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Quality. Tradition . Exellence.
These ideals serve to strengthen the Michelob family’s
long-standing relationship with golf. A relationship which
continues today to be defined and enhanced by its partnership
with the LPGA Tour and is easily represented by the passion,
performance, and personality of Michelob ULTRA Ambassadors:
Natalie Gulbis, Lorie Kane, and Grace Park.
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 2008 Champion - Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam conquered the greens of River Course, capturing her third win of the 2008 season and the 72nd of her career. Sorenstam fired
a final round 5-under par 66 on Sunday, securing a seven stroke margin over the rest of the tournament's talent-laden field. Her four-day total of
-19 (265) established a new tournament scoring record, shattering the previous mark of -14 (270) by 2005 MUO champion Karrie Webb. The
victory earned her a $330,000 share of the $2.2 million purse. Sorenstam earned a sense of peace knowing that she could play the River Course well; she recalled previous years when the greens had challenged her skills and tested her pride.
SCORE: 265 (-19) | EARNINGS: $330,000 | PURSE: $2.2 million | 2008
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2007 Champion - Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen and Jee Young Lee each had parred No.18 four consecutive roundsat Kingsmill Resort when they stepped to the 18th tee in a playoff Sunday to decide the winner of the Michelob ULTRA Open. Each made routine pars on 18 on the first two playoff holes, and it looked like they might go until dark. Two feet separated them from a fourth playoff hole, but Lee missed her par putt and Pettersen tapped in a 1-footer to claim what might have seemed to many -- including Pettersen -- a long overdue first LPGA victory. Pettersen, the first player from Norway to win on the LPGA tour, collects $330,000 and earns a spot in the season-ending ADT Championship and a shot at a $1 million prize.
SCORE: 274 (-10) | EARNINGS: $330,000 | PURSE: $2.2 million | 2007
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2006 Champion - Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb earned her second
LPGA Tour victory of the young
2006 season, leading the tournament
from start to finish for her
first Michelob ULTRA Open at
Kingsmill title. Battling wind
gusts in the mid-20mph range,
Webb shot a 1-under, 70 during
the final round to finish at
14-under for the tournament
and earn a 7-stroke victory
over now three-time runner-up
Lorena Ochoa and Hee-Won Han
at -7. Webb's total of 66-68-66-70=270
(-14) for 72 holes is a tournament
record, and makes her the first
LPGA Tour event champion of
2006 - and the first in Michelob
ULTRA Open history – to
lead an event from start to
finish. Webb, at 31 years, 144
days, is the oldest Michelob
ULTRA Open champion by nearly
four years.
SCORE: 270 (-14) | EARNINGS: $330,000 | PURSE: $2.2 million | 2006
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2005 Champion - Cristie Kerr
Cristie Kerr's 8-under performance in '03 earned
a tie for second, but in '05, it was a runaway
victory at the LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Resort & Spa. Kerr shot 68-68-68-72 for her
first victory of the 2005 season and fifth of
her career. Kerr's 8-under, 276 topped runner-up
Jill McGill at -3, 281 through 72 holes. Kerr
walked away with a Waterford crystal trophy and
a check from Anheuser-Busch for $330,000 - the
second highest payout on the LPGA Tour.
SCORE: 276 (-8) | EARNINGS: $330,000 | PURSE: $2.2 million | 2005
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2004 Champion - Se Ri Pak
Going into the final day, Se Ri Pak was four shots behind Cristie Kerr and Lorena Ochoa, but by day's end, Pak, who is renowned for going low on Sundays ended up the victor by a two-shot margin over Ochoa and Juli Inkster. Pak shot 70-71-69-65=275 (-9).The win, which was Pak's 22nd of her career and tenth come-from-behind victory, earned her the final and 27th point that is required for entry in the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame. She will join the current 22 Hall of Fame members after fulfilling the 10-year Tour membership requirement in 2007.
SCORE: 275 (-9) | EARNINGS: $330,000 | PURSE: $2.2 million | 2004
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2003 Champion - Grace Park
The inaugural Michelob
Light Open at Kingsmill
showcased 99 of the
top 100 LPGA players,
competing for their
share of the $1.6 million
dollar purse. On the final hole of
regulation play, Grace
Park sank an eighteen-foot
putt and ended any thoughts
of a four-way play-off
with Karrie Webb, Lorena
Ochoa and Cristie Kerr.
Park not only captured
the inaugural Michelob
Light Open trophy but
also the winner's share,
$240,000. Sunday's exciting
final round capped a
tremendous week of ladies
professional golf on
the banks of the James
River.
SCORE: 275 (-9) | EARNINGS: $240,000 | PURSE: $1.6 million | 2003
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