Karrie Webb
| Karrie Webb | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Webb at the 2010 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karrie Anne Webb |
| Born |
21 December 1974 Ayr, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Residence | Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 1996) ALPG Tour (joined 1994) |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 57 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 41 (T10 all-time) |
| Ladies European Tour | 15 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 3 |
| ALPG Tour | 13 |
| Symetra Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 7) |
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| ANA Inspiration | Won: 2000, 2006 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 2001 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2000, 2001 |
| du Maurier Classic | Won: 1999 |
| Women's British Open | Won: 2002 |
| Evian Championship | 2nd: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2005 (member page) |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year |
1995 |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1996 |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1996, 1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 1997, 1999, 2000 |
| LPGA Achievement Award |
2000 |
| GWAA Female Player of the Year |
2000 |
Karrie Ann Webb AM (born 21 December 1974) is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the greatest players in the history of women's golf. She 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. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour, more than any other active player.
Webb was born 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. This was the year she became the Australian Strokeplay Champion where she scored a 128 on a par 68 course, over 36 holes.
Webb began her professional golfing career in 1994 playing on the Ladies European Tour where she finished second at the Women's Australian Open and the Futures Tour in the U.S., where she won one tournament. In 1995 she became the youngest ever winner of the Weetabix Women's British Open in her rookie season in Europe, 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.
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 became the first LPGA player to win $1 million mark in a single season topping the year end money list. She was also the 1996 LPGA Rookie of the Year.
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