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2005 Women's British Open
| Field | Value | |||||||||
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| name | 2005 Women's British Open | |||||||||
| image | ASBrit2005b.JPG | |||||||||
| caption | Annika Sörenstam with caddie Terry McNamara on the 10th hole during the Pro-Am | |||||||||
| location | Southport, England | |||||||||
| course | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |||||||||
| dates | 28–31 July 2005 | |||||||||
| org | Ladies' Golf Union | |||||||||
| tour | LPGA Tour | |||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | ||||||||||
| par | 72 | |||||||||
| yardage | 6463 yd | |||||||||
| {{cite web | url | http://info.lgu.org/tic/tmcrsts.cgi?tourn=RW05~cardlink=Y~~season=2005~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=Y~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ | publisher=Ladies Golf Union | title=Course Statistics: 2005 Weetabix Women's British Open | date=31 July 2005 | access-date=6 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142443/http://info.lgu.org/tic/tmcrsts.cgi?tourn=RW05~cardlink=Y~~season=2005~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=Y~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ | archive-date=14 July 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} |
| field | 150 players, 70 after cut | |||||||||
| cut | 149 (+5) | |||||||||
| purse | $1,800,000 | |||||||||
| €1,499,571 | ||||||||||
| winners_share | $280,208 | |||||||||
| €233,440 | ||||||||||
| champion | KOR Jeong Jang | |||||||||
| score | 272 (−16) | |||||||||
| previous | [2004](2004-women-s-british-open) | |||||||||
| next | [2006](2006-women-s-british-open) | |||||||||
| map | UK England#Merseyside#United Kingdom Southport | |||||||||
| map_label | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |||||||||
| map_caption | Location in England##Location in Merseyside, north of Liverpool##Location in Southport | |||||||||
| map_relief | 1 |
Ladies European Tour €1,499,571 €233,440 The 2005 Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 29th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.
Jeong Jang led wire-to-wire, winning her first LPGA event and only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Sophie Gustafson. Michelle Wie, age 15, tied for third and was the low amateur in her final major before turning professional in the fall.
Course layout
Main article: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 418 | 410 | 404 | 175 | 338 | 478 | 155 | 410 | 395 | **3,183** | 368 | 358 | 149 | 427 | 163 | 499 | 347 | 497 | 472 | **3,280** | **6,463** |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | **35** | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | **37** | **72** |
Source:
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 28 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR Jeong Jang | 68 | −4 |
| 2 | SWE Sophie Gustafson | 69 | −3 |
| 3 | CHI Nicole Perrot | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | USA Moira Dunn | 71 | −1 |
| USA Emilee Klein | |||
| SWE Liselotte Neumann | |||
| ITA Sophie Sandolo | |||
| USA Kim Williams | |||
| T9 | JPN Ai Miyazato | 72 | E |
| SWE Linda Wessberg |
Second round
Friday, 29 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR Jeong Jang | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| 2 | SWE Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65=138 | −6 |
| 3 | USA Cristie Kerr | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| 4 | USA Pat Hurst | 75-65=140 | −4 |
| T5 | USA Moira Dunn | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| SWE Liselotte Neumann | 71-70=141 | ||
| AUS Karrie Webb | 75-66=141 | ||
| T8 | SWE Sophie Gustafson | 69-73=142 | −2 |
| USA Juli Inkster | 74-68=142 | ||
| KOR Young Kim | 74-68=142 | ||
| CHI Nicole Perrot | 70-72=142 | ||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | 73-69=142 | ||
| USA Michelle Wie (a) | 73-69=142 |
Amateurs: Stahle (−6), Wie (−2), Ciganda (+1), Queen (+16).
Third round
Saturday, 30 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR Jeong Jang | 68-66-69=203 | −13 |
| T2 | USA Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69=208 | −8 |
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66=208 | ||
| T4 | USA Paula Creamer | 75-69-65=209 | −7 |
| SWE Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67=209 | ||
| KOR Young Kim | 74-68-67=209 | ||
| SWE Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68=209 | ||
| USA Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67=209 | ||
| T10 | USA Pat Hurst | 75-65-70=210 | −6 |
| USA Juli Inkster | 74-68-68=210 | ||
| SWE Carin Koch | 76-68-66=210 | ||
| ENG Karen Stupples | 74-72-65=210 | ||
| AUS Karrie Webb | 75-66-69=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 31 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR **Jeong Jang** | 68-66-69-69=272 | −16 | ||
| 2 | SWE Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67-67=276 | −12 | ||
| T3 | KOR Young Kim | 74-68-67-69=278 | −10 | ||
| USA Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67-69=278 | 0 | |||
| T5 | USA Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69-71=279 | −9 | ||
| SWE Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68-70=279 | ||||
| SWE Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66-71=279 | ||||
| T8 | USA Natalie Gulbis | 76-70-68-66=280 | −8 | ||
| KOR Grace Park | 77-68-67-68=280 | ||||
| SWE Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65-73-69=280 | 0 |
:(a) denotes amateur
Amateurs: Wie (−10), Stahle (−8), Ciganda (+2)
Source:
References
References
- (3 August 2005). "Jang wins first LPGA event". ESPN.
- (1 August 2005). "Golf: Weetabix Women's British Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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