SUNNINGDALE, England ? Karen Stupples began the final round of the Women’s British Open eagle-double eagle. It was the kind of start Annika Sorenstam needed.

Stupples won her first major title with a record-tying score of 19-under 269, while defending champion Sorenstam’s bid to become the second woman to win all four majors back-to-back ended in a tie for 13th.

Stupples has been playing on the LPGA Tour for six years and won her first title in the opening tournament of the season. Now she has a major to go with it and a check for $290,880.

“It’s quite mind-blowing,” Stupples said after finishing five strokes ahead of Rachel Teske.

Stupples shot 8-under 64 in the final round on the Old Course at Sunningdale to tie the record-low score in a major, set by Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore.

Starting the round a stroke behind third-round co-leaders Heather Bowie and Teske, Stupples began the day with an eagle on No. 1 and a double-eagle on the second hole. At the 475-yard second, she followed a huge drive with a 5-iron from 202 yards, the ball bouncing onto the green and rolling straight at the hole. The flag initially stopped the ball from dropping in, but Stupples began jumping for joy as the crowd’s reaction told her it went in.