1997 Weetabix Women's British Open: Karrie Webb wins at Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course)

Karrie Webb won the 1997 Weetabix Women's British Open at Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Sunningdale, Berkshire, England with 269 (−19), by 8 strokes over Rosie Jones.

Updated October 23, 2026

Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.

Dates: 14 August 1997 to 17 August 1997
Course: Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Edition: 21st 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
Made the cut: 70 (cut at 148)
Winner's share: £82,500
Champion: Karrie Webb · age 22 · Australia · born Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Champion's title: 2nd title at this event
Winning score: 65-70-63-71 = 269 (−19) · won by 8 strokes
Runner-up: Rosie Jones (277)
54-hole leader: Karrie Webb
Low amateur: Silvia Cavalleri (290)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Karrie Webb	65	70	63	71	269	−19
2	Rosie Jones					277

What happened at the 1997 Weetabix Women's British Open

Karrie Webb's 19-under-par 269 at Sunningdale set the Championship's 72-hole record, equalled by Karen Stupples in 2004 but never bettered.

Webb led outright after every round and won by eight strokes over Rosie Jones, matching Karen Lunn's eight-shot margin of 1993, the joint third-largest in Championship history.

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).

1997 Weetabix Women's British Open: Karrie Webb wins at Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course)

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1997 Weetabix Women's British Open

How this was built

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