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KARRIE WEBB
Birthdate: December 21, 1974
Birthplace: Ayr, Queensland, Austalia
Age: 33 Ht.: 5’6"
Home: Ayr, Queensland, Austalia
Turned Professional: 1994
Joined LPGA Tour: 1996
LPGA Victories: 35 - 1995 Weetabix Women’s British Open. 1996 HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural, Sprint Titleholders Championship, SAFECO Classic, ITT LPGA Tour Championship. 1997 Susan G. Komen International, Weetabix Women’s British Open, SAFECO Classic. 1998 Australian Ladies Masters, City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic. 1999 The Office Depot, Australian Ladies Masters, Standard Register PING, The Mercury Titleholders Championship, Wegmans Rochester International, du Maurier Classic. 2000 The Office Depot, Australian Ladies Masters, LPGA Takefuj Classic, The Nabisco Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, Oldsmobile Classic, AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living. 2001 U.S. Women’s Open, McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by AIG, Tyco/ADT Championship. 2002 Wegmans Rochester LPGA, Weetabix Women’s British Open. 2003 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic. 2004 Kellogg-Keebler Classic. 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Evian Masters, Longs Drugs Challenge, Mizuno Classic.
Other Wins: 2000 Women's World Cup of Golf (with Rachel Hetherington), 2001 Australian Ladies Masters, 2001 Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge (with Dottie Pepper and Annika Sorenstam).
Won the 1995 Weetabix Women’s British Open prior to joining the LPGA Tour.
PLAYER NOTES
2007 Highlights
Recorded a season-best finish at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship, where she finished second.
Posted five additional top-10 finishes, including third place at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and fifth place at the Navistar LPGA Classic.
Carded a season-low 64 during the second round of the CN Canadian Women’s Open, where she tied for 18th.
Crossed the $13 million mark in career earnings at the Ginn Open, where she tied for 14th; became only the second player in LPGA history (Annika Sorenstam) to reach this milestone.
Recorded back-to-back wins at the MFS Women’s Australian Open and the ANZ Ladies Masters (sixth time) on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour in February.
2007 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 33/72 (15) Rds in the 60s: 14/72 (25) Birdies: 231 (26)
Eagles: 2 (56) Greens in Reg: 66.9% (10) Driving Accuracy: 64.2% (89)
Sand Saves: 39.3% (75) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (48) Driving Avg: 257.6 (23)
2006 Highlights
Won five tournaments and became only the third person in LPGA history (Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa) to earn more than $2 million in single season earnings.
Earned her second Kraft Nabisco Championship title and seventh career major championship after a one-hole, sudden-death playoff with Lorena Ochoa; Webb eagled the 72nd hole with a pitching wedge from 116 yards to get into the playoff; her seven shot come-from-behind victory tied an LPGA record (Patty Sheehan, 1983 McDonald’s LPGA Championship) for the largest come-from-behind victory in a major championship.
Crossed the $11 million mark in career earnings with her win at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the $12 million mark with her win at the Evian Masters; became only the second player in LPGA history (Annika Sorenstam) to reach these milestones.
Also won the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Longs Drugs Challenge, Mizuno Classic and finished second three times, which included a one-hole sudden-death playoff loss to Se Ri Pak at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.
Led the Tour with the highest percentage of rounds under par with a 76.7 percent conversion rate.
2006 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 56/73 (1) Rds in the 60s: 32/73 (4) Birdies: 297 (16)
Eagles: 8 (4) Greens in Reg: 73.8% (4) Driving Accuracy: 75.1% (31)
Sand Saves: 40.3% (57) Putts per GIR: 1.75 (2) Driving Avg: 259.7 (21)
2005 Highlights
Officially qualified for the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame on June 9 after completing the first round of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, giving her 10 years of membership on the LPGA Tour; she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Nov. 14; Webb is the second international player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame through the LPGA criteria.
Recorded a season-best finish at the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, where she was runner-up.
Posted five additional top-10 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship and a tie for sixth at both the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Wendy’s Championship for Children.
Partnered with Rachel Hetherington to represent Australia and finish fifth at Women’s World Cup of Golf, an unofficial LPGA event.
Won the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET) for the fifth time; it was also her sixth international victory.
2005 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 31/69 (18) Rds in the 60s: 17/69 (16) Birdies: 252 (20)
Eagles: 2 (61) Greens in Reg: 70.9% (10) Driving Accuracy: 75.1% (54)
Sand Saves: 35.3% (88) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (27) Driving Avg: 256.2 (21)
2004 Highlights
Won her 30th career title at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic, where she posted a season-low 64 during the second round.
