1996 Weetabix Women's British Open: Emilee Klein wins at Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course)
Emilee Klein won the 1996 Weetabix Women's British Open at Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England with 277 (−15), by 7 strokes over Amy Alcott and Penny Hammel.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 15 August 1996 to 18 August 1996
- Course
- Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England
- Edition
- 20th 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
- 73
- Winner's share
- £80,000
- Champion
- Emilee Klein · age 22 · United States · born Santa Monica, California, United States
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event
- Winning score
- 68-66-71-72 = 277 (−15) · won by 7 strokes
- Runners-up
- Amy Alcott, Penny Hammel (284 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Emilee Klein
- Low amateur
- Barbara Heckett (296)
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilee Klein | 68 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 277 | −15 |
| T2 | Amy Alcott | 284 | |||||
| T2 | Penny Hammel | 284 |
What happened at the 1996 Weetabix Women's British Open
Emilee Klein's second-round 66 gave her a five-stroke halfway lead, which the R&A describes as the largest 36-hole lead in Championship history.
Klein arrived at Woburn having won her maiden LPGA title the previous week in Boston and then won by seven 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).