List of Women's British Open champions
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The Women's British Open[a] is an annual golf competition held at the end of July start of August, and is conducted by the R&A. Established in 1976, it has been recognised as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 1992,[1] became a recognised LPGA event in 1994, and became one of the LPGA's major championships in 2001. As of 2021[update] it is the fifth and last of the LPGA's five majors, preceded by the ANA Inspiration (formerly Kraft Nabisco Championship), U.S. Women's Open, the Women's PGA Championship and the Evian Championship (formerly Evian Masters). This event has always been conducted in stroke play competition.[2][3]
Yani Tseng's victories in 2010 and 2011 and Jiyai Shin's in 2008 and 2012 make them the only two golfers to win the event twice since it became an LPGA major. The only other golfers to successfully defend their titles are Debbie Massey in 1980 and 1981, before the tournament became a part of the LPGA tour, and Sherri Steinhauer in 1998 and 1999, when it was a sanctioned LPGA event but not yet a major.
The lowest winning score in the tournament's history as an LPGA major is Karen Stupples's 19-under par 269 aggregate in 2004, equalling the record score set by Karrie Webb in 1997.[2] The Women's British Open has had two wire-to-wire champions as a major: Jang Jeong in 2005 and Lorena Ochoa in 2007.[4]
Key
† | Tournament won in a playoff |
‡ | Wire-to-wire victory (as a major) |
Champions
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Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Women's British Open as a major. Champions who won in consecutive years are indicated by the years with italics*.
- Key
1 | First place |
Rank | Country | Golfer | Total | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Yani Tseng | 2 | 2010*, 2011* |
1 | ![]() | Jiyai Shin | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as an LPGA major (2001–present).
Rank | Nationality | Wins | Champions | First title | Last title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2001 | 2017 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 2006 | 2023 |
T3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2018 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 2003 | 2021 | |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 2010 | 2011 | |
T6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2002 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2020 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2019 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2007 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2009 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2022 | ||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
Notes
a This tournament has had several names, which are the following; 2001–2006: Weetabix Women's British Open, 2007–2018: Ricoh Women's British Open, 2019: AIG Women's British Open, 2020–present AIG Women's Open.[17]
See also
- Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions
- List of LPGA major championship winning golfers
- Grand Slam (golf)
References
- General
- "Ricoh Women's British Open" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Women's Open prize up". The Times. 6 August 1991. p. 33.
- ^ a b "Ricoh Women's British Open" (PDF). LPGA. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Tournaments-The Majors". LPGA. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Major records, all". LPGA Media Center. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Se-ri grabs British Open". New Straits Times. Reuters. 7 August 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Webb super in slams". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. 12 August 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Annika completes career grand slam with win at women's British Open". The Argus-Press. AP. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Stupples wins Women's British Open". The Argus-Press. AP. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Women's British Open: Jang holds off field". Herald-Tribune. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Millward, Robert (1 August 2005). "Women's British Open golf: Jang gets first pro victory". The Seattle Times. AP. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Swift, E. M. (14 August 2006). "Going Steady". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Ochoa get the big one". The Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Golf: Shin wins Women's British Open". Malaysia Star. AP. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Matthew wins maiden British Open". BBC Sport. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Neenan, Bill (1 August 2010). "Yani Tseng wins Women's Open at Birkdale". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "At Only 22, Tseng Wins Fifth Major". The New York Times. AP. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "History". Ricoh Women's British Open. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
External links
- LPGA Tour's tournament profile
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