| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 3–7, 2003 |
| Location | North Plains, Oregon |
| Course(s) | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Witch Hollow Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,550 yards (5,989 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 60 after cut[2] |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $3.1 million |
| Winner's share | $560,000 |
| Champion | |
 Hilary Lunke | |
| 283 (−1), playoff | |
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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.[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.
- ^ a b "2003 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open - Scoreboard (second round)". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 5, 2003. p. D7.
- ^ "Lune first qualifier to win Open". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. July 8, 2003. p. 4C.
- ^ "Three-way playoff today; final hole foils Annika". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. July 7, 2003. p. 1C.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 7, 2003). "To be continued". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ Pumpkin Ridge.com Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - 2003 U.S. Women's Open - accessed 2011-08-26
- ^ Daschel, Nick (July 7, 2003). "Wide open finish for trio". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (July 8, 2003). "Lunke's short game goes a long way". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (The Columbian). p. E1.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 8, 2003). "Lunke makes history". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.