The 2003 Women's British Open was held 31 July to 3 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 27th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports and ABC Sports televised the event in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 31 July – 3 August 2003 |
Location | Lancashire, England |
Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
Organized by | Ladies' Golf Union |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,308 yards (5,768 m)[1] |
Field | 144 players, 68 after cut |
Cut | 147 (+3) |
Prize fund | $1,600,000 €1,435,782 |
Winner's share | $254,880 €228,720 |
Champion | |
Annika Sörenstam | |
278 (−10) | |
Annika Sörenstam won the sixth of her ten major titles, one stroke ahead of runner-up Se-Ri Pak, the 2001 champion. The victory completed the career grand slam for Sörenstam.[2]
Course layout
editHole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yards | 198 | 390 | 410 | 357 | 170 | 474 | 542 | 389 | 144 | 3,074 | 311 | 465 | 151 | 324 | 418 | 455 | 333 | 406 | 371 | 3,234 | 6,308 |
Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Source:[1]
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, 31 July 2003
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Wendy Ward | 67 | −5 |
Karrie Webb | |||
3 | Annika Sörenstam | 68 | −4 |
T4 | Lorie Kane | 69 | −3 |
Christina Kuld | |||
Se-ri Pak | |||
Jennifer Rosales | |||
Georgina Simpson | |||
Karen Stupples | |||
Shani Waugh |
Second round
editFriday, 1 August 2003
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Heather Bowie | 70-66=136 | −8 |
T2 | Se-ri Pak | 69-69=138 | −6 |
Wendy Ward | 67-71=138 | ||
T4 | Akiko Fukushima | 72-67=139 | −5 |
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70-69=139 | ||
Lorena Ochoa | 74-65=139 | ||
Grace Park | 74-65=139 | ||
Karrie Webb | 67-72=139 | ||
T9 | Michele Redman | 71-69=140 | −4 |
Annika Sörenstam | 68-72=140 |
Amateurs: Serramià (+3), Keighley (+5), Brewerton (+6)
Third round
editSaturday, 2 August 2003
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70-69-67=206 | −10 |
T2 | Se-ri Pak | 69-69-69=207 | −9 |
Wendy Ward | 67-71-69=207 | ||
4 | Annika Sörenstam | 68-72-68=208 | −8 |
5 | Karrie Webb | 67-72-70=209 | −7 |
T6 | Heather Bowie | 70-66-74=210 | −6 |
Grace Park | 74-65-71=210 | ||
T8 | Kelli Kuehne | 73-69-69=211 | −5 |
Paula Martí | 71-70-70=211 | ||
T10 | Beth Daniel | 74-71-67=212 | −4 |
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73-71-68=212 |
Final round
editSunday, 3 August 2003
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Annika Sörenstam | 68-72-68-70=278 | −10 | 254,880 |
2 | Se-ri Pak | 69-69-69-72=279 | −9 | 159,300 |
T3 | Grace Park | 74-65-71-70=280 | −8 | 99,563 |
Karrie Webb | 67-72-70-71=280 | |||
5 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 70-69-67-76=282 | −6 | 71,685 |
T6 | Vicki Goetze-Ackerman | 73-71-68-71=283 | −5 | 58,941 |
Wendy Ward | 67-71-69-76=283 | |||
8 | Sophie Gustafson | 73-69-71-71=284 | −4 | 50,976 |
9 | Young Kim | 73-70-72-70=285 | −3 | 46,197 |
T10 | Candie Kung | 73-71-69-73=286 | −2 | 39,825 |
Gloria Park | 70-75-69-72=286 |
Amateur: Serramià (+6)
References
edit- ^ a b "Annika Sorenstam: 2003 Weetabix Women's British Open". Ladies European Tour. 3 August 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Millward, Robert (4 August 2013). "Sorenstam caps slam with British Open title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
External links
edit- Ladies European Tour: 2003 Weetabix Women's British Open results
- LPGA: 2003 Women's British Open results