Ms Karrie Webb AM

Born in Ayr in North Queensland, Karrie Webb has had a sensational career on the women’s pro golf circuit. Following a youth spent on the links, Karrie Webb graduated to winning national and regional amateur titles, these included the 1994 Australian Stroke Play Championship and also represented Australia in international competition six times from 1992-94.

Webb turned pro in 1994, and in 1995 played tournaments on both the Futures Tour and Ladies European Tour. She won the Women's British Open that year (it was not yet considered a major) and earned Rookie of the Year honours on the European tour.

In 1996 she was Rookie of the year and winner of more than $1m.Webb won the Women's British Open again in 1997, but again, it was not yet a major. But her first major championship title did come at the 1999 du Maurier Classic.
From 1996 through 2002, Webb won a total of 27 times, including six tournaments in 1999 and seven in 2000. She won three money titles, three scoring titles, two Player of the Year awards and six majors in that span.

Her win at the 2000 U.S. Women's Open gave her the requisite 27 points needed for entry into the Hall of Fame. When Webb won the Women's British Open for the third time in 2002, it had been upgraded to major status, and Webb became the tour's first "Super Career Grand Slam" winner with wins in five different majors. In 2013, Webb won the Ladies Masters (Australian Ladies Masters) for a record eighth time.