2009 Ricoh Women's British Open: Catriona Matthew wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Catriona Matthew won the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England with 285 (−3), by 3 strokes over Karrie Webb.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the AIG Women's Open winners list.
- Dates
- 30 July 2009 to 2 August 2009
- Course
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
- Edition
- 33rd edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72 · 6,492 yards
- Field
- 144
- Made the cut
- 71 (cut at 153)
- Purse
- $2,200,000 · winner's share $335,000
- Champion
- Catriona Matthew · age 39 · Scotland · born Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 1st major
- Winning score
- 74-67-71-73 = 285 (−3) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Karrie Webb (288)
- 54-hole leader
- Catriona Matthew
- Caddie
- Graeme Matthew (her husband)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catriona Matthew | 74 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 285 | −3 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 288 |
What happened at the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open
After bogeys at two of the first three holes cut her overnight lead, Matthew made a hole-in-one at the 12th in the final round, her third ace in championship play, then birdied three straight holes from the 13th.
Matthew won just 11 weeks after giving birth to her second daughter, Sophie, and was the only player in the field to finish under par.
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).