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British Open Championship Women Masters Roll of Honour The British Open Championship Women Masters Roll of Honour Date Women O35 Women O40 Women O45 Women O50 1952 J Dawney (Eng) 1953 J Dawney (Eng) 1954 J Hall (Eng) 1955 J Hall (Eng) 1956 J Hall (Eng) 1957 M Townsend (Eng) 1958 M Townsend (Eng) 1959 M Townsend (Eng) 1960 M Townsend (Eng) 1961 M Townsend (Eng) 1962 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1963 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1964 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1965 M Townsend (Eng) 1966 D Cooper (Eng) 1967 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1968 R Campion (Eng) 1969 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1970 Ruth Turner (Eng) 1971 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1972 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1973 Fran Marshall (Eng) Date Women O35 Women O40 Women O45 Women O50 1974 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1975 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1976 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1977 Claire Chapman (Eng) 1978 Claire Chapman (Eng) 1979 Fran Marshall (Eng) 1980 Claire Chapman (Eng) 1981 Claire Chapman (Eng) 1982 Barbara Sanderson (Ire) 1983 Janet Richardson (Eng) 1984 Janet Richardson (Eng) 1985 Alex Cowie (Eng) Jenny Irving (Aus) 1986 Barbara Diggens (Eng) Bett Dryhurst (Eng) 1987 Alex Cowie (Eng) Bett Dryhurst (Eng) 1988 Wendy Berry (Eng) Averil Murphy (Eng) 1989 Angela Smith (Eng) Averil Murphy (Eng) 1990 Angela Smith (Eng) Jackie Candlin (Eng) 1991 Angela Smith (Eng) Di Davis (Aus) 1992 Di Davis (Aus) Di Davis (Aus) 1993 Rae Anderson (Aus) Averil Murphy (Eng) 1994 Vicki Cardwell (Aus) Averil Murphy (Eng) 1995 Vicki Cardwell (Aus) Rae Anderson (Aus) 1996 Vicki Cardwell (Aus) Maggie North (Eng) 1997 Vicki Cardwell (Aus) Juliet O'Neill (Eng) 1998 Liz Brown (Eng) Juliet O'Neill (Eng) Sandra Wrench (Eng) Averil Murphy (Eng) 1999 Suzanne Horner (Eng) Juliet O'Neill (Eng) Not held Bett Dryhurst (Eng) 2000 Suzanne Horner (Eng) Liz Brown (Eng) Maggie North (Eng) Bett Dryhurst (Eng) 2001 Suzanne Horner (Eng) Liz Brown (Eng) Juliet O'Neill (Eng) Faith Sinclair (Eng) 2002 Pauline Nicholson (Eng) Carole Page (Eng) Not held Faith Sinclair (Eng) 2003 Fiona Geaves (Eng) Sue Williams (Eng) Liz Brown (Eng) Faith Sinclair (Eng) 2004 Fiona Geaves (Eng) Mandy Akin (Eng) Liz Brown (Eng) Pauline Douglas (Sco) 2005 Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Aus) Mandy Akin (Eng) Helen Gould (Eng) Maggie North (Eng) 2006 Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Aus) Carole Page (Eng) Liz Brown (Eng) Julie Field (Eng) Date Women O35 Women O40 Women O45 Women O50 2007 Sarah Fitz-Gerald (Aus) Ellie Pierce (USA) Victoria King (Eng) Julie Field (Eng) 2008 Jeannie Cowie (Eng) Ellie Pierce (USA) Mandy Akin (Eng) Jacky Gardner (Eng) 2009 Jeannie Cowie (Eng) Nikki Fowler (Eng) Sil Schrijvers (Bel) Julie Field (Eng) 2010 Not held Not held Not held Not held 2011 Senga Macfie (Scot) Senga Macfie (Sco) Mandy Akin (Eng) Paula Arrowsmith (Eng) 2012 Wendy Maitland Jones (Sco) Claire Walker (Eng) Rina Einy (Eng) Mandy Akin (Eng) 2013 Not held Amanda Warren (Eng) Andrea Santamaria (Eng) Mandy Akin (Eng) 2014 Katie Lawrence (Eng) Rachel Pullan (Eng) Simone Korell (Ger) Mandy Akin (Eng) 2015 Lauren Briggs (Eng) Rachel Pullan (Eng) Hope Prockop (USA) Bea Spitse (Ned) 2016 Lauren Briggs (Eng) Hope Prockop (USA) Hope Prockop (USA) Fiona McLean (Sco) 2017 Lauren Briggs (Eng) Keeley Johnson (Eng) Hope Prockop (USA) Rose Bamber (Eng) 2018 Lauren Briggs (Eng) Keeley Johnson (Eng) Shayne Baillie (Eng) Andrea Santamaria (Eng) 2019 Rachael Grinham (Aus) Karen Schultz (SA) Orla O'Doherty (Ire) Andrea Santamaria (Eng) The British Open Championship Women Masters Roll of Honour.
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