Catriona Matthew misses fairways but notches a home win at the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open

Anyone looking back at the final scores of the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's will almost certainly come to the wrong conclusion that this was a comfortable three-shot win for Catriona Matthew. It was anything but as the seemingly imperturbable Scot struggled to hit a fairway throughout the final round and was only rescued by some superb recovery shots and a bunch of astonishing long putts.
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Catriona Matthew holds her nerve at Ricoh Women's British Open, builds a three-shot lead

Despite bogeying two of the first four holes, Catriona Matthew held her nerve and a few decent putts to establish a three-shot lead going into the final round of the 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. On the back nine she played what she claimed was her best golf of the week to come home in 35, two under par.
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Eagle and ace propel Matthew into share of Day 2 lead at Ricoh Women's British Open

An eagle 3 on the 11th followed immediately by a hole in one helped Catriona Matthew to come home in a miserly 30 shots and grab a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's Golf Club. Matthew was soon joined at 3-under by Giulia Sergas, who also began the day at 2-over and shot 67.
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Adverse conditions don't stop Sandra Gal in Ricoh Women's British Open opener

On a day when the wind whistled in from the sea at over 20 mph, and birdies were harder to find than balls in the deep rough, Sandra Gal nipped in with a sparkling 3-under-par 69 to take a one-shot advantage into the second day of the Ricoh Women's British Open.
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Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer to do battle at 2009 Ricoh Women's British Open

With stiff winds and no doubt a fair bit of rain sure to provide a severe examination at this week's Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on England's north-west coast, the winner will probably be a strong links golfer. LPGA Tour stars Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie are all eager for a major victory.
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