Recorded a total of eight top-10 finishes, including second place at the Longs Drugs Challenge, third place at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and a tie for third at the ADT Championship.
Crossed the $10 million mark in career earnings at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 47/81 (10) Rds in the 60s: 29/81 (6) Birdies: 299 (19)
Eagles: 5 (38) Greens in Reg: 73.4% (2) Driving Accuracy: 81% (10)
Sand Saves: 36.5% (74) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (18) Driving Avg: 255.8 (42)
2003 Highlights
Opened with a season-low 65 at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic and went on to win the tournament by nine strokes, one of the largest margins of victory of the season.
Tied for second at the Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill; tied for third at the Weetabix Women's British Open.
Also carded season-low 65s during the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic, where she tied for ninth, and the third round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King, where she tied for sixth.
Posted a total of 12 top-10 finishes.
Won the ConAgra Foods LPGA Skins Game by capturing 12 skins worth $470,000.
Crossed the $9 million mark in career earnings, the fastest player in LPGA history to do so.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 49/82 (6) Rds in the 60s: 33/82 (6) Birdies: 303 (13)
Eagles: 8 (12) Greens in Reg: 69.6% (13) Driving Accuracy: 76% (20)
Sand Saves: 41.8% (35) Putts per GIR: 1.77 (6) Driving Avg: 261.8 (18)
2002 Highlights
Opened with a season-low 64 at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA, then made up a five-shot deficit in the final round to win her first title of the season.
Opened and closed with 66s at the Weetabix Women's British Open to win her sixth major championship and become the first player in LPGA history to achieve the Super Career Grand Slam, which is winning all five majors available in her career; at 27 years, 7 months and 21 days, she is also the second-youngest player to win six major championships behind Mickey Wright at 26 years, 4 months and 17 days; has won at least one major in each of the last four seasons, the first player to do so since Wright (1958-64).
Finished third at the First Union Betsy King Classic and ADT Championship; tied for third at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL.
Became the second player in LPGA history to cross the $8 million mark in career earnings with her win at the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
Won the AAMI Women's Australian Open for her fifth international win.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 48/72 (3) Rds in the 60s: 26/72 (4) Birdies: 288 (13)
Eagles: 7 (13) Greens in Reg: 70.1% (10) Driving Accuracy: 73.5% (49)
Sand Saves: 31% (124) Putting Avg: 29.26 (16) Driving Avg: 257.4 (31)
2001 Highlights
In her first 12 starts, achieved victories at two major championships, three second-place finishes and eight top-10 finishes
Defeated Se Ri Pak by eight strokes to successfully defend her U.S. Women’s Open title and was the only player to finish under par for the tournament.
With her two-stroke victory at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by AIG, became only the fifth woman (Juli Inkster, Pat Bradley, Mickey Wright, Louise Suggs) to win the Career Grand Slam, as well as the youngest ever. Also, is the fastest, male or female, to achieve from first major title.
Closed the season with a victory at the Tyco/ADT Championship for her third title of the year, becoming the first player to win the season-ending event twice.
One of two players in LPGA history (along with Annika Sorenstam) to earn $1 million in four separate seasons.
With her win at the U.S. Women’s Open, joined Sorenstam as the only LPGA players to cross the $7 million mark in career earnings (Betsy King joined the group four weeks later).
Did not miss a cut for the second consecutive year, extending her consecutive cuts-made streak to 46 events; the last event in which Webb missed the cut was the 1999 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship (Sept. 24-26). eamed with David Duval against Sorenstam and Tiger Woods in the Lincoln Financial Group Battle at Bighorn, losing to the team of Sorenstam/Woods, 1-up, on the 19th hole (this marked the LPGA’s first-ever appearance on "prime-time" television).
