1999 Weetabix Women's British Open: Sherri Steinhauer wins at Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course)
Sherri Steinhauer won the 1999 Weetabix Women's British Open at Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England with 283 (−9), by 1 stroke over Annika Sörenstam.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 12 August 1999 to 15 August 1999
- Course
- Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes), Buckinghamshire, England
- Edition
- 23rd 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
- £100,000
- Champion
- Sherri Steinhauer · age 36 · United States · born Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd title at this event
- Winning score
- 70-72-68-73 = 283 (−9) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Annika Sörenstam (284)
- 54-hole leader
- Sherri Steinhauer
- Low amateur
- Giulia Sergas (291)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherri Steinhauer | 70 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 283 | −9 |
| 2 | Annika Sörenstam | 284 |
What happened at the 1999 Weetabix Women's British Open
Steinhauer opened her final round with a double-bogey 6 at the 1st but won with a birdie at the 18th, where her third shot from 115 yards finished about 6 feet from the hole.
She became the first champion to successfully defend the title since Debbie Massey in 1981.
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).
Sources
- aigwomensopen.com: previous championships
- aigwomensopen.com: records
- aigwomensopen.com: aigwo champions
- aigwomensopen.com: sherri steinhaeur royal lytham woburn
- lpga.com: british history
- cbsnews.com: steinhauer defends british
- aigwomensopen.com: sherri steinhauer
- where2golf.com: sherri steinhauer
- Wikipedia: Sherri Steinhauer
- Wikipedia: Women's British Open
- theglobeandmail.com: article4260598