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Sunday 17 August 1997LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Weetabix Women's British Open
Sunningdale Golf Club, Sunningdale, England · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 August 1997 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 7 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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/14°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 2.3 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
- Rosie Jones USA · 277Started the final round eight behind playing alongside Webb; Webb's lead fell to five at the turn but Jones bogeyed the 10th and closed with a 71 to finish eight back, a stroke ahead of Annika Sorenstam (The Independent; GOLFonline) Fearless Webb spreadeagles field again - Tim Glover, The Independent, 18 August 1997
142 started, 69 made it
Same week
Women's tour event
Weetabix Women's British Open
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Sunningdale
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Rosie Jones
From the papers
Webb cruises to eight-stroke victory at Weetabix Women's British Open - GOLFonline, August 17 1997 (Wayback copy)
17 August 1997
I am over the moon. I have been wondering when everything was going to come together all in one week, and this week it just all fell into place.
Webb storms to eight-shot lead at Weetabix Women's British Open - GOLFonline, August 16 1997 (Wayback copy)
16 August 1997
This is my best score ever. I have never played that well ever before. I probably only hit one or two bad shots, and they were not even that bad. I am just speechless.
Webb storms to eight-shot lead at Weetabix Women's British Open - GOLFonline, August 16 1997 (Wayback copy)
16 August 1997
At first I thought it was a mistake on the board when I saw her (Webb) at 18-under and I was at nine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Rosie Jones | 70 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Brandie Burton | 73 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Lisa Hackney | 74 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Catriona Matthew | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Wendy Doolan | 74 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Tina Barrett | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 9 | Chris Johnson | 71 · 71 · 73 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 71 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Betsy King | 71 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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