2003 LPGA Championship
The 2003 LPGA Championship was the 49th LPGA Championship, played June 5–8 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
Annika Sörenstam won in a playoff over Grace Park with a par on the first sudden death hole. 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.
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for eleven consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, June 8, 2003
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Annika Sörenstam |
70-64-72-72=278 | −6 | Playoff |
 Grace Park |
69-72-70-67=278 | |||
| T3 |  Beth Daniel |
71-71-70-72=284 | E | 85,718 |
| Rosie Jones |
73-68-72-71=284 | |||
 Rachel Teske |
69-70-74-71=284 | |||
| T6 | Kate Golden |
72-70-68-75=285 | +1 | 41,873 |
| Young Kim |
70-73-72-70=285 | |||
| Joanne Mills |
68-73-75-69=285 | |||
 Becky Morgan |
73-70-70-72=285 | |||
| Young-A Yang |
73-74-69-69=285 |
Source:
Playoff
The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole, where Park missed the green, chipped from the heavy rough to 12 feet (4 m) but failed to save par. Sörenstam had a 20-foot (6 m) for birdie, then tapped in for par to win.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam |
4 | E | 240,000 |
| 2 | Grace Park |
5 | +1 | 147,934 |
- Sudden-death playoff played on hole 18.
References
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (June 16, 2003). "Sunday best". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Pressure pays for Sorenstam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C3.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (May 24, 2003). "'It was worth every step'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "McDonald's LPGA Championship". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 9, 2003. p. C4.
- ^ "Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2003 results". LPGA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.