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Sunday 18 August 1996LPGA TourYear in Review
Klein wins Weetabix Women's British Open
Woburn Golf Club, Little Brickhill, England · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 1996 · Emilee Klein’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · Weetabix
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/12°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ladies' British Open
- AIG Women's Open
- Women's British Open
- Pretty Polly Women's British Open
- Hitachi Ladies British Open
- Burberry Women's British Open
- Weetabix Women's British Open
- Ricoh Women's British Open
- AIG Women's British Open
1976–2026 in our record, 50 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Penny Hammel USA · 284Finished seven strokes behind Klein, who led by six going into the final round and closed with a 72 (The Independent) Klein's touch of magic - Tim Glover, The Independent, 19 August 1996
- Amy Alcott USA · 284Finished seven strokes behind Klein, who led by six going into the final round and closed with a 72 (The Independent) Klein's touch of magic - Tim Glover, The Independent, 19 August 1996
138 started, 73 made it
Same week
Women's tour event
Weetabix Women's British Open
Woburn Golf & Country Club (Duke's Course), Little Brickhill (near Milton Keynes)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Emilee Klein
Runner-up: Amy Alcott, Penny Hammel
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
19 August 1996
I didn't play my best golf, but when I made a mistake I recovered immediately. I was not terribly nervous, but nervous enough to think I was going to throw up.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
19 August 1996
I was going to buy a house anyway, but now I can afford a bigger one
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilee Klein | 68 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 277 | −15 |
| T2 | Penny Hammel | 71 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −8 |
| T2 | Amy Alcott | 72 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −8 |
| T4 | Jane Geddes | 72 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 285 | −7 |
| T4 | Alison Nicholas | 68 · 71 · 74 · 72 | 285 | −7 |
| T4 | Lisa Hackney | 71 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −7 |
| T7 | Christa Johnson | 72 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Rosie Jones | 69 · 71 · 73 · 73 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Deb Richard | 71 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Barb Whitehead | 76 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Tracy Kerdyk | 70 · 70 · 72 · 74 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Pat Bradley | 70 · 75 · 69 · 72 | 286 | −6 |
| T7 | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi | 74 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 286 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1974-06-11, Santa Monica, California; USA; turned pro 1994; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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