2004 Women's British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July – 1 August 2004 |
| Location | Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
| Course(s) | Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,392 yards (5,845 m)[1] |
| Field | 144 players, 69 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | $1,600,000 €1,260,726 |
| Winner's share | $290,880 €229,200 |
| Champion | |
 Karen Stupples | |
| 269 (−19) | |
Sunningdale
Golf Club
Golf Club
Location in England
The 2004 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. It was the 28th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fourth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports, ABC Sports and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Karen Stupples won her only major, five shots ahead of runner-up Rachel Teske.[2]
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, 29 July 2004
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Stupples |
65 | −7 |
| 2 |  Sarah Lee |
67 | −5 |
| T3 |  Minea Blomqvist |
68 | −4 |
 Natalie Gulbis
| |||
 Bettina Hauert
| |||
 Catriona Matthew
| |||
 Annika Sörenstam
| |||
| T8 | Beth Daniel |
69 | −3 |
 A. J. Eathorne
| |||
| Seol-an Jeon
| |||
| Cristie Kerr
| |||
 Lorena Ochoa
| |||
| Janice Moodie
| |||
 Nadina Taylor
|
Second round
[edit]Friday, 30 July 2004
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Stupples |
65-70=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel |
69-69=138 | −6 |
| Jeong Jang |
70-68=138 | ||
| Seol-an Jeon |
69-69=138 | ||
| T5 | Heather Bowie |
70-69=139 | −5 |
| Laura Davies |
70-69=139 | ||
| Laura Diaz |
70-69=139 | ||
| Natalie Gulbis |
68-71=139 | ||
| Sarah Lee |
67-72=139 | ||
 Paula Martí |
73-66=139 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam |
68-71=139 | ||
| Rachel Teske |
70-69=139 |
Amateurs: Stahle (−2), McKevitt (+9)
Third round
[edit]Saturday, 31 July 2004
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Heather Bowie |
70-69-65=204 | −12 |
| Rachel Teske |
70-69-65=204 | ||
| T3 | Cristie Kerr |
69-73-63=205 | −11 |
| Karen Stupples |
65-70-70=205 | ||
| 5 | Lorena Ochoa |
69-71-66=206 | −10 |
| 6 | Paula Martí |
73-66-68=207 | −9 |
| T7 | Minea Blomqvist |
68-78-62=208 | −8 |
| Laura Davies |
70-69-60=208 | ||
| Seol-an Jeon |
69-69-70=208 | ||
| T10 | Beth Daniel |
69-69-71=209 | −7 |
| Sarah Lee |
67-72-70=209 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, 1 August 2004
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Stupples |
65-70-70-64=269 | −19 | 290,880 |
| 2 | Rachel Teske |
70-69-65-70=274 | −14 | 181,800 |
| 3 | Heather Bowie |
70-69-65-71=275 | −13 | 127,260 |
| 4 | Lorena Ochoa |
69-71-66-70=276 | −12 | 99,990 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel |
69-69-71-68=277 | −11 | 72,114 |
| Michele Redman |
70-71-70-66=277 | |||
 Giulia Sergas |
72-71-67-67=277 | |||
| T8 | Minea Blomqvist |
68-78-62-70=278 | −10 | 52,722 |
| Laura Davies |
70-69-69-70=278 | |||
| Sarah Lee |
67-72-70-69=278 |
Amateur: Stahle (+2)
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Millward, Robert (30 July 2004). "Sorenstam near the top". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-7. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ a b Millward, Robert (2 August 2004). "Stupples claims first major win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Ladies European Tour: 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open results
- LPGA: 2004 Women's British Open results