2004 Women's British Open

2004 Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates29 July – 1 August 2004
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Old Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,392 yards (5,845 m)[1]
Field144 players, 69 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$1,600,000
1,260,726
Winner's share$290,880
€229,200
Champion
Karen Stupples
269 (−19)
Sunningdale
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

First round

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ Millward, Robert (30 July 2004). "Sorenstam near the top". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-7. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b Millward, Robert (2 August 2004). "Stupples claims first major win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

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