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Five U.S. Women’s Open Winners
Karrie
Webb (2001, Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Course, Southern Pines,
N.C. ; 2000, The Merit Club, Gurnee, Ill.)
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| Webb
plants her lips on the ball after winning the Women's Open
in 2001. |
What
she has been doing since: Coming off back-to-back U.S. Women’s
Open wins and the 2001 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, Webb has
resumed her pace in the 2002 season. Webb started out with a
win in the 2002 Australian Open, followed by a tie for fifth
at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship. She placed seventh in
the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and tied for ninth at the Chick-Fil-A
Charity Championship.
Webb is
trying to become the first player since Willie Anderson in 1905
to win three consecutive Opens. The last repeat Women's Open
champion was Annika Sorenstam (she won in 1995 and 1996). Webb
has 26 career victories, three of those being majors. Her Open
victory last year qualified her for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame.
Last Victory:
2002 Australian Open
Juli
Inkster (1999, Old Waverly Golf Club, West Point, Miss.)
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| Inkster |
What
she has been doing since: Juli Inkster was elected to the
World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 after winning the 1999 Women’s
Open and the 1999 McDonald’s LPGA Championship. This season,
she has won the Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship and finished
second in the Welch’s/Circle K Championship. She has also tied
for sixth in the PING Banner Health tournament and tied for
eight in the Longs Drugs Challenge. She has 27 career victories
Last Victory:
2002 Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship
Se Ri
Pak (1998, Blackwolf Run Golf Club, Kohler, Wis.)
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| Pak |
What
she has been doing: After becoming the youngest player in
history to win the U.S. Women’s Open in 1998, Se Ri Pak has
continued to develop her game. Her first win in 2002 came at
the Office Depot Championship. Pak has also placed well in the
Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship and the Longs Drugs Challenge,
finishing tied for fourth and eighth respectively.
Last year
she finished second to Webb at the Women's Open, eight strokes
behind. Pak has 15 career victories.
Last Victory:
2002 Office Depot Championship
Alison
Nicholas (1997, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course),
North Plains, Ore.)
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| Nicholas |
What
she has been doing since: The door was pushed ajar in 1997
when back-to-back Women's Open winner Annika Sorenstam missed
the cut. Nicholas seized the moment, outlasting Nancy Lopez
by one stroke. Nicholas’ has won one other LPGA event, the Sunrise
Hawaiian Ladies Open in 1999.
In 2002,
Nicholas best finish was a tie for ninth in the LPGA Corning
Classic. She tied for 32nd in the Kraft Nabisco
Championship and 43rd in the Office Depot Championship.
Her low round for the year, 68, was shot in the first round
of the Corning Classic and second round of La Perla Italian
Open. She has four career victories.
Last Victory:
1999 Sunrise Hawaiian Ladies Open
