Karrie Webb

Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	Karrie Anne Webb
Born	21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) (age 35) Queensland, Australia
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Career
College	none
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1996) ALPG Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins	48
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	36
LPGA of Japan Tour	2
ALPG Tour	10
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 7)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	Won 2000, 2006
LPGA Championship	Won 2001
U.S. Women's Open	Won 2000, 2001
du Maurier Classic	Won 1999
Women's British Open	Won 2002
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2005 (member page)
LET Rookie of the Year	1995
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1996
Vare Trophy	1997, 1999, 2000
LPGA Tour leading money winner	1996, 1999, 2000
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1999, 2000
GWAA Female Player of the Year	2000
LPGA Achievement Award	2000

Karrie Anne Webb (born 21 December 1974) is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country.

Contents 1 Early life and amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional wins (48) 3.1 LPGA Tour (36) 3.2 ALPG (10) 3.3 LPGA of Japan (2) 4 Major Championships 4.1 Wins (7) 4.2 Results in LPGA majors 5 LPGA Tour career summary 6 See also 7 Notes and references 8 External links

Early life and amateur career

Webb was born in in Ayr, Queensland. She was a member of the Australian Amateur team making six international appearances from 1992-1994 including a 1994 appearance in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships.^[1] This was the year she became the Australian Strokeplay Champion where she scored a 128 on a par 68.^[2]

Professional career

Webb began her professional golfing career in 1994 playing on the Ladies European Tour where she finished second at the Australian Ladies Open^[2] and the Futures Tour in the US, where she won one tournament.^[3] In 1995 she became the youngest ever winner of the Weetabix Women's British Open in her rookie season in Europe,^[2] prior to it being classed as an LPGA major, and was European Rookie of the Year. She qualified for the LPGA Tour after she finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament despite playing with a broken bone in her wrist.^[3]

In 1996 Webb won her first LPGA tournament in her second LPGA start at the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff. She won three other tournaments and become the first LPGA player to win $1 million mark in a single season topping the year end money list.^[4] She was also the 1996 LPGA Rookie of the Year.^[3]

In 1997 Webb won three times on the LPGA Tour including another win at the Weetabix Women's British Open, won her first Vare Trophy^[5] and was voted 1997 ESPY Best Female Golfer.^[6] In 1999 Webb won her first major championship at the du Maurier Classic and won her first LPGA Tour Player of the Year award.^[7]

In 2000, Webb won two more major championships, following up her win at the Kraft Nabisco with a win at the U.S. Women's Open. This gained her a second consecutive Rolex Player of the Year title and Vare Trophy and she topped the money list, missing out on a chance to become the LPGA's first single-season $2 million winner by taking a mid season break to return home to Australia to run with the Olympic torch.^[8] Teamed with Rachel Hetherington representing Australia she won the Women's World Cup in Malaysia,^[9] was awarded the preeminent sport award in Australia, the Dawn Fraser Award.^[10] and was named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America.^[11]

She successfully defended her U.S. Women's Open title in 2001 and won the LPGA Championship to become the youngest winner of the LPGA Career Grand Slam.^[12] She teamed with David Duval to play against Annika Sörenstam and Tiger Woods in a made-for-TV alternate shot competition between the two best male and two best female players in the world that at the time provided women's golf its largest audience ever.^[13] Webb's win at the 2002 Women's British Open, which had become an LPGA major in 2001, meant she completed a Super Career Grand Slam - every available major championship in women's golf in her career.^[14]

Webb now suffered a three-year slump. She collected just two LPGA wins in the next two years and in 2005 had a best LPGA finish of tied sixth^[15] although she did team up with Rachel Hetherington to represent Australia at the Women's World Cup of Golf^[16] and won her fifth ANZ Ladies Masters title back home in Australia.^[17]

Webb qualified for entry to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000, but was not eligible for induction until she has played ten LPGA Tour events in each of ten seasons. She met this criterion on 9 June 2005 when she completed the first round of the LPGA Championship.^[18] At age 30, she became the youngest living person ever to enter the Hall of Fame,^[12] and kept that distinction until 2007, when fellow LPGA star Se Ri Pak was inducted.

Webb staged a comeback season in 2006. In the final round at the Kraft Nabisco Championship she holed a 116-yard shot from the fairway to eagle the 18th hole and then birdied the same hole in a sudden-death playoff to beat Lorena Ochoa and win her second Kraft Nabisco Championship.^[19] She won four other tournaments including the Evian Masters^[20] and Mizuno Classic.^[21] Her 2006 Kraft Nabisco win took her into the top ten of the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time since they were introduced in February 2006.

