2003 LPGA Championship

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2003 LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 5–8, 2003
LocationWilmington, Delaware
Course(s)DuPont Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,408 yards (5,859 m)
Field144 players, 70 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund$1.6 million
Winner's share$240,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
278 (−6), playoff
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Wilmington  is located in the United States
Wilmington 
Wilmington 
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Location in the United States
DuPont CC is located in Delaware
DuPont CC
DuPont CC
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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.

Past champions in the field[]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Beth Daniel  United States 1990 71 71 70 72 284 E T3
Meg Mallon  United States 1991 74 69 70 75 288 +4 T27
Juli Inkster  United States 1999, 2000 71 72 71 77 291 +7 T37
Jan Stephenson  Australia 1982 74 72 69 76 291 +7 T37
Se Ri Pak  South Korea 1998, 2002 72 74 72 76 294 +10 T46
Karrie Webb  Australia 2001 72 72 78 75 297 +13 T56

Source:[4]

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Laura Davies  England 1994, 1996 75 74 149 +7
Kelly Robbins  United States 1995 74 76 150 +8
Christa Johnson  United States 1997 78 73 151 +9
Betsy King  United States 1992 76 75 151 +9
Sherri Turner  United States 1988 80 74 154 +12
Sally Little  South Africa 1980 71 85 156 +14
Nancy Lopez  United States 1978, 1985, 1989 77 79 156 +14
Jane Geddes  United States 1987 83 WD
Pat Bradley  United States 1986 DQ

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard[]

Sunday, June 8, 2003

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T1 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 70-64-72-72=278 −6 Playoff
Grace Park  South Korea 69-72-70-67=278
T3 Beth Daniel  United States 71-71-70-72=284 E 85,718
Rosie Jones  United States 73-68-72-71=284
Rachel Teske  Australia 69-70-74-71=284
T6 Kate Golden  United States 72-70-68-75=285 +1 41,873
Young Kim  South Korea 70-73-72-70=285
Joanne Mills  Australia 68-73-75-69=285
Becky Morgan  Wales 73-70-70-72=285
 South Korea 73-74-69-69=285

Source:[5][6]

Playoff[]

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 Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 4 E 240,000
2 Grace Park  South Korea 5 +1 147,934
  • Sudden-death playoff played on hole 18.

References[]

  1. ^ Bamberger, Michael (June 16, 2003). "Sunday best". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pressure pays for Sorenstam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C3.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Doug (May 24, 2003). "'It was worth every step'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. ^ a b "KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship)". LPGA. 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "McDonald's LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C4.
  6. ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2003 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.

External links[]

Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 75°33′50″W / 39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564

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