5’6”...Started playing golf at the age of 8...Credits her parents Rob and Evelyn and coach Kelvin Haller as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include reading, basketball and fishing...In 1997 and 2001, was honored with an ESPY Award from ESPN as the Outstanding Women’s Golf Performer of the Year...Helped found and organize the annual Karrie Webb Celebrity Pro-Am to benefit the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation...Carried the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers...Named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America in 2000...Named Queensland Sportswoman of the Year three consecutive times (2000-02) and was inducted as one of the first two Womensport Queensland Legends with Susie O’Neill in 2002...In 2008, along with Jan Stephenson, was unanimously granted Life Membership on the Australia Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour by the members…In 2009, launched 'Karrie's FANtastic Freebies,' where she donated 50 free tickets for fans to attend one of seven LPGA events or the U.S. Women's Open. Most tournaments matched the donation for a total of 800 free tickets...Received the Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation stemming from her work with the Reeve Foundation and her donation of $100,000 from the 2011 RR Donnelley Founders Cup victory.
1995 Weetabix Women’s British Open
1996 HealthSouth Inaugural, Sprint Titleholders Championship, Safeco Classic, ITT LPGA Tour Championship
1997 Susan G. Komen International, Weetabix Women’s British Open, Safeco Classic
1998 Australian Ladies Masters, City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
1999 The Office Depot, Australian Ladies Masters, Standard Register PING, Mercury Titleholders Championship, Wegmans Rochester International, du Maurier Classic
2000 The Office Depot, Australian Ladies Masters, LPGA Takefuji Classic, Nabisco Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, Oldsmobile Classic, AFLAC Champions
2001 U.S. Women’s Open, McDonald’s LPGA Championship, Tyco/ADT Championship
2002 Wegmans Rochester LPGA, Weetabix Women’s British Open
2003 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
2004 Kellogg-Keebler Classic
2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Evian Masters, Longs Drugs Challenge, Mizuno Classic
2009 J Golf Phoenix LPGA International
2011 HSBC Women’s Champions, RR Donnelley LPGA Founders
2013 ShopRite LPGA Classic
2014 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, JTBC Founders Cup
1996 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, Tour Money Winner
1997 Vare Trophy
1999 Tour Money Winner, Vare Trophy, Rolex Player of the Year
2000 Tour Money Winner, Vare Trophy, Rolex Player of the Year, Achievement Award
2005 LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame inductee
2022 in a Nutshell
2021:
2020:
2019:
2018:
2017:
2016:
20 events, 15 cuts made, $378,876 (52)
Became just the second player in LPGA history to surpass $20 million in career earnings with her T38 finish at the TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC
Recorded three top-10 finishes including a season-best of third at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Member of Team Australia at the UL International Crown
2015:
22 events, 18 cuts made, $394,497 (43)
Recorded three top-10 finishes including a season-best of a T5 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
2014:
19 events, 18 cuts made, $1,069,540 (8)
Won the 2014 ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open
Overcame a six-shot final round deficit at the 2014 JTBC Founders Cup to win with a final-round 63
Finished second at the 2014 Evian Championship
Member of Team Australia at the UL International Crown
2013:
21 events, 19 cuts made, $765,880 (13)
6 top-10 finishes, 4 top-5 finishes, including her 39th victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
Crossed the $18 million mark in career earnings at The Evian Championship where she finished T15
Ranked eighth in scoring average (70.64) and 10th in average putts per green in regulation (1.78)
2012:
20 events, 20 cuts made, $884,973 (12)
Seven top-10 finishes, five top-5 finishes.
Recorded season-best T2 at Evian Masters Presented by Societe Generale where she crossed the $17 million mark in career earnings.
For the second time in her career, posted back-to-back seasons without a missed cut (1999-2000).
2011:
Recorded back-to-back victories at the HSBC Women's Champions and RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, the 37th and 38th of her career.
Additional top-10 finishes included: tied for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand; tied for sixth at the US Women's Open, tied for eighth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
2010:
Best finish was a tie for fourth place at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand.
Tied for fifth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans.
Tied for eighth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Tied for 10th at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge and the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona Light.
Earned her 10th international victory at the Australian Ladies Masters - an Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) and Ladies European Tour (LET) co-sanctioned event.