Her 36 LPGA Tour victories places her twelfth on the list of players with the most career LPGA tournament wins.^[22]

Professional wins (48)

LPGA Tour (36)

• 1995 (1) Weetabix British Open Championship
• 1996 (4) HealthSouth Classic, Sprint Championship, Safeco Classic, ITT LPGA Tour Championship
• 1997 (3) Susan G. Komen International, Weetabix British Open Championship, Safeco Classic
• 1998 (2) ANZ Australian Masters, City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
• 1999 (6) Office Depot Championship, ANZ Australian Masters, Standard Register PING, Mercury Championship, Wegmans LPGA, du Maurier Classic
• 2000 (7) Office Depot Invitational, ANZ Australian Masters, LPGA Takefuji Classic, Nabisco Championship, U.S. Women's Open, Oldsmobile Classic, AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living
• 2001 (3) U.S. Women's Open, McDonald's U.S. LPGA Championship, ADT Championship
• 2002 (2) Wegmans LPGA, Weetabix British Open Championship
• 2003 (1) John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
• 2004 (1) Kellog-Keebler Classic
• 2006 (5) Kraft Nabisco Championship, Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Evian Masters, Longs Drugs Challenge, Mizuno Classic
• 2009 (1) J Golf Phoenix LPGA International

LPGA Majors are shown in bold.

ALPG (10)

• 1998 (1) Alpine Australian Masters
• 1999 (1) Alpine Australian Masters
• 2000 (2) Toyota Australian Open, ANZ Australian Masters
• 2001 (1) ANZ Australian Masters
• 2002 (1) AAMI Australian Open
• 2005 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters
• 2007 (2) MFS Australian Open, ANZ Ladies Masters
• 2008 (1) MFS Australian Open

LPGA of Japan (2)

• 2000 (1) Nichriei World Ladies Cup
• 2001 (1) Nichriei World Ladies Cup

Major Championships

Wins (7)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1999	du Maurier Classic	-11 (73-72-66-66=277)	3 strokes	Laura Davies
2000	Kraft Nabisco Championship	-14 (67-70-67-70=274)	10 strokes	Dottie Pepper
2000	Women’s U.S. Open	-6 (69-72-68-73=282)	5 strokes	Cristie Kerr, Meg Mallon
2001	LPGA Championship	-14 (67-64-70-69=270)	2 strokes	Laura Diaz
2001	Women’s U.S. Open	-7 (70-65-69-69=273)	8 strokes	Se Ri Pak
2002	Women's British Open	-15 (66-71-70-66=273)	2 strokes	Michelle Ellis, Paula Marti
2006	Kraft Nabisco Championship	-9 (70-68-76-65=279)	Playoff 1	Lorena Ochoa

¹ Defeated Ochoa with birdie on extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T5	29	T7	3	1
LPGA Championship	T41	T9	T4	CUT	T9
U.S. Women's Open	T19	4	T31	7	1
du Maurier Classic ^	T2	T27	T14	1	T7

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T2	7	T21	3	T44	1	T20	T13	T8
LPGA Championship	1	T4	T56	T39	T20	2	2	T29	T49
U.S. Women's Open	1	CUT	CUT	T16	T31	T37	CUT	T38	T34
Women's British Open†	T15	1	T3	DNP	T11	CUT	T28	T9	2

^ The du Maurier Classic was discontinued after the 2000 event.
† Webb won the Women's British Open in 1995 and 1997 before it became an LPGA major.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied for place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Events	Cuts Made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best Finish	Earnings ($)	Rank	Scoring average
1996	25	24	4	5	1	15	1	1,002,000	1	70.86
1997	25	25	3	4	3	20	1	987,606	2	70.00
1998	23	22	2	1	3	13	1	704,477	4	70.52
1999	25	23	6	6	4	22	1	1,591,959	1	69.43
2000	22	22	7	3	1	17	1	1,876,853	1	70.05
2001	22	22	3	4	0	13	1	1,535,404	3	70.16
2002	21	20	2	0	3	12	1	1,009,760	5	70.33
2003	23	21	1	1	1	12	1	780,239	11	70.39
2004	22	21	1	1	2	8	1	748,316	9	70.53
2005	21	20	0	1	0	5	2	500,268	27	71.52
2006	21	20	5	3	1	13	1	2,090,113	2	70.11
2007	21	19	0	1	1	6	2	630,030	22	71.93
2008	20	19	0	2	1	6	2	854,562	18	71.24
2009	15	13	1	2	0	6	1	911,355	8	71.20

• Official as of September 6, 2009.

