2003 Women's British Open

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.

2003 Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates31 July – 3 August 2003
LocationLancashire, England
Course(s)Royal Lytham & St Annes
Golf Club
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,308 yards (5,768 m)[1]
Field144 players, 68 after cut
Cut147 (+3)
Prize fund$1,600,000
€1,435,782
Winner's share$254,880
€228,720
Champion
Annika Sörenstam
278 (−10)
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

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
Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards1983904103571704745423891443,0743114651513244184553334063713,2346,308
Par344435543354534454443772

Source:[1]

Field

Past champions in the field
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Se-Ri Pak South Korea200169696972279−92
Karrie Webb Australia200267727071280−8T3

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 31 July 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Wendy Ward United States67−5
Karrie Webb Australia
3Annika Sörenstam Sweden68−4
T4Lorie Kane Canada69−3
Christina Kuld Denmark
Se-ri Pak South Korea
Jennifer Rosales Philippines
Georgina Simpson England
Karen Stupples England
Shani Waugh Australia

Second round

Friday, 1 August 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Heather Bowie United States70-66=136−8
T2Se-ri Pak South Korea69-69=138−6
Wendy Ward United States67-71=138
T4Akiko Fukushima Japan72-67=139−5
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France70-69=139
Lorena Ochoa Mexico74-65=139
Grace Park South Korea74-65=139
Karrie Webb Australia67-72=139
T9Michele Redman United States71-69=140−4
Annika Sörenstam Sweden68-72=140

Amateurs: Serramià (+3), Keighley (+5), Brewerton (+6)

Third round

Saturday, 2 August 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France70-69-67=206−10
T2Se-ri Pak South Korea69-69-69=207−9
Wendy Ward United States67-71-69=207
4Annika Sörenstam Sweden68-72-68=208−8
5Karrie Webb Australia67-72-70=209−7
T6Heather Bowie United States70-66-74=210−6
Grace Park South Korea74-65-71=210
T8Kelli Kuehne United States73-69-69=211−5
Paula Martí Spain71-70-70=211
T10Beth Daniel United States74-71-67=212−4
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman United States73-71-68=212

Final round

Sunday, 3 August 2003

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden68-72-68-70=278−10254,880
2Se-ri Pak South Korea69-69-69-72=279−9159,300
T3Grace Park South Korea74-65-71-70=280−899,563
Karrie Webb Australia67-72-70-71=280
5Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France70-69-67-76=282−671,685
T6Vicki Goetze-Ackerman United States73-71-68-71=283−558,941
Wendy Ward United States67-71-69-76=283
8Sophie Gustafson Sweden73-69-71-71=284−450,976
9Young Kim South Korea73-70-72-70=285−346,197
T10Candie Kung Taiwan73-71-69-73=286−239,825
Gloria Park South Korea70-75-69-72=286

Amateur: Serramià (+6)

References
  1. "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.
  2. Millward, Robert (4 August 2013). "Sorenstam caps slam with British Open title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-1. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

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