The 2005 Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at

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. It was the 29th edition of the

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, and the fifth as a major championship on the

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. Jeong Jang led wire-to-wire, winning her first LPGA event and only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up

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, age 15, tied for third and was the low

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in her final major before turning professional in the fall.

Course layout

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 28 July 2005''

Second round

''Friday, 29 July 2005'' Amateurs: '' Stahle (−6), Wie (−2), Ciganda (+1)'', Queen (+16).

Third round

''Saturday, 30 July 2005''

Final round

''Sunday, 31 July 2005'' :(a) denotes

Amateurs: Wie (−10), Stahle (−8), Ciganda (+2) Source:

References

External links

Ladies European Tour:
2005 Weetabix Women's British Open results
LPGA:
2005 Women's British Open results Golf Observer source
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2000s in Merseyside