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
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
278 (−10)
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Lytham & St Annes is located in England
Lytham & St Annes
Lytham &
St Annes

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

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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

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  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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