhauer finished seventh o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Women's British Open
The 2003 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 27th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports and ABC Sports televised the event in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom. Annika Sörenstam won the sixth of her ten major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Se-Ri Pak, the 2001 champion. The victory completed the career grand slam for Sörenstam. Course layout Source: Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 31 July 2003'' Second round ''Friday, 1 August 2003'' Amateurs: ''Serramià (+3)'', Keighley (+5), Brewerton (+6) Third round ''Saturday, 2 August 2003'' Final round ''Sunday, 3 August 2003'' Amateur: Serramià (+6) References External linksLadies European Tour:2003 Weetabix Women's British Open resultsLPGA:2003 Women's British Open results {{Authority control Women's British Open Golf tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Charlotta Sörenstam (; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. She is regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 24 other tournaments internationally. After turning 50, she came back from her retirement and added a win in the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open. In 2003, she achieved a career grand slam, winning, at least once in her career, each of the four tournaments recognized as major championships during the main part of her career. Despite retiring from regular tournament golf in 2008, as of the end of 2022, she still topped the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of her nearest rival while playing 187 fewer events. The winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Women's British Open
The 2001 Women's British Open was held 2–5 August in England at Sunningdale Golf Club, southwest of London in Sunningdale Sunningdale is a large village with a retail area and a civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It takes up the extreme south-east corner of Berkshire, England. It has a railway station on the (London) Waterloo to Reading ..., Berkshire, England, Berkshire. It was the 25th edition of the Women's British Open, and the first as a Women's major golf championships, major championship on the LPGA Tour. It replaced the du Maurier Classic in Canada as the fourth and final major of the season. On Sunningdale's Old Course, Se-ri Pak won the third of her five major titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Mi -Hyun Kim. Four strokes behind leader Catriona Matthew after 54 holes and tied for ninth, Pak eagled the first hole on Sunday and shot a final round for The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports in the United States and BBC Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se Ri Pak
Pak Se-ri or Se-ri Pak ( ko, 박세리, ; born 28 September 1977) is a South Korean former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1998 to 2016. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007. Career overview Born in Daejeon, she attended Yuseong Elementary School in that city and then Keumseong Girls’ High School in Gongju City, Chungnam Province, where she was the school's best amateur golfer. She then moved to Seoul for training. Pak turned professional in 1996, a year before she moved to the United States as a 20-year-old. In 1996 and 1997, she won six tournaments on the LPGA of Korea Tour. Pak joined the LPGA Tour full-time for the year 1998, crowning her rookie season with victories in two majors: the McDonald's LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open. At just 20 years of age, she became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Women's Open. About.com writes that "Pak won a 20-hole playoff for that victory, making that tournament - at 92 holes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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