The weather

15 h 03 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).

1. R115°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
2. R216°/13°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 31 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
3. R316°/12°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
4. R416°/13°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 45 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis

The name over time

1. Ladies' British Open
2. AIG Women's Open
3. Women's British Open
4. Pretty Polly Women's British Open
5. Hitachi Ladies British Open
6. Burberry Women's British Open
7. Weetabix Women's British Open
8. Ricoh Women's British Open
9. AIG Women's British Open

1976–2026 in our record, 50 editions.

The ones it got away from

• Michelle Ellis AUS · 275Closed with 68, birdieing the last, to tie for second two behind; her best finish in her second professional season Webb wins Women's Open for 3rd time - Golftoday, Weetabix Women's British Open 2002 round 4 report (Wayback copy)
• Paula Marti ESP · 275Shot four rounds in the 60s for the first time, closing 69, but putts at 15 and 16 slid by and Webb kept a three-shot cushion until the 18th Paula Marti interview, August 11 2002 (ASAP Sports)

144 started · cut +1, 66 made it

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