2003 U.S. Women's Open

The 2003 U.S. Women's Open was the 58th U.S. Women's Open, held July 3–7 at the Witch Hollow course of Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near North Plains, Oregon, northwest of Portland.

2003 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 3–7, 2003
LocationNorth Plains, Oregon
Course(s)Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Witch Hollow Course
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,550 yards (5,989 m)[1]
Field156 players, 60 after cut[2]
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$3.1 million
Winner's share$560,000
Champion
Hilary Lunke
283 (−1), playoff
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Location in the United States
      Pumpkin Ridge
  Golf Club
Location in Oregon

Hilary Lunke won her only major (and only LPGA) title in an 18-hole Monday playoff over Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins, and became the first qualifier to win the championship.[3] The three Americans finished the fourth round at 283 (−1), one stroke ahead of two-time champion Annika Sörenstam, who bogeyed the par-5 72nd hole after putting her tee shot in the fairway.[4][5][6][7] The last playoff was five years earlier in 1998 and it had been sixteen years since three players were involved. In the playoff round, all three players birdied the final (90th) hole, and Lunke clinched the title by one stroke over Stanford.[1][8][9]

This was the second U.S. Women's Open at the Witch Hollow course; it hosted six years earlier in 1997, won by Alison Nicholas. It was also the site of the U.S. Amateur in 1996, the third straight victory by 20-year-old Tiger Woods in his final competition as an amateur.

Course layout

Witch Hollow Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yardage3831693865311634115593794273,4081975341273873941754074195023,1426,550
Par434534544363534434453571

Source:[1]

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 199672726773284E4
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200269717473287+38
Se Ri Pak South Korea199877727782 302+1850
Alison Nicholas England199775678380305+21T53

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Laura Davies England19877971150+8
Meg Mallon United States19917674150+8
Liselotte Neumann Sweden19887773150+8
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 20017872150+8
Betsy King United States1989, 19907880158+16

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 3, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mhairi McKay Scotland66−5
T2Donna Andrews United States69−2
Juli Inkster United States
T4Rosie Jones United States70−1
Morgan Pressel (a) United States
Giulia Sergas Italy
Aree Song (a) South Korea
Angela Stanford United States
T9Ashli Bunch United States71E
Michele Redman United States
Irene Cho (a) United States
Rachel Teske Australia
Lorena Ochoa Mexico
Kirsty Taylor United States
Jamie Hullett United States
Stephanie Louden United States
Laura Diaz United States
Karen Stupples England
Hilary Lunke United States
Paula Martí Spain
Annette DeLuca United States

Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, July 4, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Mhairi McKay Scotland66-70=136−6
T2Juli Inkster United States69-71=140−2
Hilary Lunke United States71-69=140
Angela Stanford United States70-70=140
5Donna Andrews United States69-72=141−1
T6Beth Daniel United States73-69=142E
Laura Diaz United States71-71=142
Natalie Gulbis United States73-69=142
Jeong Jang South Korea73-69=142
Rosie Jones United States73-69=142
Leta Lindley United States73-69=142
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France73-69=142
Alison Nicholas England75-67=142
Dottie Pepper United States72-70=142

Source:[2]

Third round

Saturday, July 5, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Hilary Lunke United States71-69-68=208−5
2Angela Stanford United States70-70-69=209−4
T3Jeong Jang South Korea73-69-69=211−2
Mhairi McKay Scotland66-70-75=211
Aree Song (a) South Korea70-73-68=211
Annika Sörenstam Sweden72-72-67=211
7Donna Andrews United States69-72-72=213E
T8Natalie Gulbis United States73-69-72=214+1
Juli Inkster United States69-71-74=214
Suzann Pettersen Norway76-69-69=214
Kelly Robbins United States74-69-71=214

Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, July 6, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Hilary Lunke United States71-69-68-75=283−1Playoff
Angela Stanford United States70-70-69-74=283
Kelly Robbins United States74-69-71-69=283
4Annika Sörenstam Sweden72-72-67-73=284E150,994
5Aree Song (a) South Korea70-73-68-74=285+10
T6Jeong Jang South Korea73-69-69-75=286+2115,333
Mhairi McKay Scotland66-70-75-75=286
8Juli Inkster United States69-71-74-73=287+397,363
9Rosie Jones United States70-72-73-73=288+490,241
T10Grace Park South Korea72-76-73-68=289+579,243
Suzann Pettersen Norway76-69-69-75=289

Source:[12]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534544535443445
Lunke−6−6−5−5−4−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−2−1−1−1−1−1
Stanford−4−4−4−5−4−3−3−2−2−2−1−1−1EEEE−1
Robbins+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+3+2+2+1+1+1+1+1EE−1
Sörenstam−2−2−2−2−1−1EEEEEEEE−1−1−1E
Song−2−1−1−1−1+1+2+2+3+3+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+1
Jang−3−3−4−4+1+1EEEEE+1+2+2+2+2+2+2
McKay−2−2−1−1E+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+2+2+2
Inkster+1+1+1E+2+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+3+3+3+3+2+3
Jones+2+3+2+1+2+1+1+2+2+1+1+3+4+3+3+3+3+4
Park+8+8+7+7+9+8+8+7+7+6+6+6+6+7+7+6+6+5
PettersenEEEE+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+4+5+5+5+5+5+5
Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[1]

Playoff

Monday, July 7, 2003

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Hilary Lunke United States35-35=70−1560,000
T2Angela Stanford United States39-32=71E275,839
Kelly Robbins United States37-36=73+2

Source:[1][12]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534544535443445
LunkeEEE−1−1−2−1−1−1−1−1EEEEEE−1
Stanford+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+2+1+1EEE+1E
Robbins+1+1+2+3+3+2+1+1+1E+1+1+3+3+3+3+3+2

Source:[1]

References

  1. "2003 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  2. "U.S. Women's Open - Scoreboard (second round)". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 5, 2003. p. D7.
  3. "Lune first qualifier to win Open". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 8, 2003. p. 4C.
  4. "Three-way playoff today; final hole foils Annika". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 7, 2003. p. 1C.
  5. Ferguson, Doug (July 7, 2003). "To be continued". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  6. Pumpkin Ridge.com Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2003 U.S. Women's Open - accessed 2011-08-26
  7. Daschel, Nick (July 7, 2003). "Wide open finish for trio". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
  8. Daschel, Nick (July 8, 2003). "Lunke's short game goes a long way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
  9. Ferguson, Doug (July 8, 2003). "Lunke makes history". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  10. Daschel, Nick (July 4, 2003). "Back nine puts Scot in lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. C1.
  11. "U.S. Women's Open - Scoreboard (third round)". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 6, 2003. p. D7.
  12. "2003 U.S. Women's Open – money list". USGA. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
Preceded by
2003 LPGA Championship
Major Championships Succeeded by
2003 Women's British Open

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