The 2009 Women's British Open was held 30 July – 2 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in

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. It was the 33rd

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and the ninth as a major championship on the

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. Catriona Matthew won her only major, three strokes ahead of runner-up

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. It was the fourth Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and the third as an LPGA major, most recently in

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. The course had also hosted ten Open Championships, most recently in

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. The par-72 course was set by the

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at , shorter than the par-71 set-up for

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. Matthew became the first

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to win the title, just eleven weeks after giving birth to her second child in mid-May.

Course layout

Source: Previous lengths of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001): *

: , par 72 *

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Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, 30 July 2009''

Second round

''Friday, 31 July 2009''

Third round

''Saturday, 1 August 2009''

Final round

''Sunday, 2 August 2009'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
:

References

External links

Ladies European Tour:
2009 Ricoh Women's British Open results
LPGA:
2009 Ricoh Women's British Open results Golf Observer source
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