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 55/79 (1) Rds in the 60s: 35/79 (3) Birdies: 310 (9)
Eagles: 5 (32) Greens in Reg: 74.8% (2) Driving Accuracy: 74.3% (40)
Sand Saves: 36.7% (118) Putting Avg: 29.97 (48) Driving Avg: 257.90 (13)
Career Highlights
In 2000, won her second consecutive Rolex Player of the Year title and Vare Trophy; with her one-hole playoff win over Dottie Pepper at the AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living, became the first player since Beth Daniel in 1990 to win seven titles in a season; at the Oldsmobile Classic, her sixth win of the season, fired a career-low 61 (-11) during the second round and set the LPGA 54-hole record with a 193 (-23) total (the record was tied by Sorenstam in 2001); won her third major championship at the U.S. Women’s Open; that victory gave her the requisite 27 points needed to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame; the final criterion to meet is the 10-year LPGA membership requirement, and Webb will be inducted at the conclusion of the 2005 season; earned $250,000 in the Nabisco Grand Slam Challenge for winning the Nabisco Championship in addition to another major in 2000; won the second major of her career with a wire-to-wire win at the Nabisco Championship, where she recorded a hole-in-one during the final round and finished 10 strokes ahead of second-place Dottie Pepper; defeated Sorenstam on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the inaugural LPGA Takefuji Classic, her third win in her first three starts of the season; captured the Australian Ladies Masters title for the third consecutive year, joining an elite group of six players who have won the same event three times in a row; went wire-to-wire at the season-opening The Office Depot to successfully defend her title; crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings following a tie for second at the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center, setting the record for the fastest to reach that milestone; crossed the $6 million mark in career earnings following her fourth-place finish at the Samsung World Championship, setting the record for the fastest to reach that milestone; lost to Sorenstam in a one-hole sudden-death playoff at the Evian Masters, one of three runner-up finishes in 2000; won the Australian Open on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour, as well as the Nichirei Championship on the Japanese LPGA Tour; won the inaugural Women’s World Cup Golf with Rachel Hetherington (Teske); winner of the Crowne Plaza Achievement Award.
In 1999, won six times and recorded 22 top-10 finishes; earned her first Rolex Player of the Year award and her second Vare Trophy, setting an LPGA scoring average record with a 69.43 average; won her first major championship at the du Maurier Classic; set an LPGA record for consecutive top-10 finishes with 16; became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross the $3 million and $4 million marks in career earnings; twice lost to Se Ri Pak in sudden-death playoffs, at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic and PageNet Championship; won the 1999 Mercury LPGA Series Bonus Pool.
In 1998, recorded 20 top-20 finishes, including two victories – the Australian Ladies Masters and the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic, where she won with all rounds in the 60s; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings after placing third at the Los Angeles Women’s Championship in mid-February, making her the fastest LPGA player to cross that mark (two years, one month and 15 days); recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
In 1997, won the Weetabix Women’s British Open for the second time in three years, successfully defended her title at the SAFECO Classic and won the Susan G. Komen International; won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average; lost to Michelle McGann in a sudden-death playoff at the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural.
In 1996, in just her second tournament, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural by defeating Martha Nause and Jane Geddes on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff; recorded top-10 finishes in her first six tournament starts; won three other events, including the season-ending ITT LPGA Tour Championship; earned $1,002,000 to become the first player in LPGA history to reach the $1 million mark in single season-earnings; became the first rookie on either the LPGA or PGA Tour to reach the $1 million mark in single-season earnings; earned Rolex Rookie of the Year honors; with four victories, ties with Se Ri Pak as the second-winningest rookie behind Nancy Lopez, who won nine times in her first full season on Tour.
In 1995, won the Weetabix Women’s British Open before she became a member of the LPGA Tour; earned rookie of the year honors on the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET); qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt after she finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament while playing with a broken bone in her wrist.
In 1994, turned professional in October and competed on the WPGET and Futures Tour, where she won one tournament.
Amateur Highlights
Webb was the 1994 Australian Stroke Play champion and represented Australia in international competition six times from 1992-94.
Personal
Started playing golf at the age of 8...Credits her parents Rob and Evelyn and coach Kelvin Haller as
the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include reading, basketball and fishing...In 1997 and 2001, was honored with an ESPY Award from ESPN as the Outstanding Women’s Golf Performer of the Year...Helped found and organize the annual Karrie Webb Celebrity Pro-Am to benefit the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation...Carried the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers...Named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America in 2000...Named Queensland Sportswoman of the Year three consecutive times (2000-02) and was inducted as one of the first two Womensport Queensland
Legends with Susie O’Neill in 2002...Represents Epson and Srixon. Started playing golf at the age of 8…Credits her parents, Rob and Evelyn, and coach Kelvin Haller as the individuals most influencing her career…Hobbies include reading, basketball and fishing…Carried the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney…Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top 50 players and teachers…
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