# 2005 Women's British Open

The 2005 Women's British Open was held 28–31 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It was the 29th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fifth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.
Jeong Jang led wire-to-wire, winning her first LPGA event and only major title, four strokes ahead of runner-up Sophie Gustafson. Michelle Wie, age 15, tied for third and was the low amateur in her final major before turning professional in the fall.

## Course layout

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Yards | 418 | 410 | 404 | 175 | 338 | 478 | 155 | 410 | 395 | 3,183 | 368 | 358 | 149 | 427 | 163 | 499 | 347 | 497 | 472 | 3,280 | 6,463 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
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## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 28 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68 | −4 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 69 | −3 |
| 3 | Nicole Perrot | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Moira Dunn | 71 | −1 |
| T4 | Emilee Klein | 71 | −1 |
| T4 | Liselotte Neumann | 71 | −1 |
| T4 | Sophie Sandolo | 71 | −1 |
| T4 | Kim Williams | 71 | −1 |
| T9 | Ai Miyazato | 72 | E |
| T9 | Linda Wessberg | 72 | E |

### Second round

Friday, 29 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66=134 | −10 |
| 2 | Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65=138 | −6 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66=139 | −5 |
| 4 | Pat Hurst | 75-65=140 | −4 |
| T5 | Moira Dunn | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T5 | Liselotte Neumann | 71-70=141 | −3 |
| T5 | Karrie Webb | 75-66=141 | −3 |
| T8 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-73=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Juli Inkster | 74-68=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Young Kim | 74-68=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Nicole Perrot | 70-72=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Annika Sörenstam | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T8 | Michelle Wie (a) | 73-69=142 | −2 |
Amateurs: Stahle (−6), Wie (−2), Ciganda (+1), Queen (+16).

### Third round

Saturday, 30 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66-69=203 | −13 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69=208 | −8 |
| T2 | Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66=208 | −8 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 75-69-65=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Young Kim | 74-68-67=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67=209 | −7 |
| T10 | Pat Hurst | 75-65-70=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 74-68-68=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Carin Koch | 76-68-66=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Karen Stupples | 74-72-65=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | 75-66-69=210 | −6 |

### Final round

Sunday, 31 July 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 68-66-69-69=272 | −16 | 280,028 |
| 2 | Sophie Gustafson | 69-73-67-67=276 | −12 | 175,130 |
| T3 | Young Kim | 74-68-67-69=278 | −10 | 122,591 |
| T3 | Michelle Wie (a) | 75-67-67-69=278 | −10 | 0 |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 73-66-69-71=279 | −9 | 81,144 |
| T5 | Liselotte Neumann | 71-70-68-70=279 | −9 | 81,144 |
| T5 | Annika Sörenstam | 73-69-66-71=279 | −9 | 81,144 |
| T8 | Natalie Gulbis | 76-70-68-66=280 | −8 | 58,669 |
| T8 | Grace Park | 77-68-67-68=280 | −8 | 58,669 |
| T8 | Louise Stahle (a) | 73-65-73-69=280 | −8 | 0 |
    (a) denotes amateur
Amateurs: Wie (−10), Stahle (−8), Ciganda (+2)
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