2004 Women's British Open

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.

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)
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Sunningdale
Golf Club

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Location in England

Karen Stupples won her only major, five shots ahead of runner-up Rachel Teske.^[2]

Field

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	2003	68	71	70	71	280	−8	T13
Se-Ri Pak	South Korea	2001	73	70	69	69	281	−7	T21

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 29 July 2004

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Karen Stupples	England	65	−7
2	Sarah Lee	South Korea	67	−5
T3	Minea Blomqvist	Finland	68	−4
	Natalie Gulbis	United States
	Bettina Hauert	Germany
	Catriona Matthew	Scotland
	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden
T8	Beth Daniel	United States	69	−3
	A. J. Eathorne	Canada
	Seol-an Jeon	South Korea
	Cristie Kerr	United States
	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico
	Janice Moodie	Scotland
	Nadina Taylor	Australia

Second round

Friday, 30 July 2004

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Karen Stupples	England	65-70=135	−9
T2	Beth Daniel	United States	69-69=138	−6
	Jeong Jang	South Korea	70-68=138
	Seol-an Jeon	South Korea	69-69=138
T5	Heather Bowie	United States	70-69=139	−5
	Laura Davies	England	70-69=139
	Laura Diaz	United States	70-69=139
	Natalie Gulbis	Mexico	68-71=139
	Sarah Lee	South Korea	67-72=139
	Paula Martí	Spain	73-66=139
	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	68-71=139
	Rachel Teske	Sweden	70-69=139

Amateurs: Stahle (−2), McKevitt (+9)

Third round

Saturday, 31 July 2004

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Heather Bowie	United States	70-69-65=204	−12
	Rachel Teske	Australia	70-69-65=204
T3	Cristie Kerr	United States	69-73-63=205	−11
	Karen Stupples	England	65-70-70=205
5	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	69-71-66=206	−10
6	Paula Martí	Spain	73-66-68=207	−9
T7	Minea Blomqvist	Finland	68-78-62=208	−8
	Laura Davies	England	70-69-60=208
	Seol-an Jeon	South Korea	69-69-70=208
T10	Beth Daniel	United States	69-69-71=209	−7
	Sarah Lee	South Korea	67-72-70=209

Final round

Sunday, 1 August 2004

Place	Player	Nation	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Karen Stupples	England	65-70-70-64=269	−19	290,880
2	Rachel Teske	Australia	70-69-65-70=274	−14	181,800
3	Heather Bowie	United States	70-69-65-71=275	−13	127,260
4	Lorena Ochoa	Mexico	69-71-66-70=276	−12	99,990
T5	Beth Daniel	United States	69-69-71-68=277	−11	72,114
	Michele Redman	United States	70-71-70-66=277
	Giulia Sergas	Italy	72-71-67-67=277
T8	Minea Blomqvist	Finland	68-78-62-70=278	−10	52,722
	Laura Davies	England	70-69-69-70=278
	Sarah Lee	South Korea	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. Millward, Robert (2 August 2004). "Stupples claims first major win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

External links

• 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open results
• LPGA: 2004 Women's British Open results

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