See also

• Women’s Career Grand Slam Champion
• Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
• Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins
• Monday Night Golf

Notes and references

External links

• Karrie Webb official site
• Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site
• ALPG Tour profile
• Karrie Webb bio

v • d • e Dinah Shore/Kraft Nabisco Champions Non-Major Championship 1972 Jane Blalock · 1973 Mickey Wright · 1974 Jo Ann Prentice · 1975 Sandra Palmer · 1976 Judy Rankin · 1977 Kathy Whitworth · 1978 Sandra Post · 1979 Sandra Post · 1980 Donna Caponi · 1981 Nancy Lopez · 1982 Sally Little Major Championship 1983 Amy Alcott · 1984 Juli Inkster · 1985 Alice Miller · 1986 Pat Bradley · 1987 Betsy King · 1988 Amy Alcott · 1989 Juli Inkster · 1990 Betsy King · 1991 Amy Alcott · 1992 Dottie Mochrie · 1993 Helen Alfredsson · 1994 Donna Andrews · 1995 Nanci Bowen · 1996 Patty Sheehan · 1997 Betsy King · 1998 Pat Hurst · 1999 Dottie Pepper · 2000 Karrie Webb · 2001 Annika Sörenstam · 2002 Annika Sörenstam · 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc · 2004 Grace Park · 2005 Annika Sörenstam · 2006 Karrie Webb · 2007 Morgan Pressel · 2008 Lorena Ochoa · 2009 Brittany Lincicome

v • d • e LPGA Champions 1955 Beverly Hanson · 1956 Marlene Hagge · 1957 Louise Suggs 1958 Mickey Wright · 1959 Betsy Rawls · 1960 Mickey Wright · 1961 Mickey Wright · 1962 Judy Kimball · 1963 Mickey Wright · 1964 Mary Mills · 1965 Sandra Haynie · 1966 Gloria Ehret · 1967 Kathy Whitworth · 1968 Sandra Post · 1969 Betsy Rawls · 1970 Shirley Englehorn · 1971 Kathy Whitworth · 1972 Kathy Ahern · 1973 Mary Mills · 1974 Sandra Haynie · 1975 Kathy Whitworth · 1976 Betty Burfeindt · 1977 Hisako Higuchi · 1978 Nancy Lopez · 1979 Donna Caponi · 1980 Sally Little · 1981 Donna Caponi · 1982 Jan Stephenson · 1983 Patty Sheehan · 1984 Patty Sheehan · 1985 Nancy Lopez · 1986 Pat Bradley · 1987 Jane Geddes · 1988 Sherri Turner · 1989 Nancy Lopez · 1990 Beth Daniel · 1991 Meg Mallon · 1992 Betsy King · 1993 Patty Sheehan · 1994 Laura Davies · 1995 Kelly Robbins · 1996 Laura Davies · 1997 Christa Johnson · 1998 Se Ri Pak · 1999 Juli Inkster · 2000 Juli Inkster · 2001 Karrie Webb · 2002 Se Ri Pak · 2003 Annika Sörenstam · 2004 Annika Sörenstam · 2005 Annika Sörenstam · 2006 Se Ri Pak · 2007 Suzann Pettersen · 2008 Yani Tseng · 2009 Anna Nordqvist ·

v • d • e U.S. Women's Open Champions 1946 Patty Berg · 1947 Betty Jameson · 1948 Babe Zaharias · 1949 Louise Suggs · 1950 Babe Zaharias · 1951 Betsy Rawls · 1952 Louise Suggs · 1953 Betsy Rawls · 1954 Babe Zaharias · 1955 Fay Crocker · 1956 Kathy Cornelius · 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958 Mickey Wright · 1959 Mickey Wright · 1960 Betsy Rawls · 1961 Mickey Wright · 1962 Murle Breer · 1963 Mary Mills · 1964 Mickey Wright · 1965 Carol Mann · 1966 Sandra Spuzich · 1967 Catherine LaCoste (am) · 1968 Susie Berning · 1969 Donna Caponi · 1970 Donna Caponi · 1971 JoAnne Carner · 1972 Susie Berning · 1973 Susie Berning · 1974 Sandra Haynie · 1975 Sandra Palmer · 1976 JoAnne Carner · 1977 Hollis Stacy · 1978 Hollis Stacy · 1979 Jerilyn Britz · 1980 Amy Alcott · 1981 Pat Bradley · 1982 Janet Anderson · 1983 Jan Stephenson · 1984 Hollis Stacy · 1985 Kathy Baker · 1986 Jane Geddes · 1987 Laura Davies · 1988 Liselotte Neumann · 1989 Betsy King · 1990 Betsy King · 1991 Meg Mallon · 1992 Patty Sheehan · 1993 Lauri Merten · 1994 Patty Sheehan · 1995 Annika Sörenstam · 1996 Annika Sörenstam · 1997 Alison Nicholas · 1998 Se Ri Pak · 1999 Juli Inkster · 2000 Karrie Webb · 2001 Karrie Webb · 2002 Juli Inkster · 2003 Hilary Lunke · 2004 Meg Mallon · 2005 Birdie Kim · 2006 Annika Sörenstam · 2007 Cristie Kerr · 2008 Inbee Park · 2009 Eun-Hee Ji