2009:
Won the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery, her 36th victory on the LPGA Tour.
Recorded runner-up finishes at both the RICOH Women's British Open, her season-best finish at a major championship, and at the CN Canadian Women's Open.
Additional top 10 finishes included a tie for fifth at the Evian Masters, a tie for eighth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and a tie for ninth at the HSBC Women's Champions, where she carded a season-low 66 in the final round.
Carded her ninth LPGA career hole-in-one during the first round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola.
2008:
Best finish was runner-up at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA, where she lost to Seon Hwa Lee in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff.
Also posted a runner-up finish at the season-ending ADT Championship.
Crossed the $14 million mark in career earnings with a fifth-place finish at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger.
Carded her third LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Won the MFS Women's Australian Open on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour for the third time in her career, which was her ninth international victory.
2007:
Best finish was runner-up at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.
Recorded five additional top-10 finishes.
Crossed the $13 million mark in career earnings; won her seventh and eighth career international victories at the MFS Women’s Australian Open and the ANZ Ladies Masters (sixth time) on the ALPG Tour.
2006:
Won five tournaments and became only the third person in LPGA history (Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa) to earn more than $2 million in single season earnings.
Earned her second Kraft Nabisco Championship title and seventh career major championship after a one-hole, sudden-death playoff with Lorena Ochoa; Webb eagled the 72nd hole with a pitching wedge from 116 yards to get into the playoff; her seven-shot come-from-behind victory tied an LPGA record (Patty Sheehan, 1983 McDonald’s LPGA Championship) for the largest come-from-behind victory in a major championship.
Crossed the $11 million mark in career earnings with her win at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the $12 million mark with her win at the Evian Masters; became only the second player in LPGA history (Annika Sorenstam) to reach these milestones.
Also won the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Longs Drugs Challenge, Mizuno Classic and finished second three times, which included a one-hole, sudden-death playoff loss to Se Ri Pak at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca- Cola.
2005:
Officially qualified for the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame on June 9 after completing the first round of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, giving her 10 years of membership on the LPGA Tour.
She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Nov. 14; Webb is the second international player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame through the LPGA criteria.
Recorded a season-best finish at the MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, where she was runner-up.
Won the ANZ Ladies Masters on ALPG for the fifth time; her sixth international victory.
2004:
Won her 30th career title at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic, where she posted a season-low 64 during the second round.
Recorded a total of eight top-10 finishes, including second place at the Longs Drugs Challenge.
Crossed the $10 million mark in career earnings at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.
2003:
Opened with a season-low 65 at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic and went on to win the tournament by nine strokes.
Won the ConAgra Foods LPGA Skins Game by capturing 12 skins worth $470,000.
With a tie for fifth at the Evian Masters, became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross the $9 million mark in career earnings.
2002:
Won the Wegmans Rochester LPGA.
Won the Weetabix Women’s British Open for her sixth major championship victory and become the first player in LPGA history to achieve the Super Career Grand Slam, which is winning all five majors available in her career.
At 27 years, 7 months, 21 days, she is also the second-youngest player to win six major championships behind Mickey Wright.
Won at least one major in four consecutive seasons.
Became the fastest player to reach $8 million in career earnings.
Won the AAMI Women’s Australian Open for her fifth international win.
2001:
Successfully defended her U.S. Women’s Open title and was the only player to finish under par for the tournament.
With her two-stroke victory at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by AIG, is one of six women (Juli Inkster, Pat Bradley, Mickey Wright, Louise Suggs and Annika Sorenstam) to achieve the LPGA Career Grand Slam, as well as the youngest ever.
Closed the season with a victory at the Tyco/ADT Championship for her third title of the year.
Teamed with David Duval against Sorenstam and Tiger Woods in the Lincoln Financial Group Battle at Bighorn, marking the LPGA’s first ever appearance on “prime-time” television.
Won two international events.
2000:
Won her second consecutive Rolex Player of the Year title and Vare Trophy.
With her one-hole playoff win over Dottie Pepper at the AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living, became the first player since Beth Daniel in 1990 to win seven titles in a season.
At the Oldsmobile Classic, her sixth win of the season, fired a career-low 61 (-11) during the second round.
