2005 Women's British Open
Golf tournament
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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.
Dates28–31 July 2005
LocationSouthport, England
CourseRoyal Birkdale Golf Club
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Annika Sörenstam with caddie Terry McNamara on the 10th hole during the Pro-Am | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 July 2005 |
| Location | Southport, England |
| Course | Royal Birkdale Golf Club |
| Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
| Tours | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,463 yards (5,910 m)[1] |
| Field | 150 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | $1,800,000 €1,499,571 |
| Winner's share | $280,208 €233,440 |
| Champion | |
 Jeong Jang | |
| 272 (−16) | |
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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.[2]
Course layout
| 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:[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 28 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68 | −4 |
| 2 |  Sophie Gustafson | 69 | −3 |
| 3 |  Nicole Perrot | 70 | −2 |
| T4 |  Moira Dunn | 71 | −1 |
| Emilee Klein | |||
| Liselotte Neumann | |||
 Sophie Sandolo | |||
| Kim Williams | |||
| T9 |  Ai Miyazato | 72 | E |
| Linda Wessberg |
Second round
Friday, 29 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| 2 | Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65=138 | −6 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| 4 | Pat Hurst | 75-65=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Moira Dunn | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| Liselotte Neumann | 71-70=141 | ||
 Karrie Webb | 75-66=141 | ||
| T8 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-73=142 | −2 |
| Juli Inkster | 74-68=142 | ||
| Young Kim | 74-68=142 | ||
| Nicole Perrot | 70-72=142 | ||
| Annika Sörenstam | 73-69=142 | ||
| Michelle Wie (a) | 73-69=142 |
Third round
Saturday, 30 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66-69=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69=208 | −8 |
| Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66=208 | ||
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 75-69-65=209 | −7 |
| Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67=209 | ||
| Young Kim | 74-68-67=209 | ||
| Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68=209 | ||
| Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67=209 | ||
| T10 | Pat Hurst | 75-65-70=210 | −6 |
| Juli Inkster | 74-68-68=210 | ||
| Carin Koch | 76-68-66=210 | ||
 Karen Stupples | 74-72-65=210 | ||
| Karrie Webb | 75-66-69=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 31 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66-69-69=272 | −16 | 280,028 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67-67=276 | −12 | 175,130 |
| T3 | Young Kim | 74-68-67-69=278 | −10 | 122,591 |
| Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67-69=278 | 0 | ||
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69-71=279 | −9 | 81,144 |
| Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68-70=279 | |||
| Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66-71=279 | |||
| T8 | Natalie Gulbis | 76-70-68-66=280 | −8 | 58,669 |
| Grace Park | 77-68-67-68=280 | |||
| Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65-73-69=280 | 0 |
- (a) denotes amateur
Amateurs: Wie (−10), Stahle (−8), Ciganda (+2)
Source:[3]