2004 Women's British Open

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox individual golf tournament | name = 2004 Women's British Open | image = | dates = 29 July – 1 August 2004 | location = [[Sunningdale]], [[Berkshire, England]] | course = [[Sunningdale Golf Club]] Old Course | org = [[Ladies' Golf Union]] | tour = [[LPGA Tour]] [[Ladies European Tour]] | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|6392|yd}}<ref name=snttp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DOhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D3EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6765%2C5273363 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |last=Millward |first=Robert |title=Sorenstam near the top |date=30 July 2004 |page=B-7 |accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> | field = 144 players, 69 after cut | cut = 146 (+2) | purse = [[United States dollar|$]]1,600,000 [[Euro|€]]1,260,726 | winners_share = $290,880 €229,200 | champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] | score = 269 (−19) | previous = [[2003 Women's British Open|2003]] | next = [[2005 Women's British Open|2005]] }} {{Location map |UK England |relief = 1 |label = Sunningdale Golf Club |lat = 51.387 |long = -0.630 |caption = Location in [[England]] |float = |background= |width = 240 }} 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 [[Women's major golf championships|major championship]] on the [[LPGA Tour]]. [[Warner Bros. Discovery Sports|TNT Sports]], [[ABC Sports]] and [[BBC Sport]] broadcast the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.

[[Karen Stupples]] won her only major, five shots ahead of runner-up [[Rachel Hetherington|Rachel Teske]].<ref name=stclfrmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RIdIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GHEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6727%2C2681321 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |last=Millward |first=Robert |title=Stupples claims first major win |date=2 August 2004 |page=C-3 |accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref>

==Round summaries== ===First round=== ''Thursday, 29 July 2004''

{| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center |1|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] || align=center |65 || align=center |−7 |- | align=center |2|| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sarah Lee (golfer)|Sarah Lee]] || align=center |67 || align=center |−5 |- | align=center rowspan=5|T3|| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Minea Blomqvist]] || align=center rowspan=5|68 || align=center rowspan=5|−4 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]] |- | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Bettina Hauert]] |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Catriona Matthew]] |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]] |- | align=center rowspan=7|T8|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] || align=center rowspan=7|69 || align=center rowspan=7|−3 |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[A. J. Eathorne]] |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seol-an Jeon]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |- | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] |- | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Janice Moodie]] |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nadina Taylor]] |}

===Second round=== ''Friday, 30 July 2004'' {| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center|1 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] || 65-70=135 || align=center|−9 |- | align=center rowspan=3|T2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] || 69-69=138 || align=center rowspan=3|−6 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]] || 70-68=138 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seol-an Jeon]] || 69-69=138 |- | align=center rowspan=8|T5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Bowie]] || 70-69=139 || align=center rowspan=8|−5 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] || 70-69=139 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Diaz]] || 70-69=139 |- | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Natalie Gulbis]] || 68-71=139 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sarah Lee (golfer)|Sarah Lee]] || 67-72=139 |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paula Martí]] || 73-66=139 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Annika Sörenstam]] || 68-71=139 |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rachel Teske]] || 70-69=139 |}

Amateurs: ''[[Louise Stahle|Stahle]] (−2)'', McKevitt (+9)

===Third round=== ''Saturday, 31 July 2004''

{| class="wikitable" !Place!!Player!!Score!!To par |- | align=center rowspan=2|T1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Bowie]] || 70-69-65=204 || align=center rowspan=2|−12 |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]] || 70-69-65=204 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] || 69-73-63=205 || align=center rowspan=2|−11 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] || 65-70-70=205 |- | align=center|5 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] || 69-71-66=206 || align=center|−10 |- | align=center|6 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paula Martí]] || 73-66-68=207 || align=center|−9 |- | align=center rowspan=3|T7 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Minea Blomqvist]] || 68-78-62=208 || align=center rowspan=3|−8 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] || 70-69-60=208 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seol-an Jeon]] || 69-69-70=208 |- | align=center rowspan=2|T10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] || 69-69-71=209 || align=center rowspan=2|−7 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sarah Lee (golfer)|Sarah Lee]] || 67-72-70=209 |}

===Final round=== ''Sunday, 1 August 2004'' {|class="wikitable" ! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par || Money ([[United States dollar|$]]) |- | align=center|1|| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Karen Stupples]]'''||65-70-70-64=269||align=center|−19 || align=center|290,880 |- | align=center|2|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]]||70-69-65-70=274||align=center|−14|| align=center|181,800 |- | align=center|3|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Bowie]]||70-69-65-71=275||align=center|−13|| align=center|127,260 |- | align=center|4|| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]]||69-71-66-70=276||align=center|−12|| align=center|99,990 |- | rowspan="3" align=center|T5|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]]||69-69-71-68=277||rowspan="3" align=center|−11|| rowspan=3 align=center|72,114 |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michele Redman]]||70-71-70-66=277 |- | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulia Sergas]]||72-71-67-67=277 |- | rowspan="3" align=center|T8|| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Minea Blomqvist]]||68-78-62-70=278||rowspan="3" align=center|−10|| rowspan=3 align=center|52,722 |- | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]||70-69-69-70=278 |- | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sarah Lee (golfer)|Sarah Lee]]||67-72-70-69=278 |}

Amateur: Stahle (+2) Source:<ref name=stclfrmj/>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130726092551/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_tournament.php?id=2004_TM13 Ladies European Tour:] 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open results *[http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/ricoh-womens-british-open/full-results.aspx?year=2004 LPGA:] 2004 Women's British Open results

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