Won her third major championship at the U.S. Women’s Open; that victory gave her the requisite 27 points needed to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame; the final criterion to meet was the 10-year LPGA membership requirement (2005).
Earned $250,000 in the Nabisco Grand Slam Challenge for winning the Nabisco Championship in addition to another major in 2000.
Won the second major of her career with a wire-to-wire win at the Nabisco Championship, where she recorded her second LPGA career hole-in-one and won by 10 shots.
Defeated Annika Sorenstam on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the LPGA Takefuji Classic, her third win in her first three starts of the season; captured the Australian Ladies Masters title for the third consecutive year, joining an elite group of eight players who have won an event three times in a row.
Went wire-to-wire at the season-opening The Office Depot to successfully defend her title.
Became the fastest player to cross the $5 million mark in career earnings following a tie for second at the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center.
Became the fastest player to cross the $6 million mark in career earnings following her fourth place finish at the Samsung World Championship.
Lost to Sorenstam in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff at the Evian Masters, one of three runner-up finishes.
Won two international events.
Won the inaugural Women’s World Cup Golf (an unofficial LPGA event) with Rachel Hetherington.
Winner of the Crowne Plaza Achievement Award.
1999:
Won six times and recorded 22 top-10 finishes.
Earned her first Rolex Player of the Year award and her second Vare Trophy, setting an LPGA scoring average record with a 69.43 average (has since been broken).
Won her first major championship at the du Maurier Classic.
Set an LPGA record for consecutive top-10 finishes with 16.
Became the fastest player in LPGA history to cross the $3 million and $4 million marks in career earnings.
Twice lost to Se Ri Pak in sudden death playoffs, at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic and PageNet Championship.
Won the Mercury LPGA Series Bonus Pool.
1998:
Recorded 20 top-20 finishes, including two victories – the Australian Ladies Masters and the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic, where she won with all rounds in the 60s.
Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings with a third-place finish at the Los Angeles Women’s Championship.
Recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the third round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
1997:
Won the Weetabix Women’s British Open for the second time in three years.
Successfully defended her title at the SAFECO Classic.
Won the Susan G. Komen International.
Won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
Lost to Michelle McGann in a sudden-death playoff at the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural.
1996:
In just her second tournament as an LPGA member, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the HEALTHSOUTH Inaugural by defeating Martha Nause and Jane Geddes on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Recorded top-10 finishes in her first six tournament starts.
Won three other events, including the season-ending ITT LPGA Tour Championship.
Earned $1,002,000 to become the first player in LPGA history to reach the $1 million mark in single season-earnings.
Became the first rookie on either the LPGA or PGA Tour to reach the $1 million mark in single-season earnings.
Earned Rolex Rookie of the Year honors.
With four victories, tied with Se Ri Pak as the second-winningest rookie behind Nancy Lopez, who won nine times in her first full season on Tour.
1995:
Won the Weetabix Women’s British Open before she became a member of the LPGA Tour.
Earned rookie of the year honors on the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET).
Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt after she finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament while playing with a broken bone in her wrist.
1994:
Turned professional in October and competed on the WPGET and Futures Tour, where she won one tournament.
Webb was the 1994 Australian Stroke Play champion and represented Australia in international competition six times from 1992-94.
5’6”
Started playing golf at the age of 8.
Credits her parents Rob and Evelyn and coach Kelvin Haller as the individuals most influencing her career.
Hobbies include reading, basketball and fishing.
In 1997 and 2001, was honored with an ESPY Award from ESPN as the Outstanding Women’s Golf Performer of the Year.
Helped found and organize the annual Karrie Webb Celebrity Pro-Am to benefit the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.
Carried the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers.
Named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America in 2000.
Named Queensland Sportswoman of the Year three consecutive times (2000-02) and was inducted as one of the first two Womensport Queensland Legends with Susie O’Neill in 2002.
In 2008, along with Jan Stephenson, was unanimously granted Life Membership on the Australia Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Tour by the members.
In 2009, launched 'Karrie's FANtastic Freebies,' where she donated 50 free tickets for fans to attend one of seven LPGA events or the U.S. Women's Open. Most tournaments matched the donation for a total of 800 free tickets.
Received the Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation stemming from her work with the Reeve Foundation and her donation of $100,000 from the 2011 RR Donnelley Founders Cup victory.
