2003 LPGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 5–8, 2003 |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W |
| Course(s) | DuPont Country Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,408 yards (5,859 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $240,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 278 (−6), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  DuPont CC Location in United States  DuPont CC Location in Delaware | |
The 2003 LPGA Championship was the 49th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Annika Sörenstam won in a playoff over Grace Park with a par on the first sudden death hole.[1][2] It was the first of three consecutive LPGA Championships for Sorenstam and the fifth of her ten major titles.
Two weeks earlier, Sörenstam played in a PGA Tour event, the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.[3]
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.
Final leaderboard
[edit]Sunday, June 8, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Annika Sörenstam |
70-64-72-72=278 | −6 | Playoff |
 Grace Park |
69-72-70-67=278 | |||
| T3 |  Beth Daniel |
71-71-70-72=284 | E | 85,718 |
| Rosie Jones |
73-68-72-71=284 | |||
 Rachel Teske |
69-70-74-71=284 | |||
| T6 | Kate Golden |
72-70-68-75=285 | +1 | 41,873 |
| Young Kim |
70-73-72-70=285 | |||
| Joanne Mills |
68-73-75-69=285 | |||
 Becky Morgan |
73-70-70-72=285 | |||
| Young-A Yang |
73-74-69-69=285 |
Playoff
[edit]The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where Park missed the green, chipped from the heavy rough to 12 feet (4 m) but failed to save par. Sörenstam had a 20-foot (6 m) for birdie, then tapped in for par to win.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam |
4 | E | 240,000 |
| 2 | Grace Park |
5 | +1 | 147,934 |
- Sudden-death playoff played on hole 18.
References
[edit]- ^ Bamberger, Michael (June 16, 2003). "Sunday best". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Pressure pays for Sorenstam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C3.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (May 24, 2003). "'It was worth every step'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "McDonald's LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C4.
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2003 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.