v • d • e Women's British Open Champions Non-Major Championship 1976 Jenny Lee Smith · 1977 Vivien Saunders · 1978 Janey Melville · 1979 Alison Sheard · 1980 Debbie Massey · 1981 Debbie Massey · 1982 Marta Figueras-Doti · 1983 No event · 1984 Ayako Okamoto · 1985 Betsy King · 1986 Laura Davies · 1987 Alison Nicholas · 1988 Corinne Dibnah · 1989 Jane Geddes · 1990 Helen Alfredsson · 1991 Penny Grice-Whittker · 1992 Patty Sheehan · 1993 Karen Lunn · 1994 Liselotte Neumann · 1995 Karrie Webb · 1996 Emilee Klein · 1997 Karrie Webb · 1998 Sherri Steinhauer · 1999 Sherri Steinhauer · 2000 Sophie Gustafson · Major Championship 2001 Se Ri Pak · 2002 Karrie Webb · 2003 Annika Sörenstam · 2004 Karen Stupples · 2005 Jeong Jang · 2006 Sherri Steinhauer · 2007 Lorena Ochoa · 2008 Ji-Yai Shin · 2009 Catriona Matthew

v • d • e Canadian Women's Open (Peter Jackson/du Maurier Classic) Champions Non-Major Championship 1973 Jocelyne Bourassa · 1974 Carole Jo Callison · 1975 JoAnne Carner · 1976 Donna Caponi · 1977 Judy Rankin · 1978 JoAnne Carner Major Championship 1979 Amy Alcott · 1980 Pat Bradley · 1981 Jan Stephenson · 1982 Sandra Haynie · 1983 Hollis Stacy · 1984 Juli Inkster · 1985 Pat Bradley · 1986 Pat Bradley · 1987 Jody Rosenthal · 1988 Sally Little · 1989 Tammie Green · 1990 Cathy Johnston-Forbes · 1991 Nancy Scranton · 1992 Sherri Steinhauer · 1993 Brandie Burton · 1994 Martha Nause · 1995 Jenny Lidback · 1996 Laura Davies · 1997 Colleen Walker · 1998 Brandie Burton · 1999 Karrie Webb · 2000 Meg Mallon Non-Major Championship 2001 Annika Sörenstam · 2002 Meg Mallon · 2003 Beth Daniel · 2004 Meg Mallon · 2005 Meena Lee · 2006 Cristie Kerr · 2007 Lorena Ochoa · 2008 Katherine Hull

v • d • e Women's Career Grand Slam Champion Golfers 1957 Louise Suggs (1) • 1962 Mickey Wright (1) • 1963 Mickey Wright (2) • 1986 Pat Bradley (1) • 1999 Juli Inkster (1) • 2001 Karrie Webb (1) • 2003 Annika Sörenstam (1)

v • d • e Female golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year 1946 Louise Suggs (2) • 1948 Patty Berg (2) • 1949 Louise Suggs (2) • 1950 Babe Zaharias (3) • 1955 Patty Berg (2) • 1957 Patty Berg (2) • 1958 Mickey Wright (2) • 1959 Betsy Rawls (2) • 1961 Mickey Wright (3) • 1962 Mickey Wright (2) • 1963 Mickey Wright (2) • 1967 Kathy Whitworth (2) • 1974 Sandra Haynie (2) • 1984 Juli Inkster (2) • 1986 Pat Bradley (3) • 1990 Betsy King (2) • 1991 Meg Mallon (2) • 1996 Laura Davies (2) • 1998 Se Ri Pak (2) • 1999 Juli Inkster (2) • 2000 Karrie Webb (2) • 2001 Karrie Webb (2) • 2003 Annika Sörenstam (2) • 2005 Annika Sörenstam (2)

Persondata
NAME	Webb, Karrie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH	21 December 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ayr, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH