2002 Women's British Open

The 2002 Women's British Open was held 8–11 August at the Ailsa Course at Turnberry Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 26th edition of the Women's British Open, and the second as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. ESPN, ABC Sports and BBC Sport televised the event in the United States and United Kingdom.

2002 Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates8–11 August 2002
LocationSouth Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)Turnberry Golf Club,
Ailsa Course
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,407 yards (5,859 m)[1][2]
Field144 players, 66 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$1,500,000
€1,580,107
Winner's share$236,383
€249,007
Champion
Karrie Webb
273 (−15)
Turnberry
Location in Scotland

Karrie Webb won the sixth of her seven major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Michelle Ellis and Paula Martí.[3] Three strokes back after 54 holes, Webb shot a final round 66 (−6) to capture her fifth different major for a career "Super Slam." It was her third victory at the Women's British Open, with previous titles in 1995 and 1997.[4]

Defending champion Se-Ri Pak finished six strokes back, in a tie for eleventh place.

Course
Main article: Turnberry (golf course)

Ailsa Course

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Ailsa Craig350410Dinna Fouter4104
2Mak Siccar381411Maidens1743
3Blaw Wearie4625 112Monument3544
4Woe-Be-Tide165313Tickly Tap3794
5Fin Me Oot416414Risk-An-Hope4495 1
6Tappie Toorie195315Ca' Canny1693
7Roon The Ben475516Wee Burn3674
8Goat Fell386417Lang Whang4875
9Bruce's Castle411418Ailsa Hame3774
Out3,24136In3,16636
Total6,40772

Source:[1]

  • The Open Championship in 1994 was set at par 70 and 6,957 yards (6,361 m), 550 yards (503 m) longer.
  • 1 These par-4 holes are played as par-5 during this tournament.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 8 August 2002

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Candie Kung Taiwan65−7
2Karrie Webb Australia66−6
T3Tina Barrett United States67−5
Elisabeth Esterl Germany
Se-ri Pak South Korea
Rachel Teske Australia
T7Federica Dassù Italy68−4
Mi-Hyun Kim South Korea
Emilee Klein United States
Carin Koch Sweden
Mhairi McKay Scotland

Second round

Friday, 9 August 2002

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Carin Koch Sweden68-68=136−8
Candie Kung Taiwan65-71=136
T3Tina Barrett United States67-70=137−7
Beth Bauer United States70-67=137
Paula Martí Spain69-68=137
Karrie Webb Australia66-71=137
7Elisabeth Esterl Germany67-71=138−6
T8Wendy Doolan Australia70-69=139−5
Michelle Ellis Australia69-70=139
Natalie Gulbis United States69-70=139
Pat Hurst United States69-70=139
Emilee Klein United States68-71=139
Catrin Nilsmark Sweden70-69=139
Se-ri Pak South Korea67-72=139
Jennifer Rosales Philippines69-70=139
Angela Stanford United States69-70=139

Amateurs: Brewerton (+2), Weeks (+11)

Third round

Saturday, 10 August 2002

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Carin Koch Sweden68-68-68=204−12
Jennifer Rosales Philippines69-70-65=204
T3Natalie Gulbis United States69-70-67=206−10
Paula Martí Spain69-68-69=206
T5Tina Barrett United States67-70-70=207−9
Beth Bauer United States70-67-70=207
Michelle Ellis Australia69-70-68=207
Candie Kung Taiwan65-71-71=207
Karrie Webb Australia66-71-70=207
T10Pat Hurst United States69-70-69=208−8
Jeong Jang South Korea73-69-66=208
Meg Mallon United States69-71-68=208
Catrin Nilsmark Sweden70-69-69=208
Se-ri Pak South Korea67-72-69=208
Angela Stanford United States69-70-69=208


Final round

Sunday, 11 August 2002

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Karrie Webb Australia66-71-70-66=273−15236,383
T2Michelle Ellis Australia69-70-68-68=275−13129,629
Paula Martí Spain69-68-69-69=275
T4Jeong Jang South Korea73-69-66-69=277−1164,528
Candie Kung Taiwan65-71-71-70=277
Catrin Nilsmark Sweden70-69-69-69=277
Jennifer Rosales Philippines69-70-65-73=277
T8Beth Bauer United States70-67-70-71=278−1038,380
Carin Koch Sweden68-68-68-74=278
Meg Mallon United States69-71-68-70=278

Source:[5][6]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par445343544434453454
Webb−9−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−14−14−14−15−15
Ellis−9−9−9−8−9−9−10−11−10−10−9−10−10−10−11−11−12−13
Martí−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−12−13−13
Rosales−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−12−11−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−11
Koch−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−11−10−10−10−10−10−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[6]

References
  1. "Karrie Webb (AUS): Weetabix Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 11 August 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. "Scoreboard: LPGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. 12 August 2002. p. 4E. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. "Webb storms to Open victory". BBC Sport. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. "LPGA". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 12 August 2002. p. C4. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. "Women's British Open: final results". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 12 August 2002. p. C5. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. "Weetabix Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 11 August 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

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