1989 Weetabix Women's British Open: Jane Geddes wins at Ferndown Golf Club
Jane Geddes won the 1989 Weetabix Women's British Open at Ferndown Golf Club, Ferndown, Dorset, England with 274 (−14), by 2 strokes over Florence Descampe.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 3 August 1989 to 6 August 1989
- Course
- Ferndown Golf Club, Ferndown, Dorset, England
- Edition
- 13th edition
- Counted as a major
- no (the event became a major later, or was one only in other years)
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- £120,000 · winner's share £18,000
- Champion
- Jane Geddes · age 29 · United States · born Huntington, New York, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 67-67-72-68 = 274 (−14) · won by 2 strokes
- Runner-up
- Florence Descampe (276)
- 54-hole leader
- Jane Geddes, Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya
- Low amateur
- Joanne Morley (294)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Geddes | 67 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Florence Descampe | 276 |
What happened at the 1989 Weetabix Women's British Open
Geddes lost her cool and the outright lead on the last hole of the third round when a rules official refused her a free drop from a cart path, leaving her tied with Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya at 10-under 206.
Geddes closed with a 68 to win by two at 14 under par, breaking the championship's scoring record set by Laura Davies in 1986 by five shots.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's AIG Women's Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).