| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 27–30, 2003 |
| Location | Rancho Mirage, California |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Country Club Dinah Shore Tourn. Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,520 yards (5,962 m)[1] |
| Field | 100 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+10) |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Winner's share | $240,000 |
| Champion | |
 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | |
| 281 (−7) | |
Mirage
The 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 27–30 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. This was the 32nd edition of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the 21st edition as a major championship.
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc won her only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Annika Sörenstam, the two-time defending champion.[2] Meunier-Lebouc was the leader by three strokes after 54 holes,[3] but hit a tee shot out of bounds early in the final round, but regained the lead after a birdie at the 13th hole. Ahead by two strokes on the final hole, she played conservatively and three-putted for a bogey and the win.[4]
The low amateur was 13-year-old Michelle Wie at even par, seven strokes back in a tie for ninth. After a 66 on Saturday to climb up to third place,[3] she dropped back with a 76 on Sunday.[1]
At this time, Sörenstam had won four of her ten major titles. In late May, she became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years. It was at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, and she missed the cut by four strokes.
- ^ a b "Scoreboard: LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). March 31, 2003. p. 2C.
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (April 8, 2003). "Force Majeure". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wie fires 66". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. March 30, 2003. p. 3C.
- ^ "Meunier-Lebouc denies Sorenstam Nabisco". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. March 31, 2003. p. 3C.