Karrie Webb
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | December 21, 1974 (age 32) Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Boynton Beach, Florida, USA |
| College | none |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1994 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Other tours | LET (joined 1994), Futures Tour (1994) |
| Professional wins | 44 (LPGA Tour: 35, other individual: 9) |
| Major Championship results Wins: 7 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | Won 2000, 2006 |
| LPGA Championship | Won 2001 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won 2000, 2001 |
| Women's British Open | Won 2002 |
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| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1996 |
| ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer | 1996 |
| Vare Trophy | 1997, 1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1997, 1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Crowne Plaza Achievement Award | 2000 |
| Elected to World Golf Hall of Fame | 2005 |
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.
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[edit] Career
Webb grew up in Ayr in Queensland, and still maintains a residence there. She began her professional golfing career in 1994, joining the United States LPGA tour in 1996.
Webb has won seven major championships, including the Women's British Open in 2002, the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2000 and 2006, the du Maurier Classic in 1999, the McDonald's LPGA Championship in 2001, and the U.S. Women's Open in 2000 and 2001. Webb has won all five different women's majors, including the du Maurier Classic, which is no longer a major, completing the career Super Slam. Webb also won the Women's British Open in 1995 and 1997, before it was considered a major by the LPGA, though (much less significantly) it was rated as a major by the Ladies European Tour at that time. 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 35 LPGA Tour victories places her tied for twelfth on the list of players with the most career LPGA tournament wins.
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 June 9, 2005 when she completed the first round of the LPGA Championship. She became the youngest living person ever to enter the Hall of Fame, and will keep that distinction until 2007, when fellow LPGA star and Hall of Fame qualifier Se Ri Pak completes her tenth year on tour. Webb currently represents Epson, Srixon Golf, Lazy Susan & Bogner
[edit] Professional wins (44)
[edit] LPGA Tour (35)
- 1995 (1) Weetabix British Open Championship
- 1996 (4) HealthSouth Classic, Sprint Championship, Safeco Classic, ITT LPGA Tour Championship
- 1997 (3) MBNA America Classic, Weetabix British Open Championship, Safeco Classic
- 1998 (2) ANZ Australian Masters, MBNA America 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 Tournament of Champions
- 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
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
[edit] ALPG (9)
- 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
[edit] Other victories
- 2000 Nichriei World Ladies Cup
- 2001 Nichirei World Ladies Cup
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Majors | Other wins | LPGA wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Average |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1,002,000 | 1 | 70.86 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 987,606 | 2 | 70.00 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 704,477 | 4 | 70.52 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1,591,959 | 1 | 69.43 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1,876,853 | 1 | 70.05 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1,535,404 | 3 | 70.16 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,009,760 | 5 | 70.33 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 780,239 | 11 | 70.39 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 748,316 | 9 | 70.53 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500,268 | 27 | 71.52 |
| 2006* | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1,873,753 | 2 | 70.10 |
- * As of October 2 2006.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site
- ALPG Tour profile
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
