2004 Women's British Open
# 2004 Women's British Open

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 major championship on the LPGA Tour. 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 Teske.

## Round summaries

### First round

Thursday, 29 July 2004

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karen Stupples | 65 | −7 |
| 2 | Sarah Lee | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Minea Blomqvist | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Natalie Gulbis | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Bettina Hauert | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Catriona Matthew | 68 | −4 |
| T3 | Annika Sörenstam | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Beth Daniel | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | A. J. Eathorne | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Seol-an Jeon | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Lorena Ochoa | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Janice Moodie | 69 | −3 |
| T8 | Nadina Taylor | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, 30 July 2004

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karen Stupples | 65-70=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Beth Daniel | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Jeong Jang | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T2 | Seol-an Jeon | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T5 | Heather Bowie | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Laura Davies | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Laura Diaz | 70-69=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Natalie Gulbis | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Sarah Lee | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Paula Martí | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Annika Sörenstam | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T5 | Rachel Teske | 70-69=139 | −5 |

Amateurs: Stahle (−2), McKevitt (+9)

### Third round

Saturday, 31 July 2004

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| T1 | Heather Bowie | 70-69-65=204 | −12 |
| T1 | Rachel Teske | 70-69-65=204 | −12 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 69-73-63=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Karen Stupples | 65-70-70=205 | −11 |
| 5 | Lorena Ochoa | 69-71-66=206 | −10 |
| 6 | Paula Martí | 73-66-68=207 | −9 |
| T7 | Minea Blomqvist | 68-78-62=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 70-69-60=208 | −8 |
| T7 | Seol-an Jeon | 69-69-70=208 | −8 |
| T10 | Beth Daniel | 69-69-71=209 | −7 |
| T10 | Sarah Lee | 67-72-70=209 | −7 |

### Final round

Sunday, 1 August 2004

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Karen Stupples | 65-70-70-64=269 | −19 | 290,880 |
| 2 | Rachel Teske | 70-69-65-70=274 | −14 | 181,800 |
| 3 | Heather Bowie | 70-69-65-71=275 | −13 | 127,260 |
| 4 | Lorena Ochoa | 69-71-66-70=276 | −12 | 99,990 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 69-69-71-68=277 | −11 | 72,114 |
| T5 | Michele Redman | 70-71-70-66=277 | −11 | 72,114 |
| T5 | Giulia Sergas | 72-71-67-67=277 | −11 | 72,114 |
| T8 | Minea Blomqvist | 68-78-62-70=278 | −10 | 52,722 |
| T8 | Laura Davies | 70-69-69-70=278 | −10 | 52,722 |
| T8 | Sarah Lee | 67-72-70-69=278 | −10 | 52,722 |

Amateur: Stahle (+2) Source:

