Karrie Webb of Australia during the first round of the ShopRite Classic at Seaview Bay Course on June 10, 2022 in Galloway, New Jersey. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
Karrie Webb threw out her yardage book after the 2013 AIG, convinced she wouldn’t play another championship over the Old Course. But she couldn’t pass up another opportunity at the Home of Golf, committing to play in January even though it meant she’d be at the Olympics for several weeks ahead of the event, unable to practice. This marks Webb’s first appearance in the event since 2019. The 49-year-old is exempt into the field until age 60.
Nine former champions who are still exempt are not playing this year, including Laura Davies (1986), Sherri Steinhauer (1998, 1999, 2006), Se Ri Pak (2001), Annika Sorenstam (2003), Karen Stupples (2004), Jeong Jang (2005), Lorena Ochoa (2007), Mo Martin (2014) and Inbee Park (2015).
Webb tied for 28th in 2007 at the Old Course and missed the cut in 2013. A three-time winner of this event, Webb is one of 13 former champions in the field. She’ll play alongside two other former champions, Stacy Lewis and Catriona Matthew, in the first two rounds.
“I think what I love about it takes me out of my technical mind and gets me being more creative and hitting shots that you don’t normally hit,” said Webb. “And I don’t think judging the wind is as precise as it can be on the other golf courses. I think just here it’s all feel and visualizing different shots.”
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