2003 LPGA Championship

The 2003 LPGA Championship was the 49th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

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
Annika Sörenstam
278 (−6), playoff
Wilmington 
Location in the United States
DuPont CC
Location in 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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Beth Daniel United States199071717072284ET3
Meg Mallon United States199174697075288+4T27
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200071727177291+7T37
Jan Stephenson Australia198274726976291+7T37
Se Ri Pak South Korea1998, 200272747276294+10T46
Karrie Webb Australia200172727875297+13T56

Source:[4]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Laura Davies England1994, 19967574149+7
Kelly Robbins United States19957476150+8
Christa Johnson United States19977873151+9
Betsy King United States19927675151+9
Sherri Turner United States19888074154+12
Sally Little South Africa19807185156+14
Nancy Lopez United States1978, 1985, 19897779156+14
Jane Geddes United States198783WD
Pat Bradley United States1986DQ

Source:[4]

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 8, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Annika Sörenstam Sweden70-64-72-72=278−6Playoff
Grace Park South Korea69-72-70-67=278
T3Beth Daniel United States71-71-70-72=284E85,718
Rosie Jones United States73-68-72-71=284
Rachel Teske Australia69-70-74-71=284
T6Kate Golden United States72-70-68-75=285+141,873
Young Kim South Korea70-73-72-70=285
Joanne Mills Australia68-73-75-69=285
Becky Morgan Wales73-70-70-72=285
Young-A Yang South Korea73-74-69-69=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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden4E240,000
2Grace Park South Korea5+1147,934
  • 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. "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.

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