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
39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564
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
Location map
DuPont CC
Location in 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.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 8, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Annika Sörenstam70-64-72-72=278−6Playoff
Grace Park69-72-70-67=278
T3 Beth Daniel71-71-70-72=284E85,718
Rosie Jones73-68-72-71=284
Rachel Teske69-70-74-71=284
T6 Kate Golden72-70-68-75=285+141,873
Young Kim70-73-72-70=285
Joanne Mills68-73-75-69=285
Becky Morgan73-70-70-72=285
Young-A Yang73-74-69-69=285

Source:[4][5]

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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam4E240,000
2 Grace Park5+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. "McDonald's LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C4.
  5. "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2003 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.

39.789°N 75.564°W / 39.789; -75.564

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