2003 Women's British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
Lytham &
St Annes
St Annes
Location in England
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.
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
[edit]| Hole | 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
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, 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
[edit]Friday, 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
[edit]Saturday, 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
[edit]Sunday, 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