2003 U.S. Women's Open Explained

2003 U.S. Women's Open
Dates:July 3–7, 2003
Location:North Plains, Oregon
Course:Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Witch Hollow Course
Org:USGA
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:71
Yardage:6550yd
Field:156 players, 60 after cut[1]
Cut:149 (+7)
Purse:$3.1 million
Winners Share:$560,000
Champion: Hilary Lunke
Score:283 (−1), playoff
Previous:2002
Next:2004

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.

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.[2] 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.[3] [4] [5] [6] 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.[7] [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

See main article: article and Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Witch Hollow Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yardage3831693865311634115593794273,4081975341273873941754074195023,1426,550
Par434534544363534434453571
Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 3, 2003

Place Player Score To par
1 Mhairi McKay66−5
align=center rowspan=2T2 Donna Andrewsalign=center rowspan=269 align=center rowspan=2−2
Juli Inkster
align=center rowspan=5T4 Rosie Jonesalign=center rowspan=570 align=center rowspan=5−1
Morgan Pressel (a)
Giulia Sergas
Aree Song (a)
Angela Stanford
align=center rowspan=13T9 Ashli Bunchalign=center rowspan=1371 align=center rowspan=13E
Michele Redman
Irene Cho (a)
Rachel Teske
Lorena Ochoa
Kirsty Taylor
Jamie Hullett
Stephanie Louden
Laura Diaz
Karen Stupples
Hilary Lunke
Paula Martí
Annette DeLuca
Source:[10]

Second round

Friday, July 4, 2003

Place Player Score To par
1 Mhairi McKay66-70=136 −6
align=center rowspan=3T2 Juli Inkster69-71=140 align=center rowspan=3−2
Hilary Lunke71-69=140
Angela Stanford70-70=140
5 Donna Andrews69-72=141 −1
align=center rowspan=9T6 Beth Daniel73-69=142align=center rowspan=9E
Laura Diaz71-71=142
Natalie Gulbis73-69=142
Jeong Jang73-69=142
Rosie Jones73-69=142
Leta Lindley73-69=142
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc73-69=142
Alison Nicholas75-67=142
Dottie Pepper72-70=142
Source:[1]

Third round

Saturday, July 5, 2003

Place Player Score To par
1 Hilary Lunke71-69-68=208−5
2 Angela Stanford70-70-69=209 −4
align=center rowspan=4T3 Jeong Jang73-69-69=211align=center rowspan=4−2
Mhairi McKay66-70-75=211
Aree Song (a)70-73-68=211
Annika Sörenstam72-72-67=211
7 Donna Andrews69-72-72=213 E
align=center rowspan=4T8 Natalie Gulbis73-69-72=214align=center rowspan=4+1
Juli Inkster69-71-74=214
Suzann Pettersen76-69-69=214
Kelly Robbins74-69-71=214
Source:[11]

Final round

Sunday, July 6, 2003

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
align=center rowspan=3T1 Hilary Lunke71-69-68-75=283align=center rowspan=3−1Playoff
Angela Stanford70-70-69-74=283
Kelly Robbins74-69-71-69=283
4 Annika Sörenstam72-72-67-73=284E150,994
5 Aree Song (a)70-73-68-74=285+10
align=center rowspan=2T6 Jeong Jang73-69-69-75=286align=center rowspan=2+2align=center rowspan=2115,333
Mhairi McKay66-70-75-75=286
8 Juli Inkster69-71-74-73=287+397,363
9 Rosie Jones70-72-73-73=288+490,241
align=center rowspan=2T10 Grace Park72-76-73-68=289align=center rowspan=2+5align=center rowspan=279,243
Suzann Pettersen76-69-69-75=289
Source:[12]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534544 353443445
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
Double EagleEagle-->BirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+
Source:[7]

Playoff

Monday, July 7, 2003

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Hilary Lunke 35-35=70 −1560,000
align=center rowspan=2T2 39-32=71 Ealign=center rowspan=2275,839
37-36=73 +2
Source:[7] [12]

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534544 353443445
Lunke EEE−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:[7]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: U.S. Women's Open - Scoreboard (second round) . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press . July 5, 2003 . D7.
  2. News: Lune first qualifier to win Open . Tuscaloosa News . (Alabama). Associated Press . July 8, 2003 . 4C .
  3. News: Three-way playoff today; final hole foils Annika . Sarasota Herald-Tribune . (Florida). Associated Press . July 7, 2003 . 1C.
  4. News: To be continued . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . Ferguson . Doug . July 7, 2003 . C1 .
  5. http://www.pumpkinridge.com/womensopen03.cfm Pumpkin Ridge.com
  6. News: Wide open finish for trio. Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). Daschel. Nick. July 7, 2003. E1.
  7. Web site: 2003 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard . August 1, 2011.
  8. News: Lunke's short game goes a long way . Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). Daschel. Nick. July 8, 2003. E1.
  9. News: Lunke makes history . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . Ferguson . Doug . July 8, 2003 . C1 .
  10. News: Back nine puts Scot in lead . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Daschel . Nick . (The Columbian). July 4, 2003 . C1 .
  11. News: U.S. Women's Open - Scoreboard (third round) . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press . July 6, 2003 . D7.
  12. Web site: 2003 U.S. Women's Open – money list . USGA. August 1, 